I bought this as a project, but I won't be able to go any further with any more repairs so I'll put it up for sale. I have only had it a little over a month. If it don't sell, I will likely be parting it out. Car is located in Herkimer, NY 13350. Thanks, Todd.

Link to Craigslist ad:http://utica.craigslist.org/cto/958157449.html

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'83 300D 198,000mi Howard
'03 Saturn Vue CVT 75,000mi(wifeys)

Sold!! Thanks.

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'83 300D 198,000mi Howard
'03 Saturn Vue CVT 75,000mi(wifeys)

I guess I should have said "sale pending" like Jimmy did.

Attention MERC Master, please respond to my pm's or E-mail!!!!!!!

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'83 300D 198,000mi Howard
'03 Saturn Vue CVT 75,000mi(wifeys)

Certainly not to rub it in, but mine is now official.....

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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

Congrats Jimmy! I hope i end up having the results you did.

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'83 300D 198,000mi Howard
'03 Saturn Vue CVT 75,000mi(wifeys)

This car is still for sale. Asking $900. For parts or fix up. I did check it out a little more and found that there may be a head gasket problem. There seems to be some excessive pressure on the cooling system. No oil in coolant, no coolant in the oil, and no unusual smoke, just the excessive pressure. There are also a couple of spots on the subframe that appear to have been repaired. Photos of this can be seen in my Photobucket account.

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'83 300D 198,000mi Howard
'03 Saturn Vue CVT 75,000mi(wifeys)

Bump. I got an offer for $1250 but I would need to haul it down to the Philly area.

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'83 300D 198,000mi Howard
'03 Saturn Vue CVT 75,000mi(wifeys)

still for sale? your links are dead

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1982 300CD Turbo (Otis, "ups & downs") parts for sale
2003 TJ with Hemi (to go anywhere, quickly) sold
2001 Excursion Powerstroke (to go dependably)
1970 Mustang 428SCJ (to go fast)
1962 Corvette LS1 (to go in style)
2001 Schwinn Grape Krate 10spd (if all else fails)

Link to ad fixed

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'83 300D 198,000mi Howard
'03 Saturn Vue CVT 75,000mi(wifeys)

Do you have any history on the car? Im interested but a couple things bug me, 1st, since its a german euro car, the speedo should be in km, not miles. second at 140K miles the differential should be fine, same with the cv boots.
How do you know the cooling system is building too much pressure, is it blowing hoses, or overheating.

Do you have any pics of the jack points.

Im interested.

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1984 Euro 300SDC, (4spd standard)
1986 Toyota Landcruiser Diesel HJ60 5spd X2

Gone but not forgotten (some sold, some stripped)
1983 300 SD, 1985 300 SD, 1983 240D, 1986 300 SDL, 1985 300 SDL, 1983 300 D, 1984 300 D, 1985 300SD, 1987 300 SDL, 1983 300 SD, 1985 300 TD Euro, 1983 380SEC, 1990 300 D, 1987 300D, 1982 300D, 1982 300D, 1994 E420, 1987 300 TD, 1987 300 D, 1984 300 D

Thanks for inquiring. I have no history on the car. This is the US Euro version. I can tell you the diff isn't fine but the car can be driven. It clunks when put in gear and when you go between accelerating and decelaerating. Cooling system I'm not 100% sure about. The upper radiator hose gets pretty firm in a couple of minutes and it may be pushing a little bit of vapor past the radiator cap. I drove the car about 5 miles yesterday. It didn't overheat. It does have a road whine noise at speed.(tires, carrier bearing???) . I've tried to disclose everything about the car that I know but please understand, I have owned the car for 2 months but I never put it on the road and have driven it less than a few miles. I have an offer of $1250 but I would have to drive it down to Philly wich I may do. I would prefer someone come pick it up, and sell for $900. Price is firm, I already dropped $500 from the price. Thanks, Todd

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'83 300D 198,000mi Howard
'03 Saturn Vue CVT 75,000mi(wifeys)

Hi, you mention rust on the door, is there any other significant rust? Specifically jack holes, floors, rockers, lower part of front fenders, and perhaps the area under the battery, usually visible from underneath.

Thanks

See links in post #11 for those areas. It was rusted under the battery tray but I repaired that with fiberglass and epoxy. Battery tray was replaced.

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'83 300D 198,000mi Howard
'03 Saturn Vue CVT 75,000mi(wifeys)