Take a look at the dealers plate, at least they can not be accused of false advertising.

Guys, put the photos in this thread. Those links are going to expire in a few weeks

I'd pay $750 for that 200D if it were close to me. Looks solid and clean - at least the interior is clean. Wash off that bird turd or moss or whatever that is and it would look pretty good.

I saw the seats in that car and my first thought was WTF happened to the seats!!!

LOL at first I thought they were covers myself...

I still can't believe no one has found the sock yet :D

Mercedes 240D 1983 Manual 4 speed - $3500 (Durham)

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Daily driver for past 3 years. In good shape. Southern car. 278K miles.

Recent repairs and parts: Front brake pads 1 month, battery 1 month, alternator 18 months, starter 3 months, new window switches for driver's side controls 6 months, glow plugs 1 month.

Body overall good with minor dents in passenger front and driver's rear quarter panels along with nicks and scratches appropriate for a 30 year old car in regular use. A good restoration project, daily driver, or fuel conversion car.

No accidents, clear title.

Leather seats, power windows. AC not working, though it was converted to 134a. Heat works fine.
Oakland Ave (google map) (yahoo map)

I saw that. I'm not sure what purpose it is serving, though.

The only thing I can think of, is that its there to keep the freon in :D

I asked the guy in durham about this one and he has it on ebay also with an even LONGER list of problems. Won;t shut off, has to clutch it , etc.

Someone Needs To Step Away From The Crackpipe
 

1982 benz 300d

"1982 300d disel onley 159000 miles on it it runs on grease frincefrien oil on gas needed
2 k in grease car kit car is a good auto a lot of car 3500 cash"

:eek:

I could figure a lot better way to spend $3,500!

WOWZER
 

If it runs and drives $750.00 in parts setting there..
Looks like serious rust.

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Here is the actual worde ( sic ) from the ad. The title says $ 1 , has random "key worde " and is posted in the By Owner section when they appear to be a parking lot dealer.. . . Fail. ( Unless they are writing it on a Newton, then I'd accept the ad , Egg Freckles? )


1982 benz 300d whith veggleoil car - $1 (myersville)

1982 300d diesel 159000 miles on it it runs on grease on gas may trade 4 key worde vw camper vw diesel hd camper van bmw bike corvett
2 k in grease car kit car is a good auto a lot of car 3500 cash call 2024685737 or e male spaceship ok this car has a golding fule grice car kit ion her the kit is 2000 $ it has a 12 gl tank in +a 30 gl filter tank at home to put wast oil in and filter it up grades to in sind of car +a lot of parts to finisf it
bug 4x4 pu good runing car call make offer cash is king buat may trade + cash what do you have will your wife let ha ha no joke this car can drive on wast oil 301 508 7223 or 2024685737

Wow. Looks like they did some serious editing after I posted that. I'm not sure any of it is going to help their (lost) cause, though. :confused:

And I ask thee, how the heck does he have the smarts to figure out veggie oil? Or are gangsta's going green now :P

Given all the typos in the listing, I'm going to guess that there is an extra zero on the end of his asking price...

To be fair....maybe English is not his native language. I hope this is the case.

I had to call...he is serious. And not very nice.I will tell y'all more about it when I have a proper internet connection, but if you want to laugh I suggest you call too!

that ones not gunna sell for a long time me thinks....

It's back!
 

This turd is back but he has stepped up his game with factory 2nd gen seat heaters! :D

We might have to call this one a returd of post #187.

Jeremy sure has the Midas touch. It was $750 last week. Jeremy went to check it for a forum member and a few days later the asking price is $1100.

Sixto
87 300D

I love how the picture of interior is just a thumbnail. (Now I want to know how bad it must be :) )

Yeah. Them is jump out your seat HOT! I almost want to meet this clown just to tell him he's a clown. he should bring his price back to $1500 like he originally wanted. Maybe he could sell it then. I hope he is enjoying all the free fuel he is getting...

Not MB but a turd's a turd - 2004 Pontiac Aztek - $4000

It's sad when you have to crop the HHR out of the picture.

That's not a terrible price considering ten times the asking price gets you a used BMW X6 which is just as ungainly.

Sixto
87 300D

Doubt it, the ad is lacking any sort of structure.


Too bad they are not typos.



When calling one of these ads, just state " I'm calling about the vehicle you have advertised." Parking lot dealers have many ads running but post in the " By Owner " section. Being vague makes them work for it, if they really were selling their own car they would immediately know what car you are calling about.

