My sd is on the third owner. I bought it from a local mercedes mechanic (engine was taken from it, and the tranny was toast) (the engine is now in sirnik's car) that had it for 8 years and 80k. H It was his parts runner/beater car, but he took good care of it mechanicaly. The suspension and steering is spot on (354k and it tracks straighter than any car ive ever driven). The car has never been hit either, according to him. I bought the car from him (actually sirnick sold it to me but it was legaly the mechanics) for 150 dollars . Heres the sad part though. i was flipping through the owners manual and a dmv proof of reg. card fell out from 1997, with the original owners name and address on it. In my town, about three miles away. So i went to the house. They had moved, but the new owners had known the people. Apparently the man who owned it died, and his wife sold the house and the sd and moved away.

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1981 300SD 512k OM603