**Deposit received today. Car is sold pending full payment.**


Selling a 1998 Mercedes E300 Turbo Diesel which I purchased from another club member in 2007. I am the 3rd owner.

I am selling because we are thinking of getting a new car.

The car is in good condition and I have been averaging ~28 mpg overall and about 600 miles per tank.

It has White exterior with blue MB-Tex interior, front power seats, power locks, windows, sunroof, automatic climate control.

VIN# is WDBJF25F4WA622260

Additional options on this car above standard include:

* COMAND navigation system with fiber optic cables, installed by the previous owner. (this was not available as an option on the 1998 model)
* Driver's side Orthopedic seat
* Xenon Headlights
* Bose stereo
* Headlight washers
* RocketChip Stage 1 (should be about 200 hp and 300 lb/ft of torque)

Comes with a second set of wheels with Winter tires (Michelin Pilot Alpins, with 17,064 miles on them) .

Standard set of wheels has General UHP Summer tires with ~15,000 miles on them.

Current miles is ~217k. Have records since I bought it with 172k miles. Since taking ownership the oil has been changed every 5k miles with a synthetic. Most service has been done by European Auto Solutions in Waltham, MA. The first service was with Foreign Motors West in Natick, MA which scared me with their sky high service prices.

The following items have been serviced and/or replaced while in my care:

* May '07
o Replaced fuel lines
* July '07
o Replaced numerous light sockets
* September '07
o Replaced Xenon bulbs
* December 07
o Front wheel bearings repacked
o Front brakes replaced
* February '08
o Replaced Transmission ETC connector
o Transmission fluid
o Front Sway bar links
o Fuel O-rings and pressure valve seals
o Glow plug Harness
o Catalytic converter
o Muffler replaced with glass pack (a little bit louder now)
* June '08 Service B, 190,280 miles
* October '08, Service A, 195,144 miles
o New Front Tow hook cover
o All new glow plugs except #2 which was stuck
* December '08
o #2 glow plug extracted and replaced
* January '09
o New Driver's side Mirror,old one was leaking
o New fuel cap
o New Battery, Mercedes OEM from roadside assistance
* March '09, 198,862 miles
o New Starter
o Replaced Battery vent hose
* April '09, Service A, 200,145 miles
* June '09
o Replaced cabin air filter
o Replaced Cabin charcoal filters
o New A/C condenser, receiver, dryer, and pressure switches
o Auxiliary fan belt
o New rear pads, rotors and sensors
* August '09, Service A, 205,102 miles
o rear muffler developed hole, replaced with 18" glasspack
o Driver's power controls failed, replaced control module
o New Passenger side rear view glass, old one was cloudy
* September '09, TDIFest,
o Dent Wizard removed a bunch of dings and polished the headlight lenses
o Replaced underhood insulation which was crumbling
* November '09, Service A, 210,338 miles
o Replaced engine Air Filter
o Replaced driver's side rear turn signal socket
o Auxiliary belt tensioner shock
* December '09, 213,133 miles
o Rear driver's side door lock stopped working, fixed vacuum tube
* April 2010, Service B, 214,989 miles
o Replaced Motor and transmission mounts
o Replaced Alternator

Please note in the pictures that the car has buttons for heated seats but these are non-functional! The car does NOT have heated seats. The surround was changed when the GPS COMAND system was installed.

The car has a wonderful drive and is extremely smooth. You can cruise all day at 80 mph and arrive relaxed at your destination. I have heard that you can get ~38 mpg if you keep your speeds low, like around 60 mph but I do not have the patience for it.

Note that the car comes equipped with a 6 cd changer in the trunk, but it keeps jamming and I have about given up on trying to make it work. The COMAND system supposedly can be fitted with a 3.5 mm plug for media devices. I have bought most of the parts to fit it, but never got around to actually doing it. You may need an extra wire and male pin to get everything working.

There are some cracks in the dashboard but this is a common problem on these cars.

There is some rust on the trunk near the keyhole and some on the wheel wells. I have cleaned up the some of larger spots and applied POR-15 to stop the rust from spreading.

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Looking for $7,900 or best offer.

Let me know if I have left out any information. Please contact me via forum email or private email wwi at aol.com, I also have an aol IM screen name of wwi if you want to ask questions "live".

Thanks for reading my post.

Price dropped to $7,900.

***Sold *** Thanks for looking