gotta post here... w123 Euro wagon FS, RHD. Diesel?

[bamba]

Check this out. A recently imported w123 wagon from England, presently in Ohio. RHD, 5-speed. No indication of gas or diesel, and I can't clearly see whether the badge says "TD" or "TE". Looks gorgeous.

http://limaohio.craigslist.org/cto/1861703952.html

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[sixto]

Those RHD park brake handles are a riot.

Sixto
87 300D

[okyoureabeast]

I'm betting money on it being a gasser. You can make out a faint "economy" gauge in the instrument cluster.

I assume he would have said if it was a diesel.

[kerry]

No mention of US title or registration. How much you want to be that's why it's being sold?

English cars of this vintage typically have rust problems.

[bamba]

How difficult would it be to get a US Title? Wouldn't that be required as part of the import/customs process?

[Stretch]

Originally Posted by kerry

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English cars of this vintage typically have rust problems.

Oh yes they do indeed! But go and see it to make sure...

[DieselPaul]

I'll call him tomorrow, I am seriously interested. Miss my wagon, love my 280CE.

[gerkebi]

Originally Posted by bamba

How difficult would it be to get a US Title? Wouldn't that be required as part of the import/customs process?

Not really. The physical process of importation and getting through customs does not require a US title. The title and registration process is regulated by state laws, getting through customs is a federal thing.

Now that it's 25 years old, getting a title is a snap.

[Aquaticedge]

that is one wild wagon, that rocks!

[vstech]

I see a hint of red in the tach that a diesel would not have, and there are 4 gauges in the temp cluster, so the economy/vacuum gauge is there, it's a gasser. it's pretty, too bad it's got the square euro lights not the round ones... still, a cool wagon.

[sixto]

I don't think round Euros were OE by 84.

Since it's an injected gasser, I wonder if it's a 230TE or 280TE.

Sixto
87 300D

[Yak]

Originally Posted by vstech

I see a hint of red in the tach that a diesel would not have, and there are 4 gauges in the temp cluster, so the economy/vacuum gauge is there, it's a gasser. it's pretty, too bad it's got the square euro lights not the round ones... still, a cool wagon.

Maybe square RHD euro lights. The beam pattern is shaped to throw light on the curb side of the road, and in the UK that's the left.

[layback40]

You are correct about the light pattern Yak. On low beam they throw to the left.
If its got 2 tail pipes its a 280, if 1 its a 230. I would want to know why it was imported to the USA. Equivalent cars are more expensive in GB that the USA.