Dear friends:

Please take a look at the engine compartment. You can see terrible rust on the air filter housing, the brake vacuum booster and the power steering reservoir/pump. The antifreeze looks very dark in the coolant expansion tank, and white antifreeze deposit can also be seen around the radiator (indicating some leaks). The battery looks like a cheap aftermarket one.

With an engine compartment in such bad condition, I don't believe that this car has been regularly serviced at all, and its mileage of 78125 miles does not look plausible to me, in terms of its condition.

I have never seen a 1980 300SD in which the breather hose is not connected to the top of the air filter housing, like the one in this ad. Something's not right here.

Best regards,

Eric