http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-300-Series-300CD-CD-TD-Diesel-Coupe-MINT-36K-orig-miles-No-RESERVE-/160585905395?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item2563aa74f3

Wow!

Stunning, Wonder how High It'll go..

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1987 300TD 311,000M Stolen. Presumed destroyed

Euro headlights though nice and non michelin tires are not, respectively, original stock and oem.

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'83 SD, 2x '85 SD
You are entitled to your own opinions, you are not entitled to your own facts.

If only it had two more doors.

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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

What is the downside if a car is parked for a long time or driven very little?

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Not MBZ nor A/C trained professional but a die-hard DIY and green engineer. Use the info at your own peril. Picked up 2 Infractions because of disagreements. NOW reversed.

W124 Keyless remote, PM for details. http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/mercedes-used-parts-sale-wanted/334620-fs-w124-chasis-keyless-remote-%2450-shipped.html

1 X 2006 CDI
1 x 87 300SDL
1 x 87 300D
1 x 87 300TDT wagon
1 x 83 300D
1 x 84 190D ( 5 sp ) - All R134 converted + keyless entry.

California model @ 20K plus!!

Dealer car and I suspect either the dealers name changed or it may be the dealer where some issues with a couple of deals occured years ago. Nice looking car but twice it's worth in my opinion. Or currently I would pay no more than 10k if the car checked out well.

Beautiful car! Wow is an understatement.

Interesting to see a vertical "covering" on inside of the the rear bumper

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http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7271/7...144c3fc1dc.jpg

Nice car! I love the color combo.

But...

I cannot stand that fender well trim. That is asking for trouble and makes an elegant car look "tacky".

Ain't no way it has 36,000 miles being that dirty underneath. I have one outside right now (different car) that never sees a garage, gets driven on dirt roads and in the rain and you can eat off the bottom of it @ 87,000 miles.

There are a few red flags. But, it sure looks nice in the photos!!

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1985 300D (SOLD)

I don't know. What could one possible buy for 10k that would come even close to the value of this car, or for that matter last as long.

The same dealer had almost an identical car one a few months back and it sold in the mid to high 20's. It's at 20k now.

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2012 B Class

1981 300D - Now with greazzer

A few years ago, a friend here sold a 84 300CD with a little over 30k miles for $25K. His car was probably nicer (and more original) than this one, down to the factory assembly marks still showing on the rubber hoses. He bought it with similar miles, never drove it anyplace but shows, and eventually sold it to another collector. It was very nice, but I don't really understand the point of owning a car that you can't drive.

I figure for most car enthusiest its about owning the car not driving it everyday as a commuter.Eventually the car gets sold and makes room for another toy,hopefully for what they bought it for or more.Its not everyday you see a car that has all the factory markings ,did anyone notice the non-sunroof option ,my guess it rains so much in the Portland area the dealers dont see it as a negative when ordering a spec car for its showroom.The registration shows it as the Portland area for its origination so the dealer owned idea is not so hard to fathom.

[QUOTE=snookwhaler;2716652]Nice car! I love the color combo.

But...

I cannot stand that fender well trim. That is asking for trouble and makes an elegant car look "tacky". . . . QUOTE]

No kidding. Why do people do stuff like that?

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" We have nothing to fear but the main stream media itself . . . ."- Adapted from Franklin D Roosevelt for the 21st century

OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

I'd expect to see some crumbling rubber and rust on polished / shiny internal engine and gearbox surfaces (if you were to look for it!) at the very least.

But for this car I guess that isn't really a problem - I can't see it being used - it will probably be put in a plastic bubble to be preserved for the next few years until the time has come to sell it again.

At the moment the bid is just above $20,000 => I don't think you could restore one to that standard for that amount of money. Nice car.

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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!