I agree 100% wagonfreak. Well, I would, if it were collector's quality. It's not. It's a nice driver, at best. See here for more pictures:
1981 Mercedes-Benz 300TD Turbo Diesel | GR Auto Gallery
- It has an aftermarket radio.
- The dash has cracks.
- It is missing some pieces of the windshield trim.
- You can tell there is rust behind the door seals at the bottom edge.
- The front seat back is pretty worn out.
- The second row seat appears to be missing the seat belt receivers. Or at the very least the elastic that is supposed to keep them above the folding seat bottoms is ripped out.
- The front map pockets are scuffed, faded, etc.
- The wood on the glove box door is lifting.
- The carpet that is supposed to cover the third row folding seat is missing.
- The spare tire cover is pretty trashed. I've seen better ones in junkyard TD's.
- There's corrosion and rust in the engine compartment.
- Rust behind the emblems on the tailgate.
- Fog lights are faded.
- All the inner door trim around the windows is shrunk.
- The nets on the back of the driver's seats are limp.
- The rear seat is torn.
- The wood trim is cracked pretty bad.
- Third row seat is also missing the seat belt receivers.
- Holes drilled in the rear first aid kit cover for the aftermarket amp.
- R134A conversion?
- Looks like at least one rust hole in the floor pan.
- Oil leak(s).
- Rust pimples showing up on the front fenders.
That is not a collector's car. It's still a great looking car I'd be proud to drive, but I'd park it on the street and pick up bales of hay in it too. It's far far away from a garage queen.