A huge thanks goes out to the general spirit of this forum which is to help each other. I needed someone to step up to the plate and check out an ebay car for me. TXBill did so which gave me more confidence to bid. So I landed a great MB last night and can't wait to get it for my wife who really enjoys the 300D-T. [item #1826422924 if you care to look]

Hey.....anytime you southern guys need a rust bucket checked out, give us Michigan guys a call and we'll be glad to help.

Don

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DAILY DRIVERS:
'84 300DT 298k (Aubrey's)
'99.5 Jetta TDI IV 251k (Julie's)
'97 Jetta TDI 127k (Amber's)
'97 Jetta TDI 186k (Matt's)
'96 Passat TDI 237k (Don's
'84 300D 211k Mint (Arne- Undergoing Greasecar Conversion)

SOLD:
'82 240D 229k (Matt's - Converted-300DT w/ 4 speed

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1826422924&r=0&t=0&showTutorial=0&ed=1021258086&indexURL=0&rd=1

That does look nice....

car!!

I actually saw that one...looked very nice and had me drooling.

Good luck with her, and please stick around.

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2001 VW Jetta TDI, 5 speed, daily driver
1991 Ford F-350, work in progress
1984 Ford F-250 4x4, 6.9l turbo diesel, 5 speed manual
Previous oilburners: 1980 IH Scout, 1984 E-350, 1985 M-B 300D, 1979 M-B 300SD, 1983 M-B 300D
Spark-free since 1999

Yup, that looks like a real beauty. Nice color too, it's a little darker than china blue. The only thing I don't care for is the window tint.

Seems that every 300D I look at up here in Jersey is a real dog. I just looked at another today, 290K, ice blue, the guy used it for his air conditioning business, there was alot of parts in the back seat scraping everything up, and it looked like someone exploded a peice of sheetrock in there, dust everywhere. On top of that, he wired a switch into the climate control system to turn the blower on and off. Some people have no respect for these cars and just treat them like the workhorses they are.

Enough of my rambling, good luck with your new beauty!

Congratulations, Don.

I liked the color.

Thanks for the support everyone. As for "turbodiesel", I also enjoy your description of what cars look like inside. "Explosion...." lol

Don

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DAILY DRIVERS:
'84 300DT 298k (Aubrey's)
'99.5 Jetta TDI IV 251k (Julie's)
'97 Jetta TDI 127k (Amber's)
'97 Jetta TDI 186k (Matt's)
'96 Passat TDI 237k (Don's
'84 300D 211k Mint (Arne- Undergoing Greasecar Conversion)

SOLD:
'82 240D 229k (Matt's - Converted-300DT w/ 4 speed

Nice. Congrats. I feel some more envy coming on! 'Course there's no way I can have them all. 'Good to see others enjoying them, too.

Almost identical to the 1980 300D non turbo I looked at yesterday. Interesting shade of blue. I'm in a quandry right now as I really have to restarain myself, especially since they are only asking $1900 OBO and the car only has 115K. I don't think the drive can handle any more rides right yet and I don't want to sell any.

Oh well, until then I'll breathe diesel fumes vicariously through you . Looks like a nice one.

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Mike Tangas
'73 280SEL 4.5 (9/72)- RIP
Only 8,173 units built from 5/71 thru 11/72

'02 CLK320 Cabriolet - wifey's mid-life crisis

2012 VW Jetta Sportwagon TDI...at least its a diesel

Non illegitemae carborundum.

GO DON! Sounds like you are officially an addict. I hope it is an awesome ride.

later,

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Current stable......
17' Rogue SV 70k
11’ Saab 9-5 NG 94k
10’ e550 4matic 185k

sold
02' e320 210k
00' e430 167k
01' e320 171k (regret sale)
91' 300d 2.5t 300k (sold to ecoofidaho)
79' 240d 177k (old yellow my avatar)
87' 300d 169k (junk but fast)
85' 300tdt 261k (RBM parts delivery)
85' 300dt 68k (one owner cream puff)
82' 240d 250k
84' 300dt 198k (sold to diesel don)
91' 190e 2.3 61k
88' 260e 140k

A 300D for 115K for $1900? Your right, you shouldn't buy it. (whats thier number?)