There is a 83 300CD here locally for sale for $1995. It has 245K and is in VGC. I would buy it, but I want a 300SD or some other S-Class sedan. I have seen them priced as high as $6000 around here though in excellent condition. Good luck.

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2004 Toyota Sequoia Limited 4wd
1991 Lincoln Town Car Executive
1991 Cadillac Sedan DeVille
1988 Mercedes 300SEL
1972 Chevrolet Caprice Kingswood Estate 9-passenger wagon
1973 Pontiac Grand Ville
(Prior MB's: 1974 240D, 1985 380SE, 1984 190D, 1993 400SEL)