I am extremely happy with the 1983 300D that I just purchased from Adam (rudolphgreen) from the forum. He met me half way across the state which I really appreciated. The car is even more than I was hoping for I couldn't be more happy! I and everyone that has seen the car loves the color. Adam has done some top notch work to the car and I can't believe what nice condition the car is in, inside and out. The car runs down the road at any speed (I was over 90 mph) for a minute! The car handles extraordinarily well and has an excellent ride. The sound system in it sounds awesome no matter what your playing. I just thought I would share my happiness with everyone. Thanks again Adam this car will receive nothing but TLC for the rest of it's life. Here is some of the info about the car.

1983 Mercedes-Benz 300DT, 3.0L Inline 5 Turbo Diesel, 237,000, Automatic. Rare Russet Brown.
2nd owner since 2005, Rig has been custom modified as a highway cruiser. Everything has had attention at one time or another. Here is a list of the highlights.
Vogtland Series II Sport Suspension, 40mm drop front, 30rear. This was a special group buy that I put together on peachparts.com (Vintage Mercedes Diesel Forum)
Bilstein HD Shocks. Increased dampening, firm not harsh. Ride overall is outstanding, upgraded sway links, stays flat in the corners. Factory skid plate.

Ronal 16" Wheels. Period specific AMG Stock from the 123 chassis era. 8.5" width, Low ET. Currently running Continental Extreme Contact DWS. Stock Bundts included.
AirResearchT3 Turbo.48trim in good shape. Upgraded Bosio injectors bench tested @147bar. Smooth power upgrade, slight mpg gain.

2.47 Rear End, pulls strong on the open road 75+mph, near 30mpg. Fischer-Hydraulik Stainless Steel brake lines, rock solid braking, less fade.
Custom intake, Stefs Fabrication Oil Separator, Green Air Filter, EGR delete. Modified afterglow glow plug system.
Plantdrive VegTherm Inline Fuel Heater. Stanadyne FM100 Inline Fuel Filter. Veg ready. Was brewing my own biodiesel, but you can run clean WVO three season.
Hella H4 Ecode Headlights. H1 Yellowstar Fogs. Drastically improved lighting overall. Glass tint 35% on the sides, 20% in the back.
Alpine CD deck, 4.5" front. Custom rear deck, 12" Blaupunkt subwoofer, 6.75" Separates, 2 Blaupunkt Amps. 1.0Farad Capacitor. Sounds great.
EGT Probe/VDO Pyrometer, and VDO Voltage Monitor inset in custom real carbon fiber faceplate.

Here is a picture of me and Adam and my two pretty daughters who were very excited about the new purchase!


Here's my oldest son's reaction when he first saw it.


Sorry for the long thread....just super stoked about this beautiful car, by the way I already named her Sasha.

Justin

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1983 300D Russett Brown, Euro Bumpers, Euro Headlights, Rear Headrests, lots of upgrades 256,000 (Sasha)

1980 300TD 200K Third row seat, original owner car with lots of documentation

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