wow, time machine. the turbo has no rust.... I saved all the pics for reference.

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1982 300CD Turbo (Otis, "ups & downs") parts for sale
2003 TJ with Hemi (to go anywhere, quickly) sold
2001 Excursion Powerstroke (to go dependably)
1970 Mustang 428SCJ (to go fast)
1962 Corvette LS1 (to go in style)
2001 Schwinn Grape Krate 10spd (if all else fails)

Reference... or reverence? LOL As the owner of one of the world's least desirable 300 CDs, I might opt for the latter.

I am almost certain that car was offered on eBay about two months ago by the same vendor. I THINK it sold, but possibly not. I also could have sworn it had NA headlights that time.

Back then he had this one and a wagon with about the same mileage, I think it came out of the same family. The wagon went into the $20s.

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Mac
2002 e320 4matic estate│1985 300d│1980 300td
Previous: 1979 & 1982 & 1983 300sd │ 1982 240d

“Let's take a drive into the middle of nowhere with a packet of Marlboro lights and talk about our lives.” ― Joseph Heller, Catch-22

Nice car. Very nice. underside seems dirty for that low of mileage, but who knows where it went. I like the colors. Id buy it if I were in the market.

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Current Diesels:
1981 240D (73K)
1982 300CD (169k)
1985 190D (169k)
1991 350SD (113k)
1991 350SD (206k)
1991 300D (228k)
1993 300SD (291k)
1993 300D 2.5T (338k)
1996 Dodge Ram CTD (442k)
1996 Dodge Ram CTD (265k)

Past Diesels:
1983 300D (228K)
1985 300D (233K)

7 hrs to go on bidding ,at 21k right now .It could be shell bidding so it might come back as a repeat with a lower buy it now price.

Yeah, you never know with eBay and shill bidding. By hiding bidder's ID's they've taken away our ability to detect shill bidding. It shows how much they care about it. They only care about their bottom line. I was quite surprised when the decided to hide ID's. According to them everything they do is in the interest of bidder's safety. What BS.

Often it's to hide rust or parking lot damage to the fender lips. I always look extra carefully at the fenders of a car with fender trim.

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1981 Mercedes 300TD, 1994 Honda Civic Del Sol
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Some dealers added that crap to up the price, more margin in the extras than in the car. I even remember seeing a new 123 with a dealer-installed vinyl top (many years ago)!

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Gone to the dark side

- Jeff

That car is way to dirty to pass for 36k miles. I can make my interior out to be nicer than that at 260,00 miles. The undercarriage is very dirty.

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1981 300TD 4 speed manual
Euro bumpers, zender valance and skirts, H&R springs, billy HD's, leveled sls, real AMG Pentas 16x8 et11, vdo boost/egt gauges intergrated into ash tray, eurolights, led 3rd brake light

Only 30 minutes left...

You might need glasses, looks pretty good to me. If you can make your 260K mile interior look as good as this, YOU'RE HIRED!

Winning bid $23,700

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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!

Hmmmmmmm. Mufflers been replaced...weld at center pipe. Mercedes uses bolt up clamps too, not U clamps. New rear muffler looks like the ones I get from World Pac.

And how is it, the seat magazine baskets not sag after 26 years? Oh, I know...it was stored upside down ?


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all the muffler rubbers are 2.99 mcparts items... junk.
the fuel cap is from a 124+ something looks odd near the rear bumper underneath... rust or some kind of goop, all chrome lugs both mufflers have been replaced. etc I'm sure.
I'm glad someone bought the car, I'm sad it went for such a high amount, but mileage rules with these kind of cars.
I hope the mileage is accurate.

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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!

Oh the set net brackets should be interior colored not black. The guy probably took the nets, and trim from another coupe.

Anyone notice that it does not have a sun roof?

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1981 300TD 4 speed manual
Euro bumpers, zender valance and skirts, H&R springs, billy HD's, leveled sls, real AMG Pentas 16x8 et11, vdo boost/egt gauges intergrated into ash tray, eurolights, led 3rd brake light

The one thing no one mentioned is, if you look at the engine, the air filter is behind the R/F head light. this means it has the Trap Oxidizer.

I thought from everything I have read, this was only an option in Calif.

The Oregon plate is of the same vintage as the car. they don`t use the orange plates now.

The car may have sold in Calif, and then the OP moved to Oregon early on, or it could have been a swap between dealers looking for a certain color, option car.

The exhaust system could have been replaced, but at only 36K? the center muffler is round, and the one`s I have seen are oval, as the one on my 85.

The net on the back of the seat is black plastic. usually they are the same color as the seat. strange he only shows one side, maybe two different nets?

The air tube connection to the filter housing should be one of those accordian type tubes, not the one shown with the 2 clamps.

Yeah it does look pretty scroungy on the under side for such low milage.


Charlie

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there were three HP ratings on the OM616...

1) Not much power
2) Even less power
3) Not nearly enough power!! 240D w/auto

Anyone that thinks a 240D is slow drives too fast.

80 240D Naturally Exasperated, 4-Spd 388k DD 150mph spedo 3:58 Diff

We are advised to NOT judge ALL Muslims by the actions of a few lunatics, but we are encouraged to judge ALL gun owners by the actions of a few lunatics. Funny how that works