I love the "If it doesn't sell by Friday, I'm raising the price" crap a lot of these dealers pull. If you want to sell a vehicle quickly, you ask a low price for it. Why would you ask a low price, then hike it up for no reason other than it happens to be Saturday. It's just one of those cheap sales pressure points most of these shady dealers use to sucker someone in. My response to something like that is: "You can keep the car on Friday, Saturday and the rest of your life because I ain't interested!"

1987 Mercedes 300 SDL Turbo Diesel - $1800
 

With all the work of putting the engine back together, this is a $500 parts car. I saw an SDL not long ago that was running and driving listed for less.


1987 Mercedes 300 SDL Turbo Diesel

For Sale: A mercedes 300 SDL Turbo Diesel car. New Tires, New Sticker, New Tags. The head is off the motor. Paint clear is peeling off as you can see in the pictures. When running, car ran and drove great! The inside is very neat and clean!! A must-have for the mercedes enthusiast or old car enthusiast. Asking 1800.00 As-is. Please contact Arnold at (469) 285-2258 with any further questions or offers. Thanks


Uploading pictures is not working from this particular ad.

Edit: Pictures work now for some odd reason.

WTF!!!!!!!!!
 

Agreed, it's a parts car or a possible transplant winner but only if the interior is as stated. <---HIGHLY DOUBTFUL. But this individual is a couple brain cells from clinical retardation and will never let it go for $500. Instead choose to argue his case with "this part alone is worth a grand" or some such. Just ignorant and lazyyyyyy...Sheeeesh

I tell ya, been watching what I consider a disturbing trend grow amongst the populace recently and online classifieds serves as a microcosm of sorts to the bigger picture. I'm referring to the pandemic-like accretion of DUMB! Idiocy, stupidity, ignorance, whatevs... Shining example right here with this '87 SDL.

Who thinks to sell a car with the engine torn apart? It's not a '32 highboy or a Shelby Cobra. BTW why IS the head off? According to you "When running, car ran and drove great!" I don't even need pictures at this juncture. Already stole a minute of my life. OK I might go down there to check n make sure no one left any jewelry or rare coins under the mats. Naaaaaaahhhh, can't be THAT stupid, can they?

So now subtract cost of a tow from offer. Hey, maybe he adjusted his asking accordingly. Right. Nahh, no thought at all going on in there. From the lack of planning with whatever engine issue sprung up to "hmmmm, this looks to difficult/pricey to continue, maybe I'll just put it up on craigs n offload it to a "Mercedes Enthusiast."" MFW!, pull your head out and go back to school. You must acquire the fundamentals first before moving on.

Just like 95%+ of the garbage that gets posted on their servers, it only succeeds in being wasteful. (n spreddin mo stooopidipidee)

Does anyone else remember when craigs was useful?

MBZ123

PS.

Here:

Mercedes 300SDL 300 SDL

Now that's more like it.

Or if more detail is what you desire try this:

1987 Mercedes Benz 300 SDL - Diesel Car

MBZ123,

You are right. The engine was taken apart (presumably) as a result of some sort of failure. I for one would loathe the task of un-f@ck1ng someone else's head gasket/whatever they were doing job. For that I expect a very low starting price. Not pay the price of a running and driving car but also have to assemble it.

I feel bad for this guy and I hope he isn't on this forum - 1979 300D mercedes 113k

Dang, that's a big tub the head's in!

Sixto
87 300D

Yep that really SUCKS! But I wonder why he wouldn't remove the manifolds and use a magnetic wand in an attempt to fish it out? Did he think if he ran it, it would magically disappear? Sad if it did only have 113k on it would have been a nice motor....interior is newer so I wonder?? Doubt he'll get his asking...

The valve pocket just below the nut crater looks like it was hit by something.

This motor can run again with that piston, gven the condition of the car. I'd remove the nut, check that cylinders valve for sealing, pull the pan and inspect the rod bearing. ( When something impacts the piston it can damage the bearing in the long term. )

I'd put it back together and drive it. Long term isn't in this car's future!

anybody wanna fathom a guess why there is an old telephone and typewriter in the ad????

Not a Mercedes or a diesel but perhaps worth a post:

overland 4x4

Even if a Poet Laureate wrote the description, a Pontiac Aztek, no matter the condition, always has a place on this thread.

Dang it, I chose the wrong expedition vehicle again!

"for sale, home made suv, it has homemade front end Plymouth car center, and willys overland rear. chevy 350 four speed 203 transfer. 44 front 14 bolt rear runs and drives. needs brake work. has title. calls only(715)9654163"

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Sweet Jesus....I have only read about the rare "Plywilevy" :rolleyes:

heh...

