The $25k 1985 300D - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

#1 11-27-2003, 04:27 PM

I love my 85 300D, I would never sell it. But looking through the STAR today, I found a guy who is selling his with well over 200k on the clock for $25,000! That's right, 25 large! He says to call to hear all 25 reasons to buy the car... I don't care what the car looks like, maybe if it had 25,000 miles, but with over 200? What do all you guys think... Most of you get bent when you see a 240D with 15k on eBay go in the low teens, mid twenties should start a riot! LOL...

Hatterasguy · #2 11-27-2003, 05:05 PM

He is either just feeling the market, or crazy. Call him it might be interesting to listen to him, could be fun. Then offer him 2,500.

diesel don · #3 11-27-2003, 11:10 PM

I'd rather buy one with 200k instead of 25k.

Don

84300DT · #4 11-28-2003, 07:53 AM

well then randall, that would make ours worth ooh at least $15k wouldn't you say:p

and we can give 25 reasons why we would not sell ,hehe

seriously, that sounds insane!

BIGRED · #5 11-28-2003, 09:48 AM

He might be nuts or he did a complete restoration and is trying to see if he can sell it.

I have been pondering what someone would pay for a showroom condition, rebuilt from the ground up MB diesel. New engine and accessories, trans, suspension, interior, paint chrome etc with a 5 year 50,000 mile warranty. Might be a business opportunity in this world of plastic SUV junk.

(shrugs sholders)

Don

#6 11-28-2003, 10:15 AM

...thing is, a diesel W123 in great driving condition would more easily be worth $25k than some of the new stuff they want that much for.

...Duesenbergs which went for a few hundred dollars on late '40s used car lots now edge up near the million $ mark. They're still the same lovely machines, although when they were available cheaply owners would tend to relax and enjoy them more.

...the fact that I recently got a near-cherry stick '81 240D for $2,400 (plus another $1,200 to get it through state inspection) is just another reason to appreciate these rational and lovely cars. Philosopher Jeremey Bentham had a "calculus of pleasure" where the actual money cost of an object or experience rated rather low...the fact that I can get most of the cars I aspire to own (VW bugs, W123 diesels, lovely '41-'47 Packard Clippers) for $5k or under just adds to the enjoyment.

P.E.Haiges · #7 11-28-2003, 10:19 AM

He can ask anything he wants but the selling price, if he does sell it, will be determined by the buyer.

P E H

#8 11-29-2003, 01:03 AM

Maybe it's MercedesShowroom in disguise.

:p

turbodiesel · #9 11-29-2003, 12:58 PM

Found this in todays paper and almost jumped out of my seat.

300D '85 -4dr, sunroof, exc cond, 122k mi, $8950. 732-863-5303

gsxr · #10 11-29-2003, 01:42 PM

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Originally posted by Daimler300CD
Maybe it's MercedesShowroom in disguise.:p

ROTFL!! On a side note, someone on the MBZ email list went to see a one-owner '84 300D for sale, asking $1399. It was nice, he offered $1100 I think, the guy said he'd take "eleven four". OK, deal, counts out fourteen $100 bills. The seller looks confused and says "uh, those are hundreds." UH, yeah. Turns out the ad had a typo - asking price was $13,900!! HAHAHAHAA! They parted ways, both disappointed, with a comment to the seller that if he was offered anything north of $3500 he should grab it. Don't people look at NADA or KBB before advertising? Sheesh. I mean, this wasn't a custom car or restoration, just a plain ol' driver. I forget the miles, but it wasn't that low.

The guy wanting $25k is on crack unless it had 25k miles, fully serviced, always garaged, and never seen snow. At that point he might get a buyer if advertised in the DuPont Registry (probably at high teens, though). Just my $0.02...

#11 11-29-2003, 02:26 PM

speaking of MS. I was on the cars.com website and found an 87 190DT for sale by a guy in the FTL area. It sounded like a great car (1 senior owner, low miles (93K, I think), all records, etc...) So I decided to call about it on a Sunday afternoon. I was one day too late, the gentleman told me that he sold it to a Mercedes dealership in FTL the day before. He told me that he got his asking price without any problem (he was asking like $4950 or somewhere around there). Now, eariler that day (the day I called about the car), I was on AutoTrader.com and saw MercedesShowroom has a 87 190DT (remarkably similar to the one for sale). Knowing this, I got curious and asked the seller if he sold it to MercedesShowroom. He replied "yes! I did" how did you know? I told him about the ad they had on AutoTrader.com for $13,900.

BTW: They've had this 87 Cabernet 300D on their lot for what seems like 3 years now. Wonder why??

lietuviai · #12 11-29-2003, 02:53 PM

And at one point I actually ended up thinking that paying $2500 was too much for my '85 300DT with 212K and all of the service records from new....not anymore!

It's running great now and without any more mystery engine noises. They went away as mysteriously as they started.

gsxr · #13 11-29-2003, 04:04 PM

Wow. Another one that "got away". I've been eyeing that 87 300D they have, it's down to $10,900 asking price. Biggest killer for me is the price, and that it spent most of its life in Maryland (possible rust). Last time I talked to them (this summer), when asking $12,900, they said $9900 was the least they'd take. I'll wait for next summer I guess, I bet it won't be sold yet. Now if it had been 1 owner, full records, and from FL or CA since '87... mmm....

///alpinepower · #14 01-03-2004, 11:21 PM

Maryland is not a rusty state

coachgeo · #15 01-03-2004, 11:32 PM

it isnt.? Man the Old Datusn diesel I have that lived its whole life in Maryland/DC area sure dissagrees. Its a Nasty rust bucket. Everything in the area I saw looked like rust buckets.