As soon as I can I'll get together with Rollguy to check her over. I know a little about 300SD's, and not much at all about the 123's 240 D, only that I didn't want a 240 D with an Automatic, though I don't know from experience, how slow they really are. That said if one were to appear that was a cream puff or for the right price, then that would be something to think about.
I like the fact that this car is a bare bones no power assisted anything except P.S. Less to check out and keep straight.

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1986 Euro 500SEC "RUF" 9:1CR, "Rose"
1985 Euro 500SEC Cabriolet AMG Widebody
1982 Euro 500SEL "Blue"
2001 Texas Heeler (Aussie/Queensland X) "Sulphie",
2012 Queensland Red Heeler "Squeak"
Best dogs I've ever had.

Not quite sure but it looks like you could have leather seats, maybe why they dont look like the MBTEX with all the holes in them.....
You can swap the drivers side seat to the pass side till you can get new foam. Or check the junkyards for a good pass side seat for the foam and springs

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Your doors probably just have the cracked/broken door inserts in the latch mechanism. I can't think of the correct term for them.
I can promise everybody, after having a 240D with and without power windows, that the bare-bones non-power windows are a pain in the arse. Keeping the electric windows working is quite simplistic really, and it is just soooo much more convenient to be able to roll down or crack all other windows except driver's.
Hmmmm, I wonder how many members we have in the "Free 240D Club"......

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Jimmy L.
'05 Acura TL 6MT
2001 ML430 My Spare

Gone:
'95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black
'85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White
'80 240D 154K "China" Scar engine installed
'81 300TD 240K "Smash"
'80 240D 230K "The Squash"
'81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John

Use pool noodles, the cheapest and easiest fix. It makes the seats feel really nice, just google pool noodle fix...takes a minute to get them just right.

I may have to agree with that, I have a euro 300D...the drivers side regulator broke....and finding a replacement....was a little difficult and took a whole day of junk yard hoping.

Nice car Chadahar. Real nice find. I'll bet she cleans up nicely.

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Codifex
1981 240D ChinaBlue (Got her running with a donor engine.)
1983 300DTurbo w/sunroof.
1984 300TD manual sunroof. (Electrical Gremlins)

I think Chadahar should post some new pictures of the 240D for us since im sure it looks a lot better now.

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1985 300TD Turbo Euro-wagon
1979 280CE 225,200 miles
1985 300D Turbo 264,000 miles
1976 240D 190,000 miles
1979 300TD 220,000

GONE but not forgotten
1976 300D 195,300 miles
1983 300D Turbo 175,000 miles

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