Hi friends and other forum Members. Today, I purchased some 1987 Champagne. Is it rare?

It has 146,581 miles with new tires. Before the seller arrived, I had my piece of cardboard down and was looking underneath it. The rear axle boots are intact, although the passenger side one appears to have shifted some. Went to look at the transmission pan and couldn’t see it. Behold, both belly pans are in place. It has a few more dents than I had hoped. The engine has a #20 head. *GRIN*

The blower didn’t work on the ACC and I didn’t try to check to see if the AC compressor would engage. All the windows work as does the sunroof (with tilt). The factory radio works. I forgot to check the cruise and the steering wheel adjustment.

All the functions work on the Driver’s seat except the headrest. It feels like the motor is trying to raise the headrest. The 2 position memory works. All functions work on the Passenger front seat including the 2 position memory.

The dash has no cracks. The center console’s front lip is not broken. The center console does have a chip or two, so it will need to be addressed. The electric mirror adjustment did not work. Emergency brake does not stay all the way up. And when applying brakes, there is a loud squeek.

Under the hood, the return fuel lines are weeping. The power steering reservoir was down about a third. I noticed a Mercedes Benz bottle of power steering fluid in the trunk. The tools from the tool kit are loose in the trunk.

The test drive was quite impressive. The transmission has no flare on any shift. The ride was quite smooth even at a speed above the limit. *GRIN*










1987 Mercedes Benz 300 SDL Turbo - $XXXX (Downtown Homewood )

Date: 2012-01-16, 12:24PM EST
Reply to: XXXXXXXXXXX@craigslist.org[Errors when replying to ads?]


I am selling this car for a recently widowed lady in my church. This car runs and drives great, but is not without some issues (as to be expected for a car this age). First the good news. The car has a newer, factory rebuilt engine. The previous owner (an older gentleman) put regular gas in this original diesel engine ruining the engine. The car has some body and paint issues--not rust but some oxidization and a 18" crease/dent in the passenger rear door. There are some other minor cosmetic and mechanical issues. The heat is always on. Call to come see and drive.
· Location: Downtown Homewood
· it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests

Here's the link to the ENTIRE folder with all the 87 Champagne pics. Please click into the subfolder of your choice:
http://photobucket.com/daw_two_87_Champagne

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daw_two
Germantown, TN

Current with links:
05/2012 1984 300D Light Ivory, Red leather interior
Cluster Gauge Needles Paint Kit for sale
Wagon parts from 1984 300TD
01/2013 1991 350SDL Gray with fire damage
01/2012 87 Champagne
New Old Stock (NOS) parts<-- still some left

Past:
3/2008 1986 300SDL "Coda"
04/2010 1965 190D(c) "Ben"
& many, many more

you got yourself a nice one !!!!!

Sweet.

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Jim

besides the head, I wonder what a factory rebuild entails...

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John ongoing strip party!!! 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!
84 240D 5speed & 84 300 4Speed
67 rs Camaro, Dodge Pickup, parts cars 78 300D, & 93D(no doors?),85 SD, 83 SD, 85 300D, 85Euro 300TD, 87 300TD, 95E320 T
Daily Drivers 82 SD, 87 300TD, 87300TD!!!!,

trade you my 300D for it

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From what I've seen on my car: New turbo, new internals. No belt tensioners or accessories.

-J

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1991 350SDL. 222,222 miles (new motor @ 150,000). Transmission time again...

2012 Passat TDI. 23,000 miles. More space, power, and fuel economy than the Benz
1999 Jetta TDI. 284,000 miles.
1992 Jetta ECOdiesel. 156,000 miles. 1 of 48. Sold.
1991 Jetta ECOdiesel. 430,000 miles. 1 of 700. Sold to VeeDubTDI, totaled in front of our house

Very nice!!!

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1987 300D, artic white/palomino--292,000 miles, "Bodhi," my faithful friend
1978 240D 4-speed, Euro Delivery, light ivory/bamboo--366,500 miles, "Chase," my next best thing
1975 240D, maple--169k miles, in a 20-year (?) coma, "Stubby," my lost cause
2005 Jeep Liberty CRD Limited, light khaki/slate--66,000 miles, "Bronson," my bailout
1995 S320, black/parchment--20,000 miles (Dad's car)

Very nice colors. Congratulations on your purchase.

