Hello
**PRICE DROP. $1700**
Sorry this has to be my first post. I've been lurking.
Selling my 1990 w124 chassis m103 motor 300E. 275k miles, was used as a trip car to California and back for many years. Its in great shape. Bought it from a friend, used it as a daily driver for my small 10 miles commute everyday. Has been great, extremely reliable. I've been a lot of time into cleaning and making this car superb. Still needs a few things, but it keeps on truckin!
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Good:
-Paint is in excellent shape. 2 weeks ago, I polished and buffed the entire car with my Griotts professional random orbital using professional grade KlearKote products.
-No dents or dings in the body. No rust. TN car all of its life
-Well maintained over the cars lifetime. Always taken to the same shop.
-Garage kept, and it shows
-Bridgestone all-season tires on great shape original wheels. 70% + tread life left
-Installed new thermostat and low temp auxillary fan (common problems)
-A/C works great. Recently serviced and charged
-Suspension is in good working order. Its starting to show its age though. Handles and corners well still, and no weird noises. 1 small rattle when you hit bumps but I think its an exhaust heat shield that is loose.
-Alpine CD player with motorized flip up face. Also removable. High end 3-4 years ago
-DTM tip exhaust. Doesnt look ricey, fits well. Professionally installed. Some would call this bad, didnt bother me. Has a reasonably low sound/rumble
-All original reading material. Owners manual etc. Original emergency kit.
-Rear automatic headrests work great.
-Transmission shifts and works very well. Never any issues or mis-shifts.
-Steering is firm at high speeds.
-Newer ignition system
-Newer coolant system, including recent coolant flush and refill. Radiator is only a couple years old, less than 10k miles
-All gauges on the dash work. All buttons work in the car. Except sunroof and rear windows.
-Crack in windshield. Needs replacement. Crack hasnt moved since I've owned the car, doesnt obstruct view.


Bad:
-On the hottest of days, car heats up more than I would call normal. Never overheats, and has been much better since the new thermostat and aux fan. This only happens with the A/C on though. Common problem.
-Could probably use a set of tie rods. Not dire though. Still drives great
-Starting to need new brake pads and rotors.
-Sometimes when starting the car, you have to hold the key in Starting position longer than normal to make it start. According to the manual, this isnt uncommon. This is my first Mercedes, so you be the judge.
-Rear speakers dont work. Im sure its because of the fader switch. I ran new wires back there but stopped the process because I wanted new speakers. Common problem
-Lights on the cluster do not work. Not sure why. They worked when I got it, and slowly multiple parts of hte interior lights started to go. Common problem apparently
-Center vents do not work but all others do. I blieve this to be a vacuum distribution block issue behind the glovebox. Common problem
-Rear windows dont roll down, not sure why. Fronts work great however.
-Sunroof does not work. I had to manually force it to close. It is sealing, and does not leak. Would recommend just sealing it shut for good. Too many plastic parts involved with the sunroof tray. Seems more trouble than its worth to keep it in working order.

Asking $2100 obo. Would be a great base for someone to do an AMG conversion onto, or just simply a set of Monoblocks and some lowering springs. It does not show its miles what so ever. Local only unless you fly yourself out and drive the car back home. I would imagine it would make a long distance trip just fine.

Title in hand. I think I'm the third owner. The original owner transferred to his daughters name. So technically, you'd be the third.

6156689006 text or call (leave voicemail if i do not answer please)
Or PM me

-David

Plates are TN, but phone number is CA. Which and where? Location will help your ad immensely.

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615 is a Nashville, TN area code. My exact zip code is located underneath my username. Not sure where the confusion comes from. But I guess I could have made it more clear in the post. Thanks for pointing that out.

Edit: Went ahead and updated my Location to my city instead of zip.

David - any interior shots?

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No, sorry, I dont. Car is at home. Ive been driving the E36 lately because it has bike racks.
The interior is very nice though. Very clean, mats are in great shape. When I got the car, the PO had been using these all weather mats over top of the factory mats so everything is in great shape. The only thing I can think of interior wise that is in not-so-great shape is the little bolsters that cover the seat belt area for the front seats. The vinyl has pulled off and looks like it was half ass re-glued on. Doesnt look horrible, but definitely not clean looking how I like things to be. The wood trim in the center console is cracking, but not nearly as bad as most that I've seen. If you're interested in the car, shoot me an email and I will provide you pictures.

Nice looking car. Looks just like the '92 300D we just picked up a few weeks ago and it appears that we're pretty close neighbors!! Good luck with the sale!

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*1985 300CD, 214K miles, Pearl Black/Palomino MB Tex-Stuck in FL
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Haha! Wow, does look the same. Howdy neighbor!

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Price is negotiable. Will add interior and engine bay shots today. If the price is not on par with the description, please let me know. I tried to price it at fair market value.
Im a BMW guy just trying to sell a Benz.

Edit: Added more pictures to the original post.

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Dropped price. $1700.
Also added a euro plate I had lying around

It looks like it's missing the bridge piece from the front grill to the air housing intake (which, on mine, also has the air temp sensor attached to it). I have a '91. Is this a design difference?

The ambient temperature sensor and bracket is actually in tact in the pictures above. Its sort of right behind the license plate bracket. Must be a design difference?


Either way, car is SOLD

Thanks for the replies guys.

Congrats. Sweet looking vehicle...all issues are stuff you can fix on thru this forum. She looked sweet. What did you get in her place?

Indeed. Fixed a few things because of information from this forum. The other Mercedes forums are a cesspool of white collar non DIY'ers.

I picked up another 1991 BMW 325i sedan.