| Jim Dandy |
04-20-2004 01:39 PM |
For anyone interested, I just looked at a fairly clean '85 300D in Oklahoma City. The odometer quit at 290K and the entire cluster was replaced (the owner has the original cluster). The head was worked on last year and the front end supension was completely replaced; he has receipts for all of this. The tires are only a few months old (Continentals) and the A/C was rebuilt and recharged two years ago.
The body is straight and the car hasn't been wrecked, however, there is a small amount of bubbling on the driver's side rear wheel well. The original owner had the car repainted soon after she bought it (the seller is the second owner); the original color was beige and it was repainted teal. Paint was done professionally and all underhood decals, stickers, etc., were re-applied (the orignal owner purchased the car as a replacement to a totaled 300CD which was teal).
Everything works on the car, all of the glass is in good shape and uncracked, unblemished, etc. The vacuum door locks were replaced last year (again, the seller has receipts for this). The interior shows some wear, but nothing unreasonable and nothing that can't be repaired or replaced without too much effort (the seller told me it was leather, but it's actually M-B tex).
Engine has a small oil leak, but nothing major, or at least not too out of the ordinary for an M-B.
I went and looked at the car on Sunday and took it for a spin for about half an hour by myself. The engine and transmission were very smooth and the car had no problem reaching 75 MPH on the turnpike and the cruise control was able to maintain it easily.
I was thinking very seriously of buying it, but I just can't justify another vehicle while living in town. I have no connection to the seller whatsoever, I saw his ad in the local newspaper and called. The condition seems good for the vehicle's age and the price seems reasonable. At any rate, if anyone else would like to check it out, the seller can be reached at 405-692-1551.
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