I don't know what differences there are or could be between a car sold in the U.S. and a car sold in Europe. A quick search didn't bring up any relevant threads, Does anyone know of anything interesting?

Otherwise, I have to share my excitement about this car. I drove my 300D to my dad's house today for a visit, and they mentioned their neighbor had a car that looks 'kind of like mine' that the neighbor is thinking about selling. We drove past the gentleman's house at one point, and what did I see? A lovely gray 300SD.

After I pestered and hopped up and down a little, they called the prospective seller, who invited us over to have a look. He also shared a bit about the history of the car. He is the original owner, and they bought the car while on an extended trip to Germany. They drove the car there for about 1200 miles, then shipped the car back to the U.S., where it has been ever since. It was loaned out for a few years to his elderly father, who (I believe) recently passed away, and so now he has this car back once again. The car now has 130,000 miles on it, not a spot of rust, and everything works, down to the antenna. The paint is in pretty good shape, as is the body. It hadn't been driven for a few days, but started right up for us cold, with no smoke. Also has a virgin ALDA

He says he checked the blue book value, and thinks it's worth about 2200 I told him that if he decides to sell it, I would be pleased to buy it, and please let me know. He's going to 'think about it' tonight. I sure hope he decides to sell. I think he was pleased at my knowledge about these cars (thanks to these forums!) and suspect he's more inclined to sell it to me for that reason.