I (only) have 352,000 miles on my 85' mercedes. I think it could have been rebuilt, or not. I don't know, all I know is that it runs great, even better than my previous 300d with only 115,000 miles. I am thinking of selling it, if anyone wants it, give mme an offer. I am selling it on craigslist in spokane for $5,000 OBO.

The od stopped working at 208k but the PO had it for 2 years and it didn't work for her either. I'm thinking she has to have close to 230k. But the engine is running strong and she jumps a little out of first gear. But other then that it's a great car.

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98 Jetta TDI with grease car kit + veg-therm (totaled)
87 MB 300SDL running on B99 / greasecar kit + 30 fphe
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My 1984 300SD has 360,XXX miles on the original engine and transmission. The transmission is in suspiciously good shape though, I suspect a PO had it rebuilt. Is there any good way to tell whether or not this has been done?

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1984 300SD, 375XXX miles, Light Ivory w/ Palomino TEX

91 300D - original motor and tranny, no rebuilds (just normal maint).

Full service records avail on my Benz-Site (link in signature)

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I test drove some that had over 300K on the original engines and they were real dogs.

I've heard of the non-turbo engines, like the old 220/240D engines of going half a million miles. These turbo 300's seem to be more around the 300k as an average. Of course depends alot on how well it was taken care of.
Maybe someone else has more insight on this.

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past MB rides:
'68 220D
'68 220D(another one)
'67 230
'84 SD
Current rides:
'06 Lexus RX330
'93 Ford F-250
'96 Corvette
'99 Polaris 700 RMK sled
2011 Polaris Assault
'86 Yamaha TT350(good 'ol thumper)

81 300 SD 354000 miles (original engine 2nd transmission)
83 300 SD 270000 miles (original engine and transmission)
86 300 SDL 170000 miles (original engine and transmission)

My 84 300SD has an original engine/tranny at 177kmi, the 83 300D is also original at 240kmi.

84 190D (manufactured 20 years ago this month) has 373kmi with an original engine. A used 5 speed was put in at 343kmi as the input bearing on the old 5 speed went out.

the 84 190D runs the best of the group.

IMHO, any of the 616, 617, 617.9, 60x engines can run well into the 300kmi range and higher (my 190 runs no different at 373 kmi than it did at 273kmi). Each has its particularities, and weaknesses, but I think that the majority of it is in the care.

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'84 (11/83) 190D 2.2 5-Speed; Silver/Blue; Motor No. 00354, 402k mi (340+kmi mine)

'89 Porsche 911 Turbo Coupe; Black/Black; 53kmi
'05 BMW 530i 6-Speed; 302kmi
'19 Range Rover; 30kmi

When I sold my 300SDL at 321,000 the engine and transmission were original. Original head, too.

My 1985 300CD has 107,510 miles (Purchased 10/02 @ 93K)
My dads 1985 300D has about 148,000 miles (Purchased 2/00 @ 71K)
My brothers' 1987 190D 2.5 Turbo has about 164,000 miles (Purchased 7/00 @ 100K)
My other brothers' 1987 300D Turbo has about 230,000 miles (Purchased 6/99 @ 150K)

All are on their original engine and transmission.

Hey, JerryYoung- Do you have any photos of your 85 TDT? My dad had a Champagne 85 TDT and we sold in back in June of 2000. We owned it since about 50K miles and since 1987. We sold it with 209K. The guy we sold it to kept it for about 3 months and sold it on Ebay (one of those people who buys and sells to make profits.) We've recently came into contact with the current owner and may purchase it back sometime in the near future (if everything works out as planned). AFAIK, it has about 225K on it now. Not that bad of a mileage gap for over 3 years.


Oh yeah. We also had a 1984 190D 2.2 that my brother totalled in January 2000. I think it had 120K when we bought in 94 or 95. It was totalled with around 170K.

have a 94 124 e300 with 140k & 98 210 300 td with 117k
both cars superb & no problems

206k here - all orig.

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1984 300D Turbo - 231k....totalled 11/30/07 RIP

184K - original engine and tranny

pretty much no leaks, except for an injector right now

'84 300sd

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As of 2/2010:
2001 CLK55 0o\=*=/o0
13.6 @ 106mph
10K mi
1984 300SD
260K mi and going and going...
97 S600
46K miles
1991 Sentra SE-R (extremely dorked with)
www.se-r.net

1987SDl - just turned 324,000

Engine and tranny original. Engine and tranny perfect(will be tommorow anyway, after a bearing is replaced.

Has one more kink I need to fix before my cousin paints it, and that's find out why the sunroof moves so slow, and stops sometimes before closing with a littel help from me.

The only leak it had was from the power steeering box which was replaced.

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What bearing? I think the sunroof motor itself is weak which is causing the slow closing condition.