Or is this guy jerking our chain?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1982-300D-4-Speed-Manual-Turbo-Diesel-123-chassis_W0QQitemZ110497662393QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUS_Cars_Trucks?hash=item19ba2c85b9

It looks decent, except for the new seat covers.

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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

short answer, no

russian site shows a 617.912 engine as does his ad when he references the engine code.

A turbo must have been added later.

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1985 300D cali 190K

http://mercedes.thatchermathias.com/mw300d.jpg

Hmmmmm.........

This is his VIN options list

WDB12313010288258
Model 300 D
Chassis 12313010288258
Engine 617912 10 176013 TURBO DIESEL
Transmission 716005 00 916648 MANUAL 4 SPEED
Order 0 2 513 17353
Year 1982
Lights HELLA
Cab 17618
Dealer Belgium (513)
Interior cloth anthracite+green (036)
Paint
881 thistle green metallic (с 01.01.1979 по 31.12.1986, с 1994)
Options
207 owner's manual and service booklet 3) (с 01.03.1968)
tire pressure instructions 3)
410 electric sliding roof (с 01.03.1965 по 29.02.1988)
438 automatic (self-reeling) safety belts front left and right
safety belts, front, rear and central
elimination of rear safety belts
466 central locking system (с 01.04.1970 по 31.10.1993)
593 heat-insulating glass, all-around, heated rear window pane (single-sheet safety glass), band filter
green heat-insulating glass all round, heated rear window, single pane safety glass - tinted strip (с 01.01.1972)
630 ECE warning triangle (с 01.08.1980)
656 (с 01.08.1965 по 31.10.1989)

This is what comes out from the Russian VIN decoder

VIN WDB12313010288258
Model 300 D
Chassis 12313010288258
Engine 617912 10 176013
Transmission 716005 00 916648
Order 0 2 513 17353
Approx. year 1982
Dealer Belgium (513)
Interior cloth anthracite+green (036)
Paint
881 thistle green metallic (с 01.01.1979 по 31.12.1986, с 1994)
Options
207 owner's manual and service booklet 3) (с 01.03.1968)
tire pressure instructions 3)
410 electric sliding roof (с 01.03.1965 по 29.02.1988)
438 automatic (self-reeling) safety belts front left and right
safety belts, front, rear and central
elimination of rear safety belts
466 central locking system (с 01.04.1970 по 31.10.1993)
593 heat-insulating glass, all-around, heated rear window pane (single-sheet safety glass), band filter
green heat-insulating glass all round, heated rear window, single pane safety glass - tinted strip (с 01.01.1972)
630 ECE warning triangle (с 01.08.1980)
656 Michelin tires (с 01.08.1965 по 31.10.1989)
665

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http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7271/7...144c3fc1dc.jpg

that is a turbo intake on that motor, so let's HOPE the PO changed the entire motor, not just added a turbo...
the IP has the turbo alda, so it's possible...
that euro a/c makes me worried though... that and the old style throttle linkage... not a good sign for the motor being changed...
I might make the trip up there (what's a couple hour drive for a quality 617 manual vehicle???)

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"as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do!

My drivers:
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
1987 300TD
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!

Vstech:

Let us know what you find if you go.

Yeah, I don't know about the interior, otherwise, that just near ideal. Weird that it has U.S. lights, and I guess the instrument cluster was swapped. I don't know if the VIN can lie, it's already weird cause of the 912. I'd put my money on it being a conversion. I'd definitely still buy it though, save you a lot of trouble.

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1983 240D 3.0T 4-speed manual, now sold

1989 Subaru GL Wagon 5-speed Touring Edition

What's up with those seats? Are they just the Euro style ?

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-Typos courtesy of my mobile phone.

a 617-912 is a non turbo code.
The "M" pumps came on non turbo's only IIRC. The non turbo models IP have what looks like a ALDA but it's not. Turbo engines were never offered with a manual IIRC also. Fishy indeed.

I've never seen that interior fabric before on an MB, but he does state in the auction that it has been redone. Also, the lower dash panels have likely been swapped as they don't match the rest of the green-ness. Cowl vents are also not chrome...but I've seen pre 82 euro 240's with chrome and 300's without chrome so not sure what the story is there.

Probably have to figure out how cars sent to Belgium were spec'd from the factory. Regardless, looks like a mixed bag that someone has at least "attempted" to care about for a while...

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1982 240 D, 308,000 - 321,127 miles (sold)
1982 300 TD,166,500 - 226,000 miles
1998 E 320, 120,000 - 144,000 miles
2005 C 230 K, 26,000 - 77,000 miles (sold)

those seats are... different?

I'm interested to know what's up with this car too, I posted it on the ebay thread list when I first saw it. One of you NC people should go and check it out for us and report back! It's definitely been tampered with a bit, but it's difficult to tell from what extent from the pictures.

I kinda like the swirly-do paisley seats! I wonder what they mean by 'redone'. And, it would be kinda nice not to have to worry about your wood trim warping...

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1984 300D, 228k, Light Ivory, Java MB-Tex

I've seen that car for sale before. Either someone dumped it or they've been trying to sell it for a looong time.

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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!!!

Classic Grey Market 70s 80s car--Lights and Speedo were part of the US certification for import, they left the bumpers, just like my 86-300SL--This one is nearly identical to a 300D up in Minnesota a local shop uses for a loner, except that one has no radio from the factory.

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Mark
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THE WHITE FLEET
2016 GLE300d 4-MATIC 38K BROWN!
2012 S350 Bluetec==94k WHITE

2007 ML320 CDI==166K WHITE (FOR SALE)

Under new management:
2005 E320 CDI--140K--WHITE
1995 E300-Diesel-133.5K--THE CAR IS BLUE
1986 300SL--97.5K (European) AND WHITE. Back in Europe!
1991 190E 2.3-73K California Perfect.--WHITE
1995 E320-Wagon-159K--WHITE (recently scrapped)
1987 300D Turbo-213K--WHITE
1987 190D 2.5 Turbo-288K--WHITE

Yep, that car looked familiar to me too. And looky what I found in my "Random MB pics" folder. These are from Oct. of '08 so I'm guessing it was for sale then too.







Obviously this has to be the same car. Those seats certainly are one-of-a-kind!

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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