No , not a U.S. only car just 99 % of them were sold here .

NONE were made with manual trannies .

There's a 240CD that lives near me , I'd love to get it as it's still in full Euro trim .

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-Nate
1982 240D 408,XXX miles
Ignorance is the mother of suspicion and fear is the father

I did then what I knew how to do ~ now that I know better I do better

I find it hard to believe they didn't sell it with a 300 and fiver in europe.

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

They didn't as the 5 speed wasn't available in the W-123 line back then and no Diesel Coupes were made with the standard four speed manual tranny .

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-Nate
1982 240D 408,XXX miles
Ignorance is the mother of suspicion and fear is the father

I did then what I knew how to do ~ now that I know better I do better

I believe mercedes had a special order option in europe at one time. Like the five cylinder diesel in a 240d shell with the four speed. A local aquaintance of mine has one.

If it is in as good of shape as you're describing, buy it, and if you aren't too far away (no location info in your profile) I'd pay about twice that much to buy from you. I have 2 engines that could easily be combined to build one good turbo OM617 to drop into it.

Seriously. An opportunity to build a turbo 5-speed 300CD, for less than 3 Gs? I'd be all over that...

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1984 300 Coupe TurboDiesel
Silver blue paint over navy blue interior
2nd owner & 2nd engine in an otherwise
99% original unmolested car
~210k miles on the clock

1986 Ford F250 4x4 Supercab
Charcoal & blue two tone paint over burgundy interior
Banks turbo, DRW, ZF-5 & SMF conversion
152k on the clock - actual mileage unknown

hopefully he's not posting because he is out hauling this treasure home.... I would have bought it on the spot.

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1982 300CD Turbo (Otis, "ups & downs") parts for sale
2003 TJ with Hemi (to go anywhere, quickly) sold
2001 Excursion Powerstroke (to go dependably)
1970 Mustang 428SCJ (to go fast)
1962 Corvette LS1 (to go in style)
2001 Schwinn Grape Krate 10spd (if all else fails)

I should probably update my profile. I live in SoCal and this yard is only about 30 miles from home, which is easily towable.

There might be lots of hoops to jump through to get the title, so I might just be buying part by part. (which will be more expensive in the long run, but worth it)

This car had REPO written on the windows, so it should be mechanically sound. I'll head back there on my next day off to negotiate. I'm not too big of a fan of the CD's myself, but I hate auto trannies and would be throwing the 5spd in my '78 sedan. If its possible to get it back on the road, I'll drop in a turbo 617.

I really hope I can get it for an early christmas present.

I wouldnt wait too long. The very first MB guy is going to buy that on site

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1982 300CD Turbo (Otis, "ups & downs") parts for sale
2003 TJ with Hemi (to go anywhere, quickly) sold
2001 Excursion Powerstroke (to go dependably)
1970 Mustang 428SCJ (to go fast)
1962 Corvette LS1 (to go in style)
2001 Schwinn Grape Krate 10spd (if all else fails)

It's not on the tear apart yard yet. It's still in the waiting area, so I couldn't get a good inspection or talk to anybody about it yet.

can you call them on the phone, at least get on the top of the list. Id hate to see you miss it

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1982 300CD Turbo (Otis, "ups & downs") parts for sale
2003 TJ with Hemi (to go anywhere, quickly) sold
2001 Excursion Powerstroke (to go dependably)
1970 Mustang 428SCJ (to go fast)
1962 Corvette LS1 (to go in style)
2001 Schwinn Grape Krate 10spd (if all else fails)

Grab it.

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RT


1984 300D---Sold
1995 E420 - 106K - Brilliant Silver Metallic/Orion Gray --- Sold
1984 300SD - 151K Manganese Brown Metallic/Mostly Black --- Sold
1982 240D - 79K - Manila Beige/Palomino---Sold

How did you confirm it was a five speed? peek in the window?

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1979 240D with a 617 turbo diesel.

could have been a euro 280CE with cloth interior and a 5 speed that someone put the 617 in and slapped the diesel badges on ..

Forum member dieselkraut used to own a car he bought whole from PNP


but it could be different in texas...

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1981 300SD 512k OM603

Getting a title for a car from a scrapyard varies from state to state and from yard to yard. PNP will know what they are doing as they do this every day so it would be hard to buy from a better source.

Some yards do not have the permits to sell used cars, so they only have dismantlers permits or scrap permits. In this case they can sell you everything but the part that has the VIN number on it which is usually the cowl.

It can be easy or complicated. You will never know until you start the process. In this case it sounds like it would be worth looking into.

One last note: I have been in yards that have older cars and the owner just signs an affidavid that he has owed the car more than twenty years. In that case you get a real title. It all just depends on the yard and the state.

Pooka