Needs a battery, windshield, throwout bearing (which makes me wonder about the rest of the clutch work) but otherwise looks okay. I got a few pics from him, not the best but it didn't seem to have too much rust, the hinge pockets were full, couldn't tell if they were rust, ditto the battery area. I don't think it's running right now, night only take a battery and some fresh fuel.

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1985 300D-189k The 'UD', Ivory and Pinkamino
1979 300D-211k Dark Gray, Parchment
A 1980 Harley-~166k and
A 1994 Ford diesel pickup-349k and
A 1990 gasser Volvo wagon-145k

Well, windshield is at least cheap... I just had a new one installed in my wagon last week in Chattanooga for 200 bucks....

If you buy it and find it needs seats, I have blue interior sitting here. Seats are like new.

It would be a great little wagon to put a 617 turbo into it. What a lovely little job and then you could easily slip that $17.00 release bearing at the same time. That is what happens when you try to save money. It will come back and bite you right where you carry your wallet. The 617 would have to have the correct head for that stupid hydraulic suspension. It does not have Uro lights. I think they are a little high on the car, and it is a long ways from Indy and I don't want to work anymore, anyway so I am going to forgetaboutit. But it is tempting!

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Junqueyardjim
Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance. The only thing it cannot be is moderately important. C.S. Lewis



1983 Mercedes W123 240D 4 Speed 285,000 on the road with a 617 turbo, beautiful butter yellow, license plate # 83 240D INDIANA

2003 Jaguar Type X, AWD. beautiful, good mileage,
Mom's car, but I won't let her drive it!

nope--starter is on the DS of this motor

Well I was not aware of that, but that is the case. The starter is on the drivers side. However the problem is not impossible to solve as the bell housing on the manual transmissions used until 1982 late were cast separate from the transmissions and can be easily changed. A new one could easily be obtained from the dealer. If it is too much, then a used one could be had for the price of shipping plus a little for the part from junkyards in Great Britian and the Netherlands.

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Junqueyardjim
Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance. The only thing it cannot be is moderately important. C.S. Lewis



1983 Mercedes W123 240D 4 Speed 285,000 on the road with a 617 turbo, beautiful butter yellow, license plate # 83 240D INDIANA

2003 Jaguar Type X, AWD. beautiful, good mileage,
Mom's car, but I won't let her drive it!

Just drop a 300TD engine and transmission into it! Here's one for sale:
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/mercedes-used-parts-sale-wanted/318832-fs-300td-engine-transmission-memphis-tn.html
Oh, DUH!!! I have that for sale.

And here's a you tube of the engine running:
Engine Run - YouTube

I'm picking these up this weekend as part of the 240D in my garage trade.

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daw_two
Germantown, TN

Links:
Sold last car --- 05/2012 1984 300D Light Ivory, Red interior
No longer selling Cluster Needles Paint
No longer selling New Old Stock (NOS) parts

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

That's one opinion.

A properly maintained SLS is actually pretty sweet. I managed to impress several folks (customers & employees) at Home Depot the other day when I loaded my wagon up with cement pavers.

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'85 300TD "Puff The Magic Wagon" - Rolling Resto
'19 Mazda CX-9 Signature - Wife's sled
'21 Morgan 3-Wheeler P101 Edition
'95 E300d - SOLD
'84 300TD "Brown Betty" - Miss this one
'81 240D "China Baby" - Farm grocery getter

Well I did say that kind of off the top of my head. I believe it that when the system is in good operating condition it can be very nice. But i think the system is unduly complicated and messy. We had a 95 Lincoln Town car for a decade and a half, it had a system much the same, but uncomplicated. A little electically operated compressor up front, so small you could hardly find it. Then at the rear the airbags were twinned with a good shock, it rode good, carried a heck of a load and never gave a hint of a problem. I thought it was sweet!

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Junqueyardjim
Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance. The only thing it cannot be is moderately important. C.S. Lewis



1983 Mercedes W123 240D 4 Speed 285,000 on the road with a 617 turbo, beautiful butter yellow, license plate # 83 240D INDIANA

2003 Jaguar Type X, AWD. beautiful, good mileage,
Mom's car, but I won't let her drive it!

200T and 230TE were quite popular here in the UK.

There were many more 230TE than 200T around though. There were quite a few 200 (sedan) cars around too.

Of all the wagons though the 230TE and 280TE were the most popular here, not that many 300D/300TD in comparison.

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Alastair AKA H.C.II South Wales, U.K. based member

W123, 1985 300TD Wagon, 256K,
-Most recent M.B. purchase, Cost-a-plenty, Gulps BioDiesel extravagantly, and I love it like an old dog.

W114, 1975 280E Custard Yellow,
-Great above decks needs chassis welding--Really will do it this year....

Apart from a sliughtly cheaper entry price, the 200T is/was the least sensible choice... Less power, same fuel consumption as the 230TE - which was not much more expensive.

And a 230TE is fairly quick, absolutely no troubles in modern TDI turbo-trafic A 200T however... Hmm... As has been pointed out, it's the gasser that comes closest to a diesel

Btw: they also made a W124 200T!