1985 300sd with 202k. I bought it this summer with dreams of going veggie. Currently driving it in town with the windows down (AC broke). Runs and drives fine, but needs TLC. Anyone in Columbus, OH want to give me an opinion on what I should tackle first? Free beer will be provided. Contact me directly if you want to help.

Chris

It's been almost three years since I participated on this forum, and it's good to be back!
We bought an '85 300SD Dark silver with grey leather interior, heated memory seats, very nice.
Bought it from the original owners son with 253,000 KM's on the clock. Sold in 1985 in Calgary at Lonestar Mercedes.
Has a little cancer starting in the rear drivers wheel opening, needs sunroof seal, back glass seal, driver's seat bottom springs, crack in the dash, new wood paneling kit throughout (sat outside on Vancouver Island for a year, moisture 'popped' all the wood), shocks, has Euro headlights but drivers side has eaten too many rocks!!
Other than these minor problems, the car is mint.
My wife is using it as a daily driver, and we're getting 770kms to the tank on average! I think the tank is a 75L.

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'85 300SD 'Otto' new to us Sept. '07
'82 300SD 'Jurgen' (July '06 fan shaft broke, toasted rad, 3am in the morning 60km from home, walked 16km hitchhiking.... )
'70 SS Chevelle (finally back on my property, in the shop on stands)



"The thinking required to solve a problem cannot be the same thinking used to create it!"-Einstien

Thought I'd add my new baby...
1983 300TD with 431,000 miles on the ORIGINAL engine and transmission...No blowby or tranny slips. The SD was professionally maintained by a Mercedes mechanic in central California. Interior was replaced with the interior from a newer SDL. Paint is absolutely horrible, but the interior is perfect. Even the original R-12 A/C works!!! PS, it has snow tires on the back...Thus the bunt-cake rims... Bought it for $1000 and some labor...lol

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1983 300TD 315k miles - Work "truck"
1983 300SD 431k miles
1998 VW Jetta TDi 194k miles
Heartless Libertarian

I picked up my 1985 300SD in July of '06. She has 265,000 miles and some rust but I have been gradually repairing all the little things and I plan on keeping her till she dies. My son is 9 and loves the old girl and told me he wants it for his first car.

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'85 300SD 265k
'05 Passat TDI Wagon
Uniontown, OH

Well ,you can count me in I have one fully restored from the ground up, have many pictures that I have been intending to post here, I also have one in my shop now getting a total restore with a few new quirks ,Customer wanted the fuse box updated so that is what he got I'll send some of those too,give a day or two and I will post them, my body is in Rhode Island but my soul is in Georgia. Jerry

I love to drive this car.
Kevin

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I have one '82 300SD, wife's car, we bought it new in mid-1982 at Stephenson Motors (the then-MB dealer) in Dallas and she's driven it for over 260K - around 10K a year. Needs paint - too many years in the Texas sun, but other than that, it's perfect - all books and records from day one and everything works. We'll get it painted this summer - same metallic silver gray with gray leather.

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Houston, Texas
1984 300CD 235K miles, Elvira, one owner
1987 300TD 180K miles
1974 TR6 78K miles Sarah Jane, one owner
OBK #27

hey Guy, post some pics of that interior!
some shots of the car would be nice too!

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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread
"as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do!

My drivers:
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 560SL convertible
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
2005 Dodge Sprinter 2500 158"WB
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!

Newest SD owning member here. 1983, 296K Not bad for a new england car.
Looking forward to getting more tips from other owners/repairerz.

CSC

Hey dude i am soo F*cking happy today!! i got a new W126
82' Burgundy with tan interior 400K km's needs TLC but it looks great!!!! it allready has Euro lights!!!!!! it had been sitting for a year, but it started right up at the 3rd compression i was amazed. ooh yeah for the record i got 2 W126's 300SD's now the 84' is coming out the storage soon. i cant wait to drive it while the 82' is getting a make over, ill get pics soon in like a week or so!

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1991 560SEL AMG "Jap spec"
1989 560SEL Euro spec

1981 300SD. Purchased in 1984. 255,000 miles. New transmission at 125K (about 1991) and new AC (about 2001). Nothing else. Runs like new; looks very good inside and out. About 18-20 MPG in town. All records since car was purchased new in 1981.

My 1984 300SD, Mi 279,232, Matallic smokey grey. Name Little Demon pic at signature

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Current Garage
2008 Mercedes GL320 CDI 188k mi Repair/Work in progress
1994 S350 160k mi Garage Queen & prepping for repairs
2005 E320 CDI 203k mi Healthy & Daily Driver
1994 S350 357k mi Retried as parts car
1984 300TD 214k mi Blown OM617 Poss OM603 Swap??

Sold
1987 300SDL 200K+
1994 S320 181K mi
2008 E320 Bluetec 127k mi
1999 S420 130K mi
1980 240D 360k mi
15+ Others that has come, stay and gone

GONE, BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
1995 E320 SE 220k mi
1984 300SD 350k mi

just picked up a clean 79 300DS 116 with only 154,000 miles, Love it!!

have a 1983 mercedes 300sd just purchased 4 weeks ago oriental red

well new to me 1979 116 300sd . Nice rig 210,000 with 67k on rebuilt motor.
runs like a watch