I'm writing this from the Kenilworth Inn in NJ since my beloved 300SD was just wrecked on the GSP. With the sun in my eyes, I stopped about 1 ft too late to avoid the Buick Rendevous in front of me. My bumper went under hers, she had no damage, my radiator was pushed back onto the motor.

The car was passed down to me from my father, currently it has 269k on it. Motor has always been strong, and I've done regular oil changes (mann filters) and valve adjustments. It had a new transmission at 150k or so, one other collision at 226 (new hood, fender, & bumper). Body has rust, but undercarriage is pretty clean since it used to be quite leaky until I replaced some seals. I just did the rear subframe bushings, diff mount and four new KYB shocks. It has bunt cake rims in fair shape with toyo tires (installed about 10k ago, fronts are feathered from bad alignment).

To get it back on the road would take a hood, fender, lights, radiator support, and maybe some other inner sheet metal that I can't see. It's more than I have the facilities to do.

I'd like to sell it for $600 to diesel benz fan in NJ. Plan B is drag it home this weekend and ebay useful parts and take the body to the crusher

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'82 300SD 351k