I'm thinking 1500 is awesome no?

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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread
"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!

Decent body usually means decent engine. I see them here in FL from 1000-5000 depending on condition. Decent body and decent engine around 200k miles without service books and fair interior, under 2000. I am waiting to find one for $500 or less with a decent engine for my dads rodbender!

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1987 300TDT - 195,000 (Original #14 head)
1993 190E 2.3 - 105,000
1981 300D - 250,000

I suppose I should define "decent". Junker > Poor > Decent > Okay > Good > Great > Showroom. I guess that puts it into perspective. A daily drivable car with okay interior, and only needs some bushings/rubber underneath and the usual neglected items would get 2k-3k I would say.

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1987 300TDT - 195,000 (Original #14 head)
1993 190E 2.3 - 105,000
1981 300D - 250,000

talking with the seller, the car has no overheating issues, the a/c works great, and the interior is perfect. (he thought tex was leather but I forgive that.) around here rust is not usually much of an issue, but I know where to look to verify it's sound.
also available is a set of 8 hole 16" wheels for another 100.0... I'm stoked.

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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread
"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!

Not much..it's a 23 year old car with no collector value, and very expensive to repair.

ok, further inspection finds a noisy motor. the exhaust manifold is cracked at the flex tube, no biggie. oil pressure fluctuates at temp at idle from 1.5 to 2 so it needs an oil change with o-rings. the full set of rims turns out to be a set of CLK 17" 7 hole rims, very nice, but the're a tad large for the car.
so, it needs a full going through on the injectors to quiet the engine, a cleaning, and a few addressing changes.
it's good to have a spare car for parts, but I think I'll get this one cleaned up and drive it. the rims will go on my new 450SL...

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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread
"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!

So....what was the good price?

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85SD 240K & stopped counting painted, putting bac together. 84SD 180,000. sold to a neighbor and member here but I forget his handle. The 84 is much improved from when I had it. 85TD beginning to repair to DD status. Lots of stuff to do.

oh, he still wanted 1500, but he's throwing in the CLK wheels in the deal.

Good interior is always a HUGE plus for me! How many miles are on the car? 603s are addicting.

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1987 300TDT - 195,000 (Original #14 head)
1993 190E 2.3 - 105,000
1981 300D - 250,000

Looks like I may be picking one up for $400-$500 soon. 200k miles and decent interior, not sure if it is running entirely, but at that price it doesn't much matter. I am going to try and check it out this week.

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1987 300TDT - 195,000 (Original #14 head)
1993 190E 2.3 - 105,000
1981 300D - 250,000

oh, I hate you Jon...

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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread
"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!

I just bought signal RED 1987 300D in non-running condition for $450 but one owner with some service records plus new tires suspension brakes etc. Used FREE AAA to tow it and changed glow plugs and new battery and that started right away and drives smother than my 1993 300D. Funny part this thing was listed on autotrader for a month. I bought it at the dealer they took it for a $200 as a trade not running so they did not care about it.

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1993 Mercedes 300D 2.5

1987 Mercedes 300D 3.0

2000 Volkswagen JETTA TDI diesel 5 speed

2002 Lexus ES300

2006 Lexus GS430

I know I know... they're out there, but never around me...
I'll take your red one for double your purchase price...

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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread
"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!

what would you rather keep??

1993 300D

or

1987 300D

I like 1993 body cladding but 1987 seems like a better built with more power. Which car is considered better?

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1993 Mercedes 300D 2.5

1987 Mercedes 300D 3.0

2000 Volkswagen JETTA TDI diesel 5 speed

2002 Lexus ES300

2006 Lexus GS430

Which is in better condition?

Sixto
87 300D