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Originally Posted by sixto
Let's see how long before this thread gets booted to OD.
I posited that the 87 300D is not rare. I said this in rebuttal to a claim that it is. A claim as common on eBay as 500K mile 617s. In a relative sense, fewer 87 300Ds were sold in the US than any single year 123 300D. However, my basis is general availability. I don't know of a day in the last 10 years that you couldn't find for sale an 87 300D on eBay or craigslist. There are typically half a dozen available.
I'm not saying 'rare' is an inaccurate term for the 87 300D because certainly a limited number were sold new in the US. I'm saying it's odd to promote it's exclusivity since there are few barriers to purchasing one. I'll stick my head out further and suggest that today there is generally a better selection of 87 300Ds than 87 300Es. Or are 87 300Es rare, too?
Sixto
87 300D hen's tooth
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I would say you are right, they are not rare from the aspect that they are commonly found still. This is a testament to MB I think, more than anything else. I merely meant in production number wise, they are relatively rare.