I'll tell you right now, a 240TD couldn't haul 5000 pounds around town, it can barely haul itself. "Needs nothing", looks to me like it needs a antenna.

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1985 300TD Turbo Euro-wagon
1979 280CE 225,200 miles
1985 300D Turbo 264,000 miles
1976 240D 190,000 miles
1979 300TD 220,000

GONE but not forgotten
1976 300D 195,300 miles
1983 300D Turbo 175,000 miles

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...e485-1-2-1.jpg

BUTperhaps you misread the listing. Nothing was said about hauling 500 lbs in a 240D, he said: "The ONLY time I saw one of these engines fully blown and unrepairable was a landscaper using a 240D wagon to haul a 5000lb landscaping trailer (for 3 years)"

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'95 E320 Wagon my favorite road car. '99 E300D wolf in sheeps body, '87 300D Sportline suspension, '79 300TD w/ 617.952 engine at 367,750 and counting!

perhaps you misread my post. a 240d wagon is a 240TD. it hauled 5000 not 500.

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1985 300TD Turbo Euro-wagon
1979 280CE 225,200 miles
1985 300D Turbo 264,000 miles
1976 240D 190,000 miles
1979 300TD 220,000

GONE but not forgotten
1976 300D 195,300 miles
1983 300D Turbo 175,000 miles

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...e485-1-2-1.jpg

The only thing missing is some mention of biodiesel or WVO or free fuel...

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'85 300D, 'Lance',250k, ... winter beater (100k on franken-Frybrid 3 Valve Kit)
'82 300D, 'Tex', 228k body / 170k engine ... summer car
'83 300TD Cali Wagon 210k, wife's car

Incorrect. This baby comes with a N/A OM616, weighs in at 7900lbs fully loaded and is quite peppy in town. With the 4.11-axle and 4 gears it goes to 50-55mph approximately, depending on how homesick it is
http://fatfranz.files.wordpress.com/2007/04/transport1.jpg

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Tomas, Sweden
1966 Mercedes Benz 230S with OM617.912, automatic. Disk brakes from W108
1983 Mercedes Benz 300TD grey, OM617.912 and 5-speed manual
1983 Mercedes Benz 300TD blue 7-seater, OM617.912 and 5-speed manual

Thats not a 240TD.

This is...

No mention of a carfax report or if the odo is working .I cant stress how important a clear title is also ,if you buy it with another individuals name (open title )on the paper work you better make sure its all in order .No money should change hands if the paper work looks fishy.Know what the paper work should look like and dont go for the phrase ,"This is all you need".If its not correct, good luck trying to contact the person you bought it from.Another ONE TO WATCH OUT FOR would be a trade of some sort ,if that person is willing to trade another item of value for a vehicle this is a RED FLAG.The underlining truth of the matter is usually a title problem were the title cant be reissued with that person holding the paper work.NAME ON TITLE MATCHES SELLER IS A GOOD RULE TO FOLLOW.