I've never owned one of these, but this is the kind of vehicle I've been looking for - decently low mileage, manual windows, manual tranny, manual a/c control, the more manual the better. Elegance in simplicity. I've owned an 84 300D and an 84 300SD for a total of about 9 years now. I love the 300SD, but really want something simpler for a daily driver.

Check for rust in the floorboards, in the trunk, battery deck, etc. - pull the carpets up and look. Check the rubber in the suspension, listen for creaks and groans. Take it to a mechanic if you think it needs a full going over to see what will be needed if you buy it.

These cars did have a/c. i'd expect it to be standard. Its going to be smaller than a 300SD. Manual would be faster than an automatic, but still it's not going to be doing 70 up a grade. These cars were the standard for taxi's for years in Europe, so very dependable daily drivers. Just need to be maintained like any other classic MB diesel. Mileage is low enough to last a long, long time.

Good luck if you buy it!

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'84 300SD 119KMi (Liesl der Diesel)
'84 300D 326KMi when the oil left (former parts car)
'82 300SD 253KMi (new parts car)