I don't know if anyone remembers but my '85 300D got totaled about a month ago. I ended up getting about $2,900 for it from the insurance company. I guess that's not bad but I spent that alone in just the last two years fixing things. Anyone else get a similar amount for theirs after being totaled?

I'm selling the car (for next to nothing) to a friend of mine who is going to have the left front frame rail pulled straight. I found a new fender, bumper and headlight assembly for $100 for it. At least it will be back on the road.

Scott

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Scott
1982 Mercedes 240D, 4 speed, 275,000
1988 Porsche 944 Turbo S (70,000)
1987 Porsche 911 Coupe 109,000 (sold)
1998 Mercedes E300 TurboDiesel 147,000 (sold)
1985 Mercedes 300D 227,000 (totaled by inattentive driver with no insurance!)
1997 Mercedes E300 Diesel 236,000 (sold)
1995 Ducati 900SS (sold)
1987 VW Jetta GLI 157,000 (sold)
1986 Camaro 125,000 (sold - P.O.S.)
1977 Corvette L82 125,000 (sold)
1965 Pontiac GTO 15,000 restored (sold)

so the D will be back on the road but in your friends hands eh? soo what ya going to get with the 2900?? get another w123 or work on the E300

Luckily, the E300 needs nothing (knock on wood). The cash is going back into the bank to start replenishing my account after the purchase of the E300.

Scott

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Scott
1982 Mercedes 240D, 4 speed, 275,000
1988 Porsche 944 Turbo S (70,000)
1987 Porsche 911 Coupe 109,000 (sold)
1998 Mercedes E300 TurboDiesel 147,000 (sold)
1985 Mercedes 300D 227,000 (totaled by inattentive driver with no insurance!)
1997 Mercedes E300 Diesel 236,000 (sold)
1995 Ducati 900SS (sold)
1987 VW Jetta GLI 157,000 (sold)
1986 Camaro 125,000 (sold - P.O.S.)
1977 Corvette L82 125,000 (sold)
1965 Pontiac GTO 15,000 restored (sold)

Hmmm.....still the car is not being crushed! And that is a good thing.

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1981 300D 147k
1998 VW Jetta Tdi 320k
2001 Dodge Ram 2500 141k
1979 300D 234k (sold)
1984 300D "Astor" 262k(sold)
Mercedes How-To and Repair Pictorials
I love the smell of diesel smoke in my hair

Thought I would give another update. The car was pulled at a frame shop, new parts attached and got a new paint job. Total cost to my friend was $1,200 - $500 for the car, $100 for fender, bumper and headlight assembly, $400 for the frame shop and $600 for a new paint job (Best $600 paint job I have ever seen). It looks better than when I owned it. I miss it but I sure like my new one so I guess it all worked out in the end.

Scott

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Scott
1982 Mercedes 240D, 4 speed, 275,000
1988 Porsche 944 Turbo S (70,000)
1987 Porsche 911 Coupe 109,000 (sold)
1998 Mercedes E300 TurboDiesel 147,000 (sold)
1985 Mercedes 300D 227,000 (totaled by inattentive driver with no insurance!)
1997 Mercedes E300 Diesel 236,000 (sold)
1995 Ducati 900SS (sold)
1987 VW Jetta GLI 157,000 (sold)
1986 Camaro 125,000 (sold - P.O.S.)
1977 Corvette L82 125,000 (sold)
1965 Pontiac GTO 15,000 restored (sold)

Post of pic of it.

How did your friend get the car for $500. Normally when an insurance co. totals a car they take it and send it to the auction.

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1981 300D 147k
1998 VW Jetta Tdi 320k
2001 Dodge Ram 2500 141k
1979 300D 234k (sold)
1984 300D "Astor" 262k(sold)
Mercedes How-To and Repair Pictorials
I love the smell of diesel smoke in my hair

I would love to post pics but I don't have the means of uploading them. I purchased the car back from the insurance company (after they totaled it) and then sold it to him. He got a really good deal. I just rebuilt the front end, added new Bilstein shocks, fixed the A/C, had a new radiator and timing chain installed and new brakes, rotors and pads all the way around.

Scott

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Scott
1982 Mercedes 240D, 4 speed, 275,000
1988 Porsche 944 Turbo S (70,000)
1987 Porsche 911 Coupe 109,000 (sold)
1998 Mercedes E300 TurboDiesel 147,000 (sold)
1985 Mercedes 300D 227,000 (totaled by inattentive driver with no insurance!)
1997 Mercedes E300 Diesel 236,000 (sold)
1995 Ducati 900SS (sold)
1987 VW Jetta GLI 157,000 (sold)
1986 Camaro 125,000 (sold - P.O.S.)
1977 Corvette L82 125,000 (sold)
1965 Pontiac GTO 15,000 restored (sold)

Scott, that's great. I was hoping it wasnt' too bad off. Especially after just seeing it like the week before.

My '85 was totaled right before Thanksgiving, rear ended by an inattentive lady. I paid $2500 for it and the insurance co gave me $3700. $200 to buy it back so I still wound up a grand ahead. That still doesn't fill the hole it left but I just purchased a body from a junkyard that is exactly the same colors inside and out for $500. I'm going to do a motor swap because the good body has half of the motor picked away. Hopefully inside a year part of my old car will live on.

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Seth

1984 300D 225K
1985 300D Donor body
1985 300D Turbo 165K. Totaled. Donor Engine. It runs!!!
1980 300SD 311K My New Baby.
1979 BMW 633csi 62K+++? Dead odo

you can buy back the wreck from the inurance co for about .10 on the dollar. so if book value was 3000 you can buy it for 300. if he bought it for 200 he got a good deal.

tom w

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..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

My insurance company determined the resale price by looking at what local junk yards would pay for the car. They sold it back to me for somewhere around $275.

Scott

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Scott
1982 Mercedes 240D, 4 speed, 275,000
1988 Porsche 944 Turbo S (70,000)
1987 Porsche 911 Coupe 109,000 (sold)
1998 Mercedes E300 TurboDiesel 147,000 (sold)
1985 Mercedes 300D 227,000 (totaled by inattentive driver with no insurance!)
1997 Mercedes E300 Diesel 236,000 (sold)
1995 Ducati 900SS (sold)
1987 VW Jetta GLI 157,000 (sold)
1986 Camaro 125,000 (sold - P.O.S.)
1977 Corvette L82 125,000 (sold)
1965 Pontiac GTO 15,000 restored (sold)