ok, so I need another car, like I need a hole in the head...

but while surfing the local CL, i stumbled on an '87 300TD

its got high mileage compared to the rest of my fleet, and some cancer that even the 4 ad photos show...
but my Subaru is having some issues, and this OM603 with 321k is apparently running strong... I'm going to take a look tomorrow afternoon...


the lighting in the photo, on top of white balance is all shades of effed up!
CL ad...

if the rust seems localized, and non structurally invasive... I'm going to make an offer that shall qualify me for the CWC....


any input?

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Matthew McIvor

2016 E350 4Matic Black/Black
2007 GL450 4Matic with Off-Road Pkg Silver/Black
1995 E300 Diesel White/Gray
1994 S600 Euro Black/ Black Velour
1986 560SL Blue/Blue/Gray
1986 190E Blue/Blue 93k

Look extra carefully for the extent of the rust ... from the looks of that photo, it's got bad rust on that passenger side fender (either that or a brown stain on the photo) ... if the rest of the car looks like that, you're probably looking at a pretty serious mess. However, 124 diesel wagons are really rare, and seem to hold their value pretty well. If you can get one for under $1,000 that runs well and has a mostly solid body, you've got a pretty nice deal.

Let us know what you find out!

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1987 300D, arctic white/palomino--314,000 miles
1978 240D 4-speed, Euro Delivery, light ivory/bamboo--370,000 miles
2005 Jeep Liberty CRD Limited, light khaki/slate--140,000 miles
2018 Chevy Cruze diesel, 6-speed manual, satin steel metallic/kalahari--19,000 miles
1982 Peugeot 505 diesel, 4-speed manual, blue/blue, 130,000 miles
1995 S320, black/parchment--34,000 miles (Dad's car)

will do!

I've already done go the bank...

I had about an hour long phone call with the guy this morning, he's up on diesel lingo, and seems to know the ins and outs of this car

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Matthew McIvor

2016 E350 4Matic Black/Black
2007 GL450 4Matic with Off-Road Pkg Silver/Black
1995 E300 Diesel White/Gray
1994 S600 Euro Black/ Black Velour
1986 560SL Blue/Blue/Gray
1986 190E Blue/Blue 93k

Offer him $750 (assuming the rust is limited to panels and not structural) and jump on in!

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1980 300TD-China Blue/Blue MBTex-2nd Owner, 107K (Alt Blau) OBK #15
'06 Chevy Tahoe Z71 (for the wife & 4 kids, current mule) '03 Honda Odyssey (son #1's ride, reluctantly) '99 GMC Suburban (255K+ miles, semi-retired mule) 21' SeaRay Seville (summer escape pod)

EXACTLY what I was thinking.....

and its Blue MB text?!

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Matthew McIvor

2016 E350 4Matic Black/Black
2007 GL450 4Matic with Off-Road Pkg Silver/Black
1995 E300 Diesel White/Gray
1994 S600 Euro Black/ Black Velour
1986 560SL Blue/Blue/Gray
1986 190E Blue/Blue 93k

Maybe it will have the elusive perfect blue dash ...

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1987 300D, arctic white/palomino--314,000 miles
1978 240D 4-speed, Euro Delivery, light ivory/bamboo--370,000 miles
2005 Jeep Liberty CRD Limited, light khaki/slate--140,000 miles
2018 Chevy Cruze diesel, 6-speed manual, satin steel metallic/kalahari--19,000 miles
1982 Peugeot 505 diesel, 4-speed manual, blue/blue, 130,000 miles
1995 S320, black/parchment--34,000 miles (Dad's car)

I have one in my '82 China Blue 240D.

Both my dashes are black, so I speak only from hearing the woes of other. Considering my 240D's overall condition, the fine condition of its black dash is nearly miraculous.

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1987 300D, arctic white/palomino--314,000 miles
1978 240D 4-speed, Euro Delivery, light ivory/bamboo--370,000 miles
2005 Jeep Liberty CRD Limited, light khaki/slate--140,000 miles
2018 Chevy Cruze diesel, 6-speed manual, satin steel metallic/kalahari--19,000 miles
1982 Peugeot 505 diesel, 4-speed manual, blue/blue, 130,000 miles
1995 S320, black/parchment--34,000 miles (Dad's car)

As a member of the CWC I'm not liking the idea of a W124 in the club.

Why? They're even rarer than the 123 wagon ...

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1987 300D, arctic white/palomino--314,000 miles
1978 240D 4-speed, Euro Delivery, light ivory/bamboo--370,000 miles
2005 Jeep Liberty CRD Limited, light khaki/slate--140,000 miles
2018 Chevy Cruze diesel, 6-speed manual, satin steel metallic/kalahari--19,000 miles
1982 Peugeot 505 diesel, 4-speed manual, blue/blue, 130,000 miles
1995 S320, black/parchment--34,000 miles (Dad's car)

Because I'm old and set in my ways.

We already allowed a W124, and it was a gasser 4-matic. Shame on us.

It would be the first W124 diesel wagon. I have no room to talk, but I wouldn't buy a car just to join a club.

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1985 500SL Euro w/ AMG bits 130k
1984 300SD Turbodiesel 192k
1980 240D Stick China 188k
2001 CLK55 AMG 101k
2007 S600 Biturbo 149k Overheated Project, IT'S ALIVE!!!

HOW can we be sure? Shall we record this day in "forum history"?

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daw_two
Germantown, TN

Links:
Sold last car --- 05/2012 1984 300D Light Ivory, Red interior
Cluster Needles Paint
New Old Stock (NOS) parts

Past:
3/2008 1986 300SDL "Coda"
04/2010 1965 190D(c) "Ben"
& many more

Based on my review and understanding of the CWC charter there is no upper tier membership class in the CWC - once you're in, you're all the way in - so I really don't see "us" as speaking for everyone currently a member. There is no shame on my part.

The only shame I do see comes in disclosing you did not write the group's membership requirements the way you might have wanted them to be, and then in continuing to express regret for consequences of that rather than just accepting and enjoying it for what it really is.

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http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...aman/Fleet.jpg

Peach Parts W124.128 User Group.

80 280SL
85 300SD
87 300TD
92 300D 2.5 Turbo
92 300TE 4Matic

There is some serious CWC over-thinking going on!

You almost can't pass up a running diesel W124 wagon for even the asking price, much less CWC status. But this will always be a beater, so if it's purchased with that knowledge then all the better.
I could work out of a mutt like that with no worries. Heck, if I can work out of Smash I can darn near work out of anything.......
(actually he is a rock solid citizen, just a "tad" on the homely side. Would be on another level with a CWC cheap paint job......)

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Jimmy L.
'05 Acura TL 6MT
2001 ML430 My Spare

Gone:
'95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black
'85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White
'80 240D 154K "China" Scar engine installed
'81 300TD 240K "Smash"
'80 240D 230K "The Squash"
'81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John