Regretfully considering selling my baby; I have a folder as thick as a phone book on all that I have done and spent on this car;

complete f/r suspension rebuild-all rubber,joints replaced, 4 bilstein comfort shocks. steering parts, driveshaft bearings, motor mounts, trans hoses, oil cooler hoses, a/c work, has R12, much much more

euro headlights, euro orange turn signals, body in great shape, no rust, por-15 in suspected areas, door window regulators with hd bushings, much much more

complete seat upgrade out of a 1990 w126, note rear seat headrest, seatback upgrades with leather pouch, all zebrano wood looks good, 4 new michelin primarcy MXVtires, 15 hole rims in great shape.

have a room full of spare parts also for this car

If needed i can list everything that has been done on this car, I have owned it for over 10 years now.

please make me an offer of what you think it is worth. so much money and love has gone into this car.

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1993 Mercedes Benz 300D 2.5 205K (ex wife's)
1984 Mercedes Benz 300SD 320K (SOLD)
2004 Mercedes Benz C240 75K
1995 GMC Sierra 2WD 5.7L 188K
1983 Mercedes Benz 300SD 239K (SOLD)
1987 BMW 325i 220K (SOLD FOR SALVAGE)

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I purchased the car in 2004 it had 312K on it, the engine and transmission is strong, have not had any head work (adj valves regularly), not needed. trans has had regular flush/filter changes. (torque converter too)

Values are all over the map for these cars. Some like Edmunds and KBB do not even go back that far. NADA has these ranging from $5900-$9500...lol...wth??.. good luck.... Auto trader has some listed from $4900-$6900. Ebay had a few about the same. I do not really know what it is worth in the open market, I guess it depends on buyer. You will not insult me with your opinon of value. Please share. Thank You.

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1993 Mercedes Benz 300D 2.5 205K (ex wife's)
1984 Mercedes Benz 300SD 320K (SOLD)
2004 Mercedes Benz C240 75K
1995 GMC Sierra 2WD 5.7L 188K
1983 Mercedes Benz 300SD 239K (SOLD)
1987 BMW 325i 220K (SOLD FOR SALVAGE)

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Looks like you have loved this car and it shows. The seats are not from a 1990 W126 though, in 89 they got the Gen II seats which are a different pattern than the ones in your car. The seats in your car are Gen I 88 and prior. Even though you have poured alot of money and time into the car it still has high miles. I would say the value is anywhere between 4-5k.

Keep it!

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2001 G500 (45k and counting)
1991 350SDL (211 and counting)
1998 C43 (50k) Silver/Black (sold)
1995 E500 (40k and counting) Pearl Black/Anthracite (sold)
1991 300CE (50k and counting) Silver/Black Cloth (sold)
1983 300D - 79k Classic White/Blue Leather
2002 E55 Obsidian Black/Black
1996 S600 Coupe - 75k Black/Black (traded)
1984 300D -145k (sold)
Silver Blue Metallic/ Blue Leather
1985 300D - 87k (sold)
Manganese Brown/ Palomino Leather
2005 E55, 50k(sold)
Flint Gray/Black

Hi Houston, I think your are in the area with $4000-$5000, I want to keep it but I have two other vehicles, not going to just give it away, I put blood seeat, tears and love, allot of time at junk yards, ebay, ect.

Seats are from an early 420sel, seat springs on fronts both have passenger springs of the new reinforced type. I had a time soldering the power seat plugs, they were not plug and play, had to study two separate wiring diagrams, thenm trial and error.

Car rides so good on the highway, with these seats/springs, new suspension components and Michilin Primarcy tires. I have a spare 2:88 rear diff I thought about putting in also to bring down the rpms.

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1993 Mercedes Benz 300D 2.5 205K (ex wife's)
1984 Mercedes Benz 300SD 320K (SOLD)
2004 Mercedes Benz C240 75K
1995 GMC Sierra 2WD 5.7L 188K
1983 Mercedes Benz 300SD 239K (SOLD)
1987 BMW 325i 220K (SOLD FOR SALVAGE)

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okay I guess I have to start somewhere. I will take $4000

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1993 Mercedes Benz 300D 2.5 205K (ex wife's)
1984 Mercedes Benz 300SD 320K (SOLD)
2004 Mercedes Benz C240 75K
1995 GMC Sierra 2WD 5.7L 188K
1983 Mercedes Benz 300SD 239K (SOLD)
1987 BMW 325i 220K (SOLD FOR SALVAGE)

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"Restored" is probably the word I would use.. more like maintained.

Houston,

You seem knowledgeable about cars. Please tell me what you think about this. I'm looking at a 1984 300 SD Turbo Diesel. The exterior is solid but the interior--dashboard, rear window motors, drive seat belt, console fixtures, and door looks and fixtures need to be replaced. Add to this, the odometer quit at lets say 97000. The car drives strong but I don't know the mileage.

The guy is asking $2,000 for it, and he says he has more than that in it. I know you aren't looking at the car, but what do you think about the price, given the problems I note?

Please see note below from SM from MS

Difference is my interior is almost perfect. The seats, zebrano wood, door panels, console, ect... easily add up to another $2000 assuming you can still find these parts in the crush yards, ebay or dealer.

Miles are nothing for these engines..they are tanks, can take 500k or more.

