I HAVE BEEN LOOKING TO BUY ANOTHER 1984 OR 1985 300SD. I HAVE BOTH AND HAVE BEEN BLENDING FUEL FOR 3 YEARS PLUS. I FOUND A 1993 300D WITH 305,000 MILES ON IT. MY QUESTION IS THE 1993 300D AS TOUGH AS THE 1985 300SD.I CAN BUY THIS CAR FOR $3250. THOUGHTS AND SUGGESTIONS PLEASE. THANKS JACK

The use of capitalization is indicative of YELLING on the internet. You might get more responses if you use it more appropriately.

The 1993 300D is a newer chassis, the W124. The engine should be the OM602, the 5-cylinder turbodiesel engine. 300k miles is a decent amount. I would not look at that vehicle if it does not have a clear and consistent history of maintenance. The OM60x seem to be less tolerant to neglect than their predecessors (616, 617).

Check for rust, A/C and climate control operation, sunroof operation, oil in coolant / coolant in oil, etc. There's plenty of information on the chassis (including a thread of mine while I was shopping for a W124 diesel). A pre-purchase inspection and possibly a compression test would probably be a decent investment if the car is worth further consideration.

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1982 240D, sold 9/17/2008
1987 300D TurboW124.133 - 603.960, 722.317 - Smoke Silver Metallic / Medium Red (702/177), acquired 8/15/2009
262,715 and counting

I bought a 91 300D last year with 77,000 miles for $4500. $3250 seems high for that high mileage.

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14 E250 Bluetec 4Matic "Sinclair", Palladium Silver on Black, 154k miles
06 E320 CDI "Rutherford", Black on Tan, 172k mi, Stage 1 tune, tuned TCU
91 300D "Otis", Smoke Silver on Tan, 142k mi, wastegate conversion, ALDA delete

19 Honda CR-V EX 61k mi
Fourteen other MB's owned and sold
1961 Very Tolerant Wife

This is a nice looking '92 300D with 211k for $2500.

http://houston.craigslist.org/cto/1582573915.html

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too many w123's
84 280 SL 5 speed

Thanks for the input. I cannot pull up craiglist because I am at work and they have a block on it. This car is on a lot in Fayettville N.C. I just do not know enough about the different models.

Honestly there are very few w124 300Ds that I would touch with 300K+ on the clock. It would have to be absolutely flawless and well maintained, and at a good price. Even the OM617s start to get iffy with that many miles (although there are plenty well-maintained cars with more on here). I agree with the other posters, the price is far too high for the mileage...I would estimate it about half of the asking price.

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Current stable:
- 2004 Mazda RALLYWANKEL
- 2007 Saturn sky redline
- 2004 Explorer...under surgery.

Past: 135i, GTI, 300E, 300SD, 300SD, Stealth