I bought a 190D 2.5 turbo diesel last night. The title says 1986 and the build date is 5/86. I thought they were produced in 1987 ONLY. It has 150K, gold, and is automatic. It probably will be an Ebay car. I have a 300D 2.5 turbo diesel and it is strong running. I imagine the 2.5 in a 800 lb. lighter car should really perform. Ernie

The VIN should be decodable to tell you the model year according to the manufacturer.

You can go to Google and search on "Mercedes VIN decoder".

You can also go directly to this site:

http://www.mbnz.org/modelguide/

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1982 300D at 351K miles
1984 300SD at 217K miles
1987 300D at 370K miles