I'll quote the dealer exactly: "This car to fix would far exceed its value, reccomend retiring car"

That was my 87 300D in 2002, over 60,000 miles ago. The car was throwing oil and needed some front suspension components. What the dealer failed to notice was that a bolt had backed out of the crank case and was lying on the cross member. My dad took it to his indy, who noticed the bolt right away and replaced it, then did a front end rebuild (plus other bits and pieces) for $2,000. I hate to think what the dealer wanted to charge (they didn't even put down a number), if it "far exceeded" the value of the car seven years ago at 188,000 miles.

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1987 300D, arctic white/palomino--314,000 miles
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