A few weeks ago I was told there was a local guy that had a few cars up in mississippi on a couple acres of land. One of the cars was a 1984 mercedes 240D with a 5 speed??? He said it was brought back from germany years ago. Well he needs to get rid of all these cars and was selling them cheap, I thought I hit the jackpot untill today, turns out the car is a euro 1984 190D. I may be able to get the car for a couple hundred bucks and was told its in pretty good shape. Is anything interchangable with my car? Especially the transmission?

If it is a 190, then the trans is no good for a 617. Starter is on the wrong side.

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1981 300 SD 213k miles "Stock for now"
1999 Super Duty 7.3L 113k miles
1981 300 SD 180k miles "Heavily modified" SOLD

If it's in good shape, might be a good time to start a benz collection
is the 190 a W124 or 201?

W201. Nothing wrong with a euro 190D.....

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80 300SD (129k mi) 82 240D stick (193k mi)77 240D auto - stick to be (153k mi) 85 380SL (145k mi) 89 BMW 535i 82 Diesel Rabbit Pickup (374k mi) 91 Jetta IDI Diesel (155k mi) 81 VW Rabbit Convertible Diesel 70 Triumph Spitfire Mk III (63kmi)66 Triumph TR4a IRS (90k mi)67 Ford F-100 (??)

What are its weak points? I have heard it had some, but don't know what they are. Anyone?

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Invest in America: Buy a Congressman!

1950 170SD
1951 Citroen 11BN
1953 Citroen 11BNF limo
1953 220a project
1959 180D
1960 190D
1960 Borgward Isabella TS 2dr
1983 240D daily driver
1983 380SL
1990 350SDL daily driver alt
3 x Citroen DS21M, down from 5
3 x Citroen 2CV, down from 6

Well the automatic is not the strongest. You seem to have got around that though.

A few hundred if the car is in fair to better condition sounds nice. If you decide you do not want it mention it on this site. You might get a response or two.

The guy brought some pictures by today, it's a 1984 190D 2.2 also no rust.
He wants $500 for it but I dont know if its worth it. It is very dirty from sitting but he said it does clean up nice and the interior is in ok shape. Should I avoid this?

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If you decide against this car, I'd be interested in it....let me know. Of course, I have a feeling there will be several others also interested....

Do you know if it runs, how many miles, etc...etc...

Is there a list of the other cars this dude has???

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71Inka02

62 W121 190DB - Original CA/AZ Car - Excellent Example
99 E300 Turbo Diesel - 362,000...Awesome Daily Driver
01 E320 Wagon - 297,xxx (wife's work car)
01 E320 Wagon - 131,000
02 Land Rover Disco SE- 110,000
87 BMW 325is (E30) Full Restore - Son's
06 Mini Cooper 'S' - Son's
87 Toyota FJ60 Land Cruiser - Showroom Condition - 152,000

84 300D - 142,xxx :cool - "Sold"
83 300D-"Sold" - 211,456
85 300SD-"Sold" - 213,789

It has 195,000 miles, the clutch is stuck or the fluid leaked out, it was running when it was parked 2 years ago.

i am in Houston, Tx and i have been looking for a manual 190d parts car for some time. i have an 1987 2.5 Turbo with an automatic and need a 5 speed to swap.

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Grey '91 350SDL 214k Dad's car
Beige '81 240D 4 Speed 254k SOLD
Blue '82 300D 225k SOLD
White '95 E300D 46k SOLD
Blue '87 190D 2.5 Turbo 315k SOLD
Brown '80 240D 4 Speed 716k SOLD
Beige '80 300D N/A 119k SOLD
Blue '85 300D Model 186k T-Boned

arcticathlon -- If you have a need as you reference, I withdraw my 'bid' for the car...I'm simply looking to try and pick-up some other styles of MB diesels to expand my diesel selection...I'd rather see a fellow forum member grab a deal such as this if it helps him/her to accomplish a "project".....

Keep me/us posted as to who lands this car....

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71Inka02

62 W121 190DB - Original CA/AZ Car - Excellent Example
99 E300 Turbo Diesel - 362,000...Awesome Daily Driver
01 E320 Wagon - 297,xxx (wife's work car)
01 E320 Wagon - 131,000
02 Land Rover Disco SE- 110,000
87 BMW 325is (E30) Full Restore - Son's
06 Mini Cooper 'S' - Son's
87 Toyota FJ60 Land Cruiser - Showroom Condition - 152,000

84 300D - 142,xxx :cool - "Sold"
83 300D-"Sold" - 211,456
85 300SD-"Sold" - 213,789

I will make sure it's okay to give out his contact info tonight. It seems the car will get a lot more use from somebody else that will really appreciate it, plus I am almost broke and might not have a job soon. The car would just end up sitting in my backyard for a while anyway. I really do need a second car because my 300D is my daily driver and can't really do any serious work on it unless its ready the next day. Maybe I can find a sweet metro

If I told you folks about the pristine rim\spare tire in the non-running car I saw this afternoon......you would ask, why I passed it by. Something to follow-up on several weeks from now.

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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

I got a call back from the owner of this car, I would have bought it if I had the money but I didn't. He does not want to see the car get crushed and needs it off his property so I guess I will be getting the car for next to nothing now it will be something I can mess with in my spare time. How are the 190's as far as reliability? Are they on par with a 240 or 300D? It has been sitting for about 2 years and it was his daily driver before he parked it, since then the radio was taken out and so were the headlights by a family member and has no idea why they did that lol. The manual says this engine has a whopping 72hp!! I guess it can't be that bad with a 5 speed or at least not as slow as my old 240D with an auto.

It's lighter than a 240 so it's gotta be a little faster.