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1982 Orient Red W123 240D/4 speed
Well, after years of lusting after w123's and some coercion on the front of a few friends, I finally secured my first Mercedes.
I present my 1982 240D with a factory 4 speed transmission, manual windows, power sunroof, Orient Red paint, and tan MBTex interior. The previous owner purchased the car in November of 2013 as a commuter vehicle. Fortunately, he took good care of the car (aside from the body, we'll get to that in a moment). He put roughly 70k miles on the car, with the odometer accurately reading 222k miles. Michelin tires, 3k mile oil changes, rear end and trans lube 40k miles ago, rebuilt throttle linkage, rebuilt brakes, serviced the sunroof, and the list goes on... Current list of work needed: Repair/lubricate driver's door lock cylinder Oil change (Rotella 15w-40) Transmission lube change (Redline MTL) Differential lube change (75w-90 synthetic) New windshield (I have a new Mercedes seal) to replace the cracked one Repair driver's wheelhouse and rear wheel arch rust Rebuild shift linkage (horrendous binding from side/side) Radio (not sure if I'll source an original or go modern DIN 1) Finish R134a conversion (sanden compressor already installed) I paid $800 with a clean title and a trunk full of spare parts on Friday, 5/11/18. I cannot complain at all and have put nearly 200 miles on the car this weekend (5/13/18). I added this plate frame that I got off of a scrapped W126 in the junkyard (I have a second one along with the dealer badge that will be installed eventually. The car was sold new at Herb Gordon Mercedes and Oldsmobile in February of 1982 and still retains the dealer badge and markings in the manuals. Yes, the sticker is getting removed. |
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WELCOME NEWBIE !
? Where are you located ? .
I'm in So. Cal. and have a good windshield connection .
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-Nate 1982 240D 408,XXX miles Ignorance is the mother of suspicion and fear is the father I did then what I knew how to do ~ now that I know better I do better |
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You stole that thing.
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'80 300SD - '83 240D - '00 E55 AMG - '02 G500 |
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I'm in Kingsville MD.
I'd say steal is a loose term- the body has its fair share of rust but its not structurally shot. |
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windshield connection
Please share! I am in need of a professional to tackle the job and not butcher the aluminum trim...I have a new OEM seal as well.
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1983 300D Midnight Blue 4 speed, W115 intake mani, non-EGR exhaust mani, KKK K26, 3 pc Euro bumpers, Lo-spec Euro headlights, AL129X, hubcaps, custom A/C 1987 300TD Smoke Silver Euro headlights, thermostat relocation, coolant bypass mod, rebuilt Becker + Jehnert + Helix audio, OEM Oris roof boxes and surfboard racks, Euro towbar 1983 300TD Reed (Moss) Green / Dark Olive MB Tex Euro spec 1983 300TD Silver Blue / Blue cloth Euro spec, OM648 and 722.6, 15" hubcaps, W126 S2 brakes |
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Affordable Glass
All Star Glass ~ they have shops all over the L.A. basin .
Call first to make sure they'll order in your new windshield, take the rubber grommet along and go have breakfast, they'll get 'er done in jig time .
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-Nate 1982 240D 408,XXX miles Ignorance is the mother of suspicion and fear is the father I did then what I knew how to do ~ now that I know better I do better |
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