Hi,
In my opinion the 83 300D is THE BEST diesel car ever made by anybody. I had a 83 300D before I bought my 190e and let me tell you, it was work horse. I finally sold it when it had about 443,000 miles with the original tranny still in it. The engine was rebuilt at 278,000 miles.
smk_texas
92 190e 2.6 99K
86 BMW 325E 140K