Since I'd never owned an OM617, I thought it was about time. Picked up an 84 300D, Anthracite Grey on Black, 262k miles, overall good condition, for what I think was a reasonable price. I'm sure I'll be pestering JB3 and Quahog for some local advice. Anyway, I'll try to post a pic or two tomorrow.

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14 E250 Bluetec "Sinclair", Palladium Silver on Black, 153k miles
06 E320 CDI "Rutherford", Black on Tan, 171k mi, Stage 1 tune, tuned TCU
91 300D "Otis", Smoke Silver, 142k mi, wastegate conversion

19 Honda CR-V EX 61k mi
Fourteen other MB's owned and sold
1961 Very Tolerant Wife

Sounds pretty sweet.. Very rare colour combo I must mention. Looking forward to some pics. Let me ask.. What does the wife think???

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Only diesels in this driveway.
2005 E320 CDI 243k Black/Black
2008 Chevy 3500HD Duramax 340k
2004 Chevy 2500HD Duramax 220k

Someone else mentioned the rare color combo as well...one of the reasons I pulled the trigger.

Wife is fine with the extra car...as long as I sell it after fussing with it for six months or so. I think she's come to the conclusion that messing around with extra cars is more likely to keep me out of trouble than get me into trouble!

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14 E250 Bluetec "Sinclair", Palladium Silver on Black, 153k miles
06 E320 CDI "Rutherford", Black on Tan, 171k mi, Stage 1 tune, tuned TCU
91 300D "Otis", Smoke Silver, 142k mi, wastegate conversion

19 Honda CR-V EX 61k mi
Fourteen other MB's owned and sold
1961 Very Tolerant Wife

she will know where you are

come down to Island Park sometime & we can swap knowledge

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1991 300D

My 85 was anthracite on black text with cloth only because I swapped in that interior. I wish I could get that car back. I miss it.

I am curious, is the black interior leather? My hunch is that if someone wanted a black interior they would have ordered it in leather. Sounds like an elegant combination.

And what color is the pin striping?

My 85 300D is Anthracite Gray with MB Tex Palomino interior and the pin striping matches the interior.

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85 300D 75K Anthracite Grey 0-60 in 13 seconds **For Sale**
84 300D 333K Black (The Velveteen Rabbit) 0-60 in 14 seconds
00 Toyota Sienna 208K (Sold)
15 Subaru Outback 43K
11 Subaru Outback 67K
98 Ford Taurus 100K (Gertie - Was Grandma's - drove it to church and shopping - really) Daughter's car now.
30 Model A Ford 2 Door Sedan (Sold) 0-60 in . . . Never reached 60

I once had an '83 D in Anthracite gray with black interior. Come to think of it, I have had several 'Benzs with weird/rare color combos. My first 'Benz was an '82 CD- Signal red with black interior. I also had an '85 CD that was ALL BLACK. Yes, the interior, exterior, inside the trunk, and even the tires!

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All Diesel Fleet
1985 R107 300SLD TURBODIESEL
2005 E320 CDI (daily)

LOTS of parts for sale!


EGR block kit
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/355250-sale-egr-delete-block-off-plate-kit.html

1985 CA emissions 617 owners- You Need This!
Sanden style A/C Compressor Mounting Kit for your 616/ 617 For Sale + Install Inst.

Sanden Instalation Guide (post 11):
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/367883-sanden-retrofit-installation-guide.html

Can't wait to see it! If it is leather that would be even sweeter!

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Is there a way to tell for certain from the data card whether it's leather?

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14 E250 Bluetec "Sinclair", Palladium Silver on Black, 153k miles
06 E320 CDI "Rutherford", Black on Tan, 171k mi, Stage 1 tune, tuned TCU
91 300D "Otis", Smoke Silver, 142k mi, wastegate conversion

19 Honda CR-V EX 61k mi
Fourteen other MB's owned and sold
1961 Very Tolerant Wife

You can probably tell by sight or feel

usually the leather is damaged vs mbtex which is a timeless material. The Leather does not last near as long unless someone was very particular about its maintenance.

The leather might show stiffness and cracking in areas, especially on the driver seat, especially at that age

Post a pic and we can begin bickering

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Washed, waxed, vacuumed, and a full tank of fuel. Here are a couple of pics.

I think it's leather.

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14 E250 Bluetec "Sinclair", Palladium Silver on Black, 153k miles
06 E320 CDI "Rutherford", Black on Tan, 171k mi, Stage 1 tune, tuned TCU
91 300D "Otis", Smoke Silver, 142k mi, wastegate conversion

19 Honda CR-V EX 61k mi
Fourteen other MB's owned and sold
1961 Very Tolerant Wife

Looks like Leather

Yep Yep; I'd say it's leather.
Very nice; good for you!

with your ad-writing chops, you'll have no trouble unloading it when the time comes- thats a pretty picture.

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1991 300D

Wowza. Nice one. It's a looker.

How do you like the car? It's funny that you've been in the Mercedes diesel community for so long and yet have never owned a W123 turbodiesel .

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1982 300SD -- 211k, Texas car, tranny issues ____ 1979 240D 4-speed 234k -- turbo and tuned IP, third world taxi hot rod

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