While replacing the headlights on my 240D (that I have owned for 8 years) I finally noticed the plug for the block heater. Duh...though I do live in Florida.

I didn't think this car had one. Nice surprise.

When I lived in Maine 20 years ago I had to plug my '84 300D in every night from ~Thanksgiving to Easter.

Any other nice surprises out there with your cars?

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Anders

1995 E300
2015 VW TDI Sportwagen 15K
1977 240D (197K)
2002 Subaru Legacy L Wagon (115k) (Wife's)
Gone but not forgotten:
2005 Buick LeSabre
1998 C230
1984 300D
1983 240D
1981 300SD
1974 240D
1974 Fiat 124 Spider
1968 Triumph TR250

I found a nice Hally Hanson wind breaker in the trunk of a 240 I bought once

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1985 Euro 240D 5 spd 140K
1979 240D 5 spd, 40K on engine rebuild
1994 Dodge/Cummins, 5 spd, 121K
1964 Allice Chalmers D15 tractor
2014 Kubota L3800 tractor
1964 VW bug

"Lifes too short to drive a boring car"

It's always nice to find a nice original toolkit and jack - which I did.

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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)

found i have the original tools in the wrap along with the jack, also got a 24" 1/2"drive breaker bar with a 17mm deep socket along with the original tire iron...

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85 mercedes 300D-T 258k miles

Ack! Trumped again.

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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)

My first pleasant surprise was my grandmother gave me my 300D for free. It came with 138,038 miles on the odometer, all-original condition.

My second pleasant surprise were these wheels at the junk yard. Waited four years for these to pop up, and they eventually did. Had them restored, painted, and slapped on a set of Michelins.



My third pleasant surprise was finding an original rear sunshade for the W123 sedan:



I also found a silver fork under the rear seat...

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I was pretty excited last year when my dad found the original window sticker for my 300D in a box of his stuff, along with original receipts and a few documents.
On my 240D, it's mostly been the other kind of surprises, but it was a nice discovery when the build sheet showed the heated seats are actually a factory item.

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1987 300D, arctic white/palomino--314,000 miles
1978 240D 4-speed, Euro Delivery, light ivory/bamboo--370,000 miles
2005 Jeep Liberty CRD Limited, light khaki/slate--140,000 miles
2018 Chevy Cruze diesel, 6-speed manual, satin steel metallic/kalahari--19,000 miles
1982 Peugeot 505 diesel, 4-speed manual, blue/blue, 130,000 miles
1995 S320, black/parchment--34,000 miles (Dad's car)

[QUOTE=MBeige;2880856] M
My second pleasant surprise were these wheels at the junk yard. Waited four years for these to pop up, and they eventually did. [QUOTE]

Stop it. We all want those wheels

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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

My first aid kt and tool set in my 1979 300SD, also it started at 14*F without being plugged in!

Everytime I see MBeige's tan Mercedes, I... am... envious. That is a beautiful car.

There. I said it.

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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)

Two years ago when the original owner of our 240D, gave it to us.

met the lady in a gas station, she gets out of her car, I say "nice car". she says she is the original owner. then mentiones she was thinking of trading it in on a new car. I mention if she does, PNP may get it from the wholesale yard, and a month later it will be crushed. Well, she didn`t want that to happen. she mentione she was missing the R/F Hub cap. i said I may have one. we exchange info. a week later I find it, go down where she works, and put it on and leave a note. "check your R/F wheel". she calls up that night all excited and thanks me. a week later she calls and asks if we want her car. how much? OH, we decided, it is yours. . wow we were pinching ea other all week.
week later her Husband calls, and we get together. meet him in parking lot. signs papers ect... where it said price, he wrote in, "Gift". gives me the key and leaves. Incredable, still don`t believe it hapened.

MBEIGE does have an incredable looking 123. I have only come across one set of those 15" Bundts. and they were on an old W116 in PNP.

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

Re: finding the Bundts: I've found 3 sets of 4 on Craigslist, and they ran $100 per set. Since those came on many cars, people seem to stash them in the garage even when the Mercedes is sold. Don't forget to ask for the lug bolts, they usually are saved, but not in the same part of the garage as where the wheels are sitting! Ron

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1971 220D, daily driver, new paint, 142K
1973 220D, low compression
1975 300D, back on the road! 166K
1971 220D, salvage, rear hit, engine excellent
1972 250, bad cam, but runs!
1971 230, engine stuck
1971 220D, low compression, rusty
1976 240D, salvage, engine excellent
1966 230SL, water in oil after rebuild

^^ I think those are 15" bundts. Which are...scarce

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80 300SD (129k mi) 82 240D stick (193k mi)77 240D auto - stick to be (153k mi) 85 380SL (145k mi) 89 BMW 535i 82 Diesel Rabbit Pickup (374k mi) 91 Jetta IDI Diesel (155k mi) 81 VW Rabbit Convertible Diesel 70 Triumph Spitfire Mk III (63kmi)66 Triumph TR4a IRS (90k mi)67 Ford F-100 (??)

Well, I found the original spare tire and jack and tire iron. The tire wasn't in the worlds greatest condition, though! Then, once we drove it home, I found that the rear bolts for the passenger seat had been removed, so the seat would tip forward very easily. Guess where I rode all the way home?!? Other than that, I found the antifreeze leak, the buisiness card under the seat, the candy wrapper, the melted crayons on the hat shelf, and the dim dash lights actually do have a way to adjust them!!

The previous owner finding and sending a folder full of receipts to me with the car. Inside the folder was the receipt for the remanufactured engine work that happend less than 40K miles ago. And the transmission was rebuilt at the same time.

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daw_two
Germantown, TN

Links:
Sold last car --- 05/2012 1984 300D Light Ivory, Red interior
Cluster Needles Paint
New Old Stock (NOS) parts

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