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10-27-2004, 12:42 PM
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what do you think its worth?
i know this is always a tough question...but hopefully some of you will give it a shot.
since buying my 300CD and reading this forum; i have almost convinced my wife that diesel is the way to go... i certainly have convinced myself. (although my coupe still isn't on the road  ) i think these cars are great values considering they can go for so many miles, they look great, and are still luxurious. trying to talk the wife out of her car payment considering she puts about 7000 miles on her car per year. i found a 78 300D for sale locally and i am going to check it out tomorrow. its described as being in fairly good condition and running well with good maintenance to keep it in "excellent working order". power windows etc. no mention of rust, but i am assuming it will have some. 175,000 mi and i believe its an auto. non-turbo obviously which is kind of discouraging but we could live with it im sure. so, my question to you guys is, what are the trouble spots on a car like this and what would a ball park figure be... as far as what to pay before i pass.thanks a lot guys
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10-27-2004, 01:15 PM
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The climate control on these cars are the biggest problem, they can be very expensive to repair, and very hard to trace the problems down. On the 1981 and newer cars with ACC, they are much easier, and aren't as expensive...
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10-28-2004, 01:45 AM
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Make sure the AC servo is working, since that is a $1400 part if you have to buy a new one (rebuilt ones go for about $400). A broken AC servo can cause problems to the cars other systems, such as vacuum and electrical, and will always be draining the battery...
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10-28-2004, 08:46 AM
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Proud owner of .... 1971 280SE W108 1979 300SD W116 1983 300D W123 1975 Ironhead Sportster chopper 1987 GMC 3/4 ton 4X4 Diesel 1989 Honda Civic (Heavily modified) --------------------- Section 609 MVAC Certified --------------------- "He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche
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10-28-2004, 10:16 AM
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Would love it if you could adapt the simpler 240 system to the
"senior" models...cost me $1,500 to get climate control system working in my CD.
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10-28-2004, 10:43 AM
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okay. how do i test the servo? to make sure its working? thanks for your patience guys. t minus 2 hours til i go check it out.
thanks again dan
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