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1993 Mercedes Benz 300D 2.5 205K (ex wife's)
1984 Mercedes Benz 300SD 320K (SOLD)
2004 Mercedes Benz C240 75K
1995 GMC Sierra 2WD 5.7L 188K
1983 Mercedes Benz 300SD 239K (SOLD)
1987 BMW 325i 220K (SOLD FOR SALVAGE)

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bump and price update, I will consider any offers over $3000 for this car.

Thank you

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1993 Mercedes Benz 300D 2.5 205K (ex wife's)
1984 Mercedes Benz 300SD 320K (SOLD)
2004 Mercedes Benz C240 75K
1995 GMC Sierra 2WD 5.7L 188K
1983 Mercedes Benz 300SD 239K (SOLD)
1987 BMW 325i 220K (SOLD FOR SALVAGE)

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NC RUST FREE Car

Well maintained, restored and many upgrades. I have owned this car since 2004. Odometer at that time was 312,202. I have put about 38,000 miles since then. I have a folder as thick as a phone book on all that has been spent and done on this car. Most all of the work was done by me using the OE shop manuals and MB tools. I know every inch of this car. Rust free but for good measure used POR-15 on all suspected rust areas. This car has been in NC all its life. So much has been done and spent and have all reciepts to prove it. Front and rear-complete suspension rebuild, A/C works well and has R12, so many interior upgrades, Sony CD/MP3 player, new speakers, Bosch glass European headlights, much much more, I have spent countless hours in junk yards and ebay finding parts to restore this car. Nice car and rides so good on the highway. Decent gas mileage with the diesel engine. Miles showing are 353k, But miles are nothing on this cast iron tank of an engine since it has been well maintained.

New Parts

Engine mounts/shocks, transmission mount, shifter bushings, oil cooler lines, turbo drain line seals, exhaust hangers, steering damper, idle arm kit, guide rod balls joints, brake supports, guide rod bearing brackets, subframe bushings, rebuilt vacuum pump, inside/outside window brushes, window channels/runs, door checks, window gaskets, weatherstrip seals, engine shut off valves, lower ball joints, upper control arms, sway bar links/bushings, monovalve, heavy duty sliding window jaws, horn contact brushes, cruise control lever, combination lever, differential mount, sunroof seals, voltage regulator, ets, blower motor, condenser, a/c manifiold hoses, expansion valve, receiver/dryer, programa acc control unit, drive shaft flex disc, center support bracket, power steering hoses, AT cooler hoses, ignition switch, trailing arm bushings, coil spring pads, Bilstein comfort shocks, control arm bushings, strut rods, tie rods, center link, steering damper shock, idler arm, master cylinder, brake hoses, hood pad, cruise amp, 4-Michelin Primarcy MXV4 205/65/15 (the best tires for comfort)

Upgrades

Bosch euro headlights, euro orange turn signal lenses, added 3rd brake light (rare), recondition/ upgrade all door panels, upgrade arm rest, seals, zebrano wood, recondition bumpers/molding, legal rear window tint, 15” OE MB wheels, zebrano console box, Sony CD/MP3 player, 4 Pioneer speakers, monster cable speaker wire, rear deck lid without turbo diesel (have other deck lid also), Leather seat backs (instead of the ugly mesh) seats; swap rebuild/recondition from 89, passenger seat springs, rear seat headrest (rare), door moldings.



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On Jul-03-13 at 22:25:38 PDT, seller added the following information:
Spare Parts; I have allot of extra parts for this W126 like 2:88 differential, flex exhaust pipe, trunk lid, radiator, turbo, much more.

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1993 Mercedes Benz 300D 2.5 205K (ex wife's)
1984 Mercedes Benz 300SD 320K (SOLD)
2004 Mercedes Benz C240 75K
1995 GMC Sierra 2WD 5.7L 188K
1983 Mercedes Benz 300SD 239K (SOLD)
1987 BMW 325i 220K (SOLD FOR SALVAGE)

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I understand you've invested a lot in this car and maintained it nicely, but given that the engine has some high miles, would you be willing to post a video of a cold start and perhaps it idling at operating temperature? Maybe also an elementary oil-cap blow-by test as well?

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1983 300CDT -- 177K

I would be; I understand the cold start and idle video. Can you tell me how to do the oil cap blow by test and what video format to use to post here.

Thanks for your help

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1993 Mercedes Benz 300D 2.5 205K (ex wife's)
1984 Mercedes Benz 300SD 320K (SOLD)
2004 Mercedes Benz C240 75K
1995 GMC Sierra 2WD 5.7L 188K
1983 Mercedes Benz 300SD 239K (SOLD)
1987 BMW 325i 220K (SOLD FOR SALVAGE)

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Yeah, oil cap blow by ... just unscrew the oil cap while the engine is idling at operating temperature and then set the cap back on the oil filler hole but don't screw it back in. The amount of smoke and pressure in the crankcase passing through the filler hole is a decent (its' not a compression test) read of blow-by/engine strength etc., as long as the valves have been regularly adjusted. Also, do you have any under-hood pics?

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1983 300CDT -- 177K

How about some pictures of the new interior?

-J

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1991 350SDL. 230,000 miles (new motor @ 150,000). Blown head gasket

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