American Dad's view on the aztek...

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funny episode stan buys it for like 2.00 and lives in it to win a bet with his newly married daughter...

1987 Mercedes Benz 190d 2.5 turbo

"1987 Mercedes Benz190D 2.5L turbo. New tires and battery. 314,000 miles.
automatic transmission. Gets an estimated 39mpg all day long. $1900 drives away with it.
5one7-five2five- threezero threezero.

Those that know these cars and how few were produced
will see the potential in parts harvesting alone and make a reasonable offer. No trades whatsoever. Cash takes it.
Seriously, let's not waste each others time."

How can you drive this and have any decency at all?

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Chuckle
 

That would be a fun woods beater.



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If that "Plywilevy" doesn't have power steering, I'd hate to try and maneuver in any off-road situation.....

or as my dad used to say "Steering by Armstrong"

Absolute crap
 

for parts 1984 mercedes 190 DIESEL 5speed rare
Went to look at this as a parts car for my 190. The guy was a kid going off to a technical college to become a mechanic (though he obviously knew nothing about cars) and bought the car 2 months ago from a used car lot salesmen through Craigslist. The car stopped running and he put it on Craigslist. Originally it was $1200, then he got it running again apparently and raised the price to $2000, then it stopped running and from there it dropped in price until it hit $800. We decided to go have a look at it because it had a rare Henna Red interior (ours is Medium Red but we could have either dyed that stuff or sold it and the 5 speed manual). We knew from the pictures that the driver's seat was worn, ugly crappy headlights and the paint was terrible (the worst paint job I have ever seen, looks like it was probably $.97-a-can silver Krylon). There was rust everywhere on the outside and in the trunk, engine bay. The interior was in just as bad shape, except for the back seat and passenger seats which looked to be in good shape (so if you need henna red seats, he has them). All the glass was OEM which was one other positive about the car. We jumped the car with our car to see if we could figure out what was wrong and literally none of the electronics worked when they had power going to them. The starter did nothing so we investigated that then I was thinking maybe the engine was seized so I checked the plastic neck for the upper radiator hose and sure enough it had broken off so the engine must have overheated. We were considering offering him a few hundred for the transmission but seeing how neglected the rest of the car was, we decided it wasn't worth it. So if you need any parts and are in the area, the rims looked pretty good (tires were dry rotted), you have the rare interior pieces (only passenger and rear seat worth anything), good glass, and maybe the transmission and all its required pieces would be fine. We noticed that the feel of the weight and strength of the doors and other parts in our 190 (an 87) were much higher quality and much less flimsy. Having heard complaints about the W201 feeling cheap, maybe it was just the early ones.

Anyone who paints over the anodized aluminum on a Benz should be beaten properly!

I felt bad for the owner. He obviously dind't know a thing about cars and I'm sure he paid more for the car than he was asking. If he knew anything about cars he wouldn't have ever bought that pile of junk. Makes me appreciate my 190 even more even though it isn't in the greatest of shape.

I see this a lot. Someone buys a car and they think they got something special. After realizing how much is wrong with the car, they list it for more than they paid to get some sort of profit. When I look at the car, I tell them what is wrong and offer about half what they are asking. I usually get an insulted look and told how much the car is worth (to them). 10 months later, I see the same car listed for half the asking price.

I think I might offer the guy $250 for the tranny and all parts associated with the manual conversion plus a few interior bits and a relay I need. It would be a gamble and a ton of work to remove it but I think it could be worthwhile.

Love how this guy lowered the wagon and put "good" wheels on it. NOT.

1987 Mercedes Benz 300TD wagon static slammed

HAHA "DADSWGN" - Priceless!
 

That squat job ain't really so BAD, providing the mods are good quality and not hackish. A little T:eek::eek: low for my tastes, but to each his own. And those are period correct BBS one piecers. Not uber-rare, though they've been known to fetch a few dollars. Does the 124 wagon have the same characteristics as the 123 when the SLS is deleted? I realize scootin that low has already just about destroyed ride quality, but say if it was standard height?

IMO the only turd quality is the rust. Maybe the reason he dropped it on the ground. Hehe

Gonna say 1500-1600 max. At minimum it's a driveable parts donor.

MBZ123

Not a Diesel... thankfully!

Mercedes Benz

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Sixto
87 300D

The back looks terrible, but I think the front and side actually look sort of cool