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Present
1987 300SDL 373,200
1991 300SL, 140,000

Past
1969 200D, euro, 4 spd on column (1976-79)
1983 300SD (1984-85)
1972 250C (1982-02)
1995 S350 (2011)
1997 S320 (2012)

Congratulations! Looks like a good buy.

Is your daughter happy with Coda's replacement?

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Chad
1985 300TD - "Red Dragon" - 383,XXX miles - (540) Borolo Red - (154) Java MB-Tex
1985 300CD - "Gladys" - 240,XXX miles - (702) Smoke Silver Metallic - (154) Java MB-Tex
1986 300SDL - "Coda" - 232,XXX miles - (735) Astral Silver Metallic - (271) Black/Anthracite Leather FOR SALE
OBK#44
"Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work." - Aristotle (384-322 B.C.)

Car arrives today. They don't care because they won't have to ride in it for a long distance.

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daw_two
Germantown, TN

Current with links:
05/2012 1984 300D Light Ivory, Red leather interior
Cluster Gauge Needles Paint Kit for sale
Wagon parts from 1984 300TD
01/2013 1991 350SDL Gray with fire damage
01/2012 87 Champagne
New Old Stock (NOS) parts<-- still some left

Past:
3/2008 1986 300SDL "Coda"
04/2010 1965 190D(c) "Ben"
& many, many more

Along with the car, I got a big envelope of receipts. Anyone care to guess what I found?

I found the documentation on the factory remanufactured replacement....and it gets better. The transmission was also rebuilt at the same time. In late 2002, at 109K miles. This means I have about 40,000 miles on the engine and transmission.



Needless to say, I'm doing the happy dance.


edit --- just took a test drive; 0-60 in under 17seconds and the cruise control works!

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daw_two
Germantown, TN

Current with links:
05/2012 1984 300D Light Ivory, Red leather interior
Cluster Gauge Needles Paint Kit for sale
Wagon parts from 1984 300TD
01/2013 1991 350SDL Gray with fire damage
01/2012 87 Champagne
New Old Stock (NOS) parts<-- still some left

Past:
3/2008 1986 300SDL "Coda"
04/2010 1965 190D(c) "Ben"
& many, many more

Yay champagne color!

Heres mine:

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Cruise Control not working? Send me PM or email (jamesdean59@gmail.com). I might be able to help out.
Check here for compatibility, diagnostics, and availability!

82 300SD 145k
82 300SD 265k
87 420SEL 230k
89 420SEL 210k
89 560SEL 118k
90 300SE 262k RIP 5/25/2010
90 560SEL 154k
91 300D 2.5 Turbo. 241k
93 190E 3.0 235k
93 300E 195k

good job by you! very nice car! Unreal that it was driven by the proverbial little old lady & comes with a rebuilt engine & tranny????

Jeez, how come I never find these kinds of deals? LOL, i usually end up with a rattling bucket of rust with plenty of hidden defects! haha

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2007 Dodge Ram Cummins Turbo Diesel
1994 GMC S-15 pickup 4.3 5speed
1978 300 CD

Very Nice Daw! i look forward to seeing more pics as you progress with the new ownership.

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1979 280CE 225,200 miles
1985 300D Turbo 264,000 miles
1976 240D 190,000 miles
1973 450SEL 119,200 miles

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

I wish this 87 Champagne looked as good as yours, JamesDean. I'm certain a repaint is in my future.

The big exterior issue with buying the old man's car is that it has several old man bumps. I'm certain I will add a few to a vehicle later in life --- just hope it doesn't start for at least another 25 years!!

Searching out all leads is one way of finding the low mileage cars. I bought this car without knowing there was proof of the factory remanufactured engine. I got lucky in that the receipts showed up.

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daw_two
Germantown, TN

Current with links:
05/2012 1984 300D Light Ivory, Red leather interior
Cluster Gauge Needles Paint Kit for sale
Wagon parts from 1984 300TD
01/2013 1991 350SDL Gray with fire damage
01/2012 87 Champagne
New Old Stock (NOS) parts<-- still some left

Past:
3/2008 1986 300SDL "Coda"
04/2010 1965 190D(c) "Ben"
& many, many more