http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-300-Series-1987-Mercedes-Benz-300SDL-Turbo-Diesel-ONLY-88000-miles-/260687668924?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item3cb23226bc#ht_500wt_1182

No affiliation; ugly color scheme in my opinion, but seems like a damn good price for 88,000 miles on an 87 diesel.

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1987 560SEL (210,000 miles)

looks great. i had a 85 300SD smoke silver but had the maroon interior.

BUT.. i bought 86 560SEL w/53K miles a few years back. looks beautiful.

HOWEVER, do not think that because it has low miles, it's low cost.

TIME is as much an enemy as mileage if not more. based on the mileage history this car has not been driven but 2,000 miles in 7 years!!

you will for sure be spending $$ on it, particularly anything rubber. i.e. suspension parts.

not saying don't buy it ( i would for sure if i was in the market) but be prepared and remember it's still a 24 year old car.

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R Martin
Dallas, TX (Addison)

86 560SEL, 128K

I'm definitely not patient enough to own an older diesel anyways; not when it comes to getting up to speed at least. Perfect for someone well versed in the ways of a Mercedes diesel, and willing to sort through all those rubber hoses and oddments though.

As for 560's I just need to replace my air intake plenums and I'm finished with EVERYTHING rubber aside from the rear suspension pressure accumulators, which haven't gone yet, surprisingly.

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1987 560SEL (210,000 miles)

I never understood why black leather was/is so desirable. Unless it's winter, if the thing as parked in the sun, you can hardly touch anything in it until it cools off. Read: Serious-insta-assburn. Very nice looking car, though.

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1989 300E 144K

I've always liked Blue exterior with a grey ,palomino, saddle or mushroom interior myself. Gives them sort of a timelessly classy vibe.

These cars are way too big to have that much black leather everywhere, but thats only my opinion.

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1987 560SEL (210,000 miles)

Looks like a tobacco interior.

Personally, I like black interiors, have had many colors and believe black to be the best looking. Tinted glass works wonders, you can get some very good IR reflective tints that don't darken much.

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Gone to the dark side

- Jeff

Unless the price stays "$6,600.00" there's no way of knowing whether the final price is a da#n good price or not. The auction has 4-days or so to go.

"Brazil Brown" interior??? Where'd the seller come up, scratch that, dream-up that one???

A diesel teaches you that there are important things in life than being in front.
And it help with wheel spin control on my 400e.

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08 R320 CDI current

Past
95 E420
87 300D Turbo 5spd
90 300TE
83 300SD
85 300TD
92 400E
85 190D

As well as pockets full of cash - because you don't spend it at the fuel pumps.

Not to mention that black shows all dust like crazy.

When gas prices were really bad a few years ago, and I had just joined this wonderful forum, I was contemplating trading with a man I met at a gas station; 560 for a 350 with all options (Aside from travel computer).

Little did I know it was the legendary rod bender, as I was seriously going to trade had it not been for that piece of info

I don't like being quick, but I like the ability to go fast should I need to. If that makes ANY sense at all.

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1987 560SEL (210,000 miles)

Makes A LOT of sense.......a 2005 E320 CDI will do an easy 140 mph - ungoverned.

I'd like to know what my '99 300 ETD will do, but I'm not foolhardy enough to drive above 80 mph on public highways/streets. I've heard from a friend that it'll do 100 mph, before you can say Farfagnoogun....

*You were fortunate to not have bought that '90s something 350 diesel.

I wish they'd sell those darn new S-Klasse diesels here; not that I have nearly enough money/income to afford one now, but they'd make a nice graduation gift to myself in 10 years.

It was a sweet 350SDL too; 1991, Anthracite on Mushroom, 2+2 seating, rear sunshade, orthopedic seats. If I could have bought that and transplanted my 5.6 into it I would have been in heaven.

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1987 560SEL (210,000 miles)

I am not sure there are any 350sdl's with the original engine anymore. Maybe a few though.

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08 R320 CDI current

Past
95 E420
87 300D Turbo 5spd
90 300TE
83 300SD
85 300TD
92 400E
85 190D

There seems to be several diesel-powered cars MB distributes. I agree - too bad we don't have a better selection of them in the U.S.