Interior is nearly perfect
running, driving car w/ some issues
email w/ parts requests

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what are the issues

poss cam pos sensor and the title

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Centrally located in North East Central Pa.

ah... If I was closer I'd just buy the whole car and figure out those issues.. I like a challenge

Still might be interested in the grille for the right price.
I will have the W124 wagon in my possession soon and will make a parts list.

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83 300TD (need rear wiper assembly dead or alive)
84 300SD Daily driver
85 300TD almost 400k miles and driven daily.
98 E300D *sold
86 300SDL *sold and made flawless 10 hour journey to new home.

I sent you a PM and email last night about possibly buying the whole car if you're interested in selling it whole.

I dont think he'll sell it whole.

FWIW, this interior is clean.

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83 300TD (need rear wiper assembly dead or alive)
84 300SD Daily driver
85 300TD almost 400k miles and driven daily.
98 E300D *sold
86 300SDL *sold and made flawless 10 hour journey to new home.

Actually we talked extensively about it, and I was just about ready to buy it until he looked under the car and realized it's 4matic, which I'm unfortunately not interested in.

I agree, the interior is really nice, and the rest of the car looks really nice as well. Hopefully somebody who's interested in a 4matic can save it from being parted.

Ok, cool. Yes, I agree this one should be saved, but someone looking for clean interior parts.....Gold Mine!

So what is undesirable about the 4matic?

Looking for the power antenna assembly.

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83 300TD (need rear wiper assembly dead or alive)
84 300SD Daily driver
85 300TD almost 400k miles and driven daily.
98 E300D *sold
86 300SDL *sold and made flawless 10 hour journey to new home.

From what I've gathered on the boards here and on the net, the early 4matic systems were prone to some issues that resulted in high repair costs. They can be alright if maintained properly and fervently, but it's tough to know just how well the system itself was taken care of, so even on a clean well-maintained car it can be a gamble.

Besides that, for me personally AWD isn't something I need or really desire. I live in Wisconsin, and even though we got quite a lot of snow here over the first half of winter this year, I only needed 4WD once, and that was because our first snowstorm was a 14" overnight dump, so it was too deep for me to get through in my little 91 Accord. The road crews are so efficient at removing snow that it's rare to ever have to really drive on it, except in cases like our first blizzard, and even then the roads were clear and/or drivable by that evening. Plus, our terrain is either flat or lightly rolling, so I don't have to worry about steep grades and/or lots of tight curves, which is where good AWD systems really shine.

Anyway, it's definitely a nice car. Hopefully somebody who can use it is able to save it. The title issue doesn't even sound all that major and should be a fairly simple remedy.

My 4matic was very well maintained, still looked and drove like new when I sold it 5 years old with over 100,000 miles. I maintained it meticulously.

However, that maintenance included twice removing and re-sealing the transfer case, back then it was (only) $3500 each time.

Maintenance isn't the only issue.

Cool system, but not cheap to keep IMO.

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Centrally located in North East Central Pa.

anyone

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"...let us put aside the blindness of mind of those who can conceive of nothing higher than what is known through the senses"
-Saint Gregory Palamas, ---Discourse on the Holy Transfiguration of Our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ


Centrally located in North East Central Pa.

I am looking for the link for the SLS control valve for my 87 124 wagon,connects to the ball on the arm of the control valve and the ball on a sway bar bracket,the link is missing from my car. PM me price and availability shipped to 33471. TIA Don

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