1987 190d 2.5turbodiesel. I paid the PO $2100 for it.

230k on the the clock

So far, what it needs are pretty easy-
-driver's seat
-door checks
-radio code
-new pump seal for the window washer solution tank

I think I got a good deal.

Some of you here might remember I was destined for a minivan. Well, call it timing but a few of my wife's friends are getting divorced because of problems much bigger than vehicles. It made her realize that my Benz obsession is actually a positive and not a negative (channelling energy and all that i.e. not chasing skirts in town) because the Benz obsession makes me predictable- every weekend, I am fixing something!
So as of right now, I am not destined to be a minivan driver.

I am not in Alaska. That is just a vanity plate until I get the car registered

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Ben
1987 190d 2.5Turbo

Nice, nice...lets see the inside

I guess the wife doesn't realize that's a BABE MAGNET!

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'86 300 SDL '83 300D Astral Silver/Blue
354k miles.. 326k miles..

http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/...ine=1310252049

Not chasing skirt eh? Why would you you've got one on the car now.

Nice way of selling a Benz to the Mrs though.

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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver
1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone
1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy!
1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing

I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior



Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!

Cool car. Definitely a babe magnet

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1983 300 Turbo-"Nora"
1983 240D Auto "Lucia"-slowest on earth-1st love
1985 300 Turbo-Blue Goose-slowly plucking parts

http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o...ly15/mbsig.jpg

NICE car! I loved my '87 190D 2.5Turbo, more fun to drive than any little diesel should be and always surprises people that it's a diesel.

The original Becker radio was not a coded radio. If it is original and someone has removed the wires in the wrong order or disconnected it with an alarm signal to it, it won't work and it is probably time to replace it.

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Gone to the dark side

- Jeff

How would you like to sell it and turn a profit. It's what I have been looking for . How about a $1000 profit?

some more pictures. these were taken by the previous owner and these were the actual pictures posted on the CL ad.


the springs on the butt of the driver's seat are broken. it pokes my skinny butt. i have located a replacement seat for $50. I should be stylin' soon.

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Ben
1987 190d 2.5Turbo

Congrats - looks great

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1987 Mercedes 300SDL; SOLD
1985 Mercedes 300D; SOLD
2006 Honda Pilot - wife's ride; 122K;
1995 Toyota Land Cruiser - 3X locked; 182K

My wife thinks that was a good deal and that you need to treat her like a queen for that...

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[/SIGPIC]~cirrusman

1983 Mercedes Benz 300SD - Wife calls him "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"
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1983 Toyota Tercel (Tommy, The little Toyota that could)
1965 Ford F100 (Grandma Ford)
2005 Toyota Sienna (Elsa, Wife's ride)


Gone:
1988 Toyota Pickup
2004 Subaru Outback

1987 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham
1986 Volvo 740 GL Station Wagon - Piece of junk.
1981 Volvo 242 DL 2 Door - Hated to see it go. R.I.P.
1987 Pontiac Fiero GT

I like your home - the brick, the upper porch? the rustic driveway material and the wooded setting.


Oh, nice find too, Ben! Congrats on the new Benz. Be sure to tell your wife it gets super mileage, is easy to drive (smaller than an SDL) has 4-doors for baby seats too.

Get the SDL SOLD! Dave Ramsey said so!

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'06 E320 CDI
'17 Corvette Stingray Vert

Icandigit Mann

very nice find

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hum.....
1987 300TD 311,000M Stolen. Presumed destroyed

FWIW I just had very good luck with welding the springs back together in my TD. I didn't expect it to work but it did!

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08 R320 CDI current

Past
95 E420
87 300D Turbo 5spd
90 300TE
83 300SD
85 300TD
92 400E
85 190D

Hello!
what are you naming the car?
chick magnet? nahh. it's too small to be a magnet, but it is a very nice car.
enjoy!

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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 560SL convertible
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
2005 Dodge Sprinter 2500 158"WB
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!