O.K. , I'm in So. Cal. and looking at beater 300TD's for hauling our Foster kids 'round in . turbo is a must .

Most $700.00 ~ $2,000. TD's are rusty thrasher junkers , pre turbo to add injury to insult .

I'm a Mechanic and can fix one up over time but I cannot afford to purchase a nice one for $7K all at once (more's the pity as there's scads of those here) .

Anyways , any comments or offerings ? . I have cash in hand and expect to drive one home , repair the usual stuff : HVAC , tires , shocks , seats etc. , etc. but I'd rather not buy one that smokes like a train ,my Coupe does that already although it runs *tits* , hauls ass and gets 27 MPGs . (only 500 miles per quart of oil tho' )

Light colors are a plus , any leads appreciated ! .

TIA ,

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-Nate
1982 240D 408,XXX miles
Ignorance is the mother of suspicion and fear is the father

I did then what I knew how to do ~ now that I know better I do better

Any interest in this wagon?

Zach may part with it for the right price. He drove it from here to Sunny So-Cal. $23,000 in service records.

Gone and done it again... Introducing my new CWC candidate

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1985 500SL Euro w/ AMG bits 130k
1984 300SD Turbodiesel 192k
1980 240D Stick China 188k
2001 CLK55 AMG 101k
2007 S600 Biturbo 149k Overheated Project, IT'S ALIVE!!!

Yes .

I goofed and responded to the original post about ROTchester .

Can you have Zach contact me ? .

TIA ,

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-Nate
1982 240D 408,XXX miles
Ignorance is the mother of suspicion and fear is the father

I did then what I knew how to do ~ now that I know better I do better

I'm not close but I do have a wagon available if Rotchester doesn't work out. 3rd row seat also.
As a funny aside, it even has Rotchester's original front seats in it. Awesome seats!!!!
Here was the seat swapping party....

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Jimmy L.
'05 Acura TL 6MT
2001 ML430 My Spare

Gone:
'95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black
'85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White
'80 240D 154K "China" Scar engine installed
'81 300TD 240K "Smash"
'80 240D 230K "The Squash"
'81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John

I left him a message. Its been a great wagon for him, but I remember him mentioning one of his uncles having a spare car he can have.

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1985 500SL Euro w/ AMG bits 130k
1984 300SD Turbodiesel 192k
1980 240D Stick China 188k
2001 CLK55 AMG 101k
2007 S600 Biturbo 149k Overheated Project, IT'S ALIVE!!!

I'm interested , especially if it's not rusty .

Travel to TEXAS is great , that's where I found my first ('78 ) 300CD whilst on vacation driving to Louisiana right after Katrina , bought it then had to drive TWO old Mercedes Diesels on to La. and then back home again , no worries . send me pics and particulars OFF LIST please .

I appreciate ALL LEADS ! .

I know money is tight right now but I actually have cash and will use whatever Wagon I get for it's intended purpose and cherish & maintain it .

I'm not only a DieselHead but also a Journeyman German Car Mechanic.

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-Nate
1982 240D 408,XXX miles
Ignorance is the mother of suspicion and fear is the father

I did then what I knew how to do ~ now that I know better I do better