1985 300SD, 245,000 miles, paid $1500.00. It is in good condition, fixed the right passenger side window, replaced the block heater, and am going to replace the front rotors next. Otherwise it is okay.

Paint and interior are in really good condition.

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Byron
1985 300SD

I bought a 1982 300SD Turbo Diesel with 137K miles on it yesterday for $800. Engine and Tranny seem to be in great shape, but does have some cosmetic issues and probably some other stuff I haven't found yet. Hence the joining of this msgboard.

I bought my 1997 E 300 Diesel in November for $4500.00 from my sister-in-law (I matched what wholesaler was offering). It wasnt running due to fuel line issues. She just had the car detailed. So far I have spent almost 3000 for repairs, including doing some of the work myself (glow plugs, clean intakes, wheel bearings, dash lights). It has 179,000 miles and now running good. I do have a couple of scratches I would like to get taken care of, as well as a tear on the left rear interior door panel.

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Dennis
2006 E320 CDI Black/Black Leather. Nav, HTD Seats HK stereo 32000 miles.
2000 VW Passat 1.8t 300,000 miles as of Dec 09, 2009 original owner
1997 E300d Silver 300,000 miles As of Jan 05, 2010
3rd owner SOLD

$1500 CAD On the road (about $1000CA before taxes and fees).
With all the options 300K KM (187K miles). Body is pretty good Solid except for some fender rust. Bit of a Transmission leak.

Dealer thought it needed a new transmission. I've worked out most of the vacuum issues with my mityvac.

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1980 300D 300K KM - parting out
1979 300D 375K KM - parting out
2 300Ds for sale

I paid $1750 for my 300D and $500 for my 190E. The first is a great value in itself and the 190 is going to be a labor of love (I keep telling myself that, even though I have never driven it and I may in the process become distracted and spoiled by the 300D).

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Fantom71 aka Dale
Madison, AL

91 190E 2.6 5 speed 220k miles and this car still scoots!

I paid $3,200 for my car in early January (note my join date). The exterior looks great and has no rust, most of the electrical things work thanks to some labor on my part(not the AC, though), and it runs great. Best of all, the engine was rebuilt by MB-licensed mechanics just 107K ago (It has 240K total). It seems a quicky oil change place didn't put the cap on tightly enough when the car had 75K, and approx. 50K later the job had to be redone. This car has all its service records, by the way, and has been taken to the dealer regularly for most of its life.

At the time I thought I was paying a little too much for the car, but I really wanted it. Now that I know more about it I think it was well worth it. I did spend slightly over $1,000 on things I wasn't prepared to do myself, like replacing one ball joint, the windshield, a valve adjustment, and a couple of other things, but I knew about these things when I bought it and I still consider the car a good value.

Now that I've tooted my proverbial horn, hopefully I won't break down on the drive home.

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Ralph

1985 300D Turbo, CA model
248,650 miles and counting...

1983- 240D in excelent condition, fully loaded for the time, Rare 4 speed
Paid $800.00 but i also new the family for years. and the guy needed to get rid of it fast. it was in there family since brand new, and it was driven by an older man, so yea. I BASICALLY STOLL THIS ONE!!!

I paid $1800 for my 1985 300D with 222,000 miles in February of 2004. The paint is faded and has three minor rust spots. The car had very complete records and good mechanical care. As of today she has 246,000 miles and is the most enjoyable car I have ever driven.

I paid $23,000 for my 1999 E300 with 48,000 miles in March of 2005 at a M-B dealership. The dealer wanted $29,000. When I told the salesman that I was not interested the price $6,000 suddenly fell of the price. It was a trade in for a new E320CDI. We saw the car a few hours after it was brought in. It was unprepped and every in of the car looked brand new. I don't think that it had ever been driven in the winter.

Just to add my purchase...

94' e320 w/98k

Price paid 11,000

Seems high...but the car physically looked showroom new, with not so much a ding in the body or scratch in the leather. Also, it came with full stamps for the history, and the wiring harness and engine mounts were replaced prior to sale. Extra's included lowered H&R suspension, Brabus wheels w/new Pirelli's , Lower rockers painted to match body, and custom front bumper to update the look. THis car gets more looks than my old 911 turbo and drives great, solid, quiet, and smooth. Since i bought it i did clear headlamps, side markers, LED tailights, lip spoiler, AMG door sills/exhaust, and sheepskinz. Only showing 101,400 miles on it now almost 1 year since purchase!

I purchased an excellent condition original paint etc '82 5 years ago for $6200 with 92, 000. What a wonderful classic ride. Sure beats a 25K new car!! It is the 4th Mercedes Diesel I have owned.

83 240D $740

Spent a good while figuring out that the PO didn't have a clue about the vacuum routing for the transmission he had just put in. Which is why I got it cheap. Have spent about $500 on it so far - WVO kit (FPHE and Injector line heaters), tranny filter, fuel filters, etc. No major work except fixing up the vacuum, replacing the brake master cylinder, and refurbishing the front brake calipers.

92 300D 2.5 Turbo $3350

I think this was a deal. We didn't know what it was really worth when we bought it. Anyway, it runs great. Had a few minor issues which took a while to find - leak in vac modulator cap made the gears shift hard (which is I think why we got it cheap - hard shifts - PO thought tranny was going out). Also replaced 4 hydraulic lifters, although Mobil 1 syth oil had actually fixed the problem. But it was still clacking - turned out to be a bad injector nozzle. Also the Vacuum transducer went out and the turbo stopped. But I swapped it with the EGR transducer and works fine now. I figure I can live without EGR.
Gets 35 mpg average. Love it.

Hello out there.I bought my 1993 400e from a friend of the family in the car business in summer of 2002 for 14k. At that time it had 83k on it. It now has 178k on it.It's been a great car and i'm going for 500k miles. thanks, deano

1988 300TE, unbelievable condition for 18 years young with and indicated 64,000 miles.
Silver Mica Paint is original, has a few parking dings and scratches.
MB tex interior is like new.
Little history past PO, but Carfax indicated original CA car, mileage correct.

Stalling problem, cured by replacing OVP.
A/C not working... has been at some time converted to 134a, trying to figure it out.....
Slight misfire at idle when hot... working on it.

Paid $3000, for it as my sons first car, he loves it and we are all very happy!

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2009 Mercedes ML320 Bluetec

I've been looking at the ones on E Bay and have to say you guys seem to be getting pretty good deals on most of the ones you have.

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" We have nothing to fear but the main stream media itself . . . ."- Adapted from Franklin D Roosevelt for the 21st century

OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

I just picked up a 1986 300E with 132k for $1700. A couple of new tires, new sparkplugs, fresh fluids and we're off. I think it's an ok deal. The interior needs lots of TLC, but it's not past hope. All I need to do to be really happy with the car is sort out the right side running and brake lights, the cluster lights and the sunroof.