Greetings,

Since I expect that this thread is populated with people skilled a sussing out warnign flags in advertisements, I thought that some of you might be able to give me ideas about how to buy a mid-80s 300 D/TD wagon without seeing it in person.

I'm posting a link here for a car selling on ebay in the next couple of days because it is about the most detailed description of a car I've seen. So is there anything more that should be asked about? I've heard that compression is important for diesel engines, and although I can't really expect a seller to have compression data, is there anything that could be used as an indicator of good/bad compression?

It's item no. 4554605455. Link below.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1,1&item=4554605455&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT

Thanks much.

Matt.

Car seems to have alot of rust (especially on underside) and oxidation for a California car. Lots of cracks on dash and the issues with the guages can be very problematic. Something doesn't sit right for me with the car.

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1989 300TE

Get a Carfax , find out where it's spent most of it's time, if it's in a Salt region for snow removal stay away from it, personally I would not buy a vehicle on ebay unless I could view it personally as photos do not do justice to the actual condition.

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Jerry

2004 SL500 Black 55K Miles
2002 s500 Black 90K Miles
1986 300E Gold 233K Miles
1966 Twin Cessna 320D
1989 Jeep Cherokee 233K Miles
1994 Ford Van E150 399K Miles

Just my two cents, if you do decide to buy on e-bay, do an escrow. At least this way the buyer should be confident about what her or she is selling and if the vehicle arrives not as "claimed" you can re-negotiate the price without hassle. Pictures can be deceiving!

I purchased my S 500 Mercedes from e-bay, not a good experience. Car was not at all as stated. The car was involved in a front end accident, even though carfax checked out clean. Shotty repair work, the Xenon lighting system was "missing" and the list goes on. But who knows, you might have a good experience.

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David

99' CLK 430