remember the TD with the phantom tachometer?

He's selling again, http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1984-W123-300D-TURBO-DIESEL-WARRANTY-FLORIDA-LOW-MILES_W0QQitemZ4606297893QQcategoryZ6330QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

This time another repaint, look around the door handles. Looks to me like this guy does a Maaco repaint, by the way the paint does not seem to gloss at all on the hood and trunk, all orange peeled, right rear door has a dent that looks like was not fixed, just painted over, and maybe has a set of repainted wheels he installs on the car.


I have no idea what happened to the back seat. And It looks like he has taken the stick on fake wood trim and pasted it over all the HVAC, Transmission and other control panels. Two Michelin Weatherwise tires from Sears, and 2 private label tires, and 1 weatherwise spare.

As usual, user IDs are kept hidden. I hope nobody gets suckered into buying this thing.....

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14 F150 Eco
19 Fusion Hybrid
11 GT500

when did they change to that pleated type of upholstery?

its not as nice as the first style, with the batman headrests. it seems not to age as well, either. and i surely dont like pink faded palomino, either.

but still, i dont understand why everyone posts and attacks every single ebay car that has a diesel engine, a 3 point star and any faults whatsoever.

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Looks like he had the bolster replaced but couldn't match the original so he contrasted the color. Interesting idea, probably saved a few bucks.
Not hijacking but look at this auction and specificaly the questions to seller at bottom. WTF
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1989-BMW-325i-Sport-Package_W0QQitemZ4607573554QQcategoryZ6007QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

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98 E300 DT
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97 S500
97 E300D
86 Holden Jackaroo Turbo D
86 300SDL
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The change was done for the 1983 model year.

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Sooner or later every car falls apart, ours does it later!
-German Narrator in a MB Promotion Film about the then brand new W123.

2 cylinder.... niice Alothough the guy states that someone has hijacked his account.

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First he says all work has been performed at MB certified mechanics or at the stealer, but then the next paragraph states that service records are incomplete and are not guaranteed. In that case, how does he know where the car was serviced?

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I'm not sure that car is as much of a rat as you think. The uneven fading on the bolsters is not unusual on cars that have had lots of sun exposure. The interior itself looks pretty much original to the year and I doubt only part of the seat covers have been replaced, the stitching has just rotted out. My guess is that that this car was pretty sun damaged and he's had it repainted and tried to make the interior look better by soaking absolutely everything in Armour All. The problem will be when all that Armour All evaporates the interior won't look half as good

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1987 300D Turbo 175K
2006 Toyota Prius, efficent but no soul
1985 300 TDT(130K miles of trouble free motoring)now sold

why ruin a car with a crappy repaint. Sun faded peeling paint looks better to me than a re-spray that looks like it came from a can.... its honest. Not covered with make up.

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1995 E420
1992 BMW 525i
1984 300D Turbo sold
1993 Volvo 244 sold
1995 Volvo 944T R.I.P!


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This seller scares me... 5 sales, one saying the car was "pretty much" as described....

Bad seats, bad door panals, bad tires, bad paint... Lord knows whats under the fender trim........

Looks like a polished lump of crap to me
~Nate

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1999 Plymouth Neon Expresso. 2.4 swap, 10.5 to 1 comp, big cams. Autocross time attack vehicle!
2012 Escape, 'hunter" (5 sp 4cyl)

If this car was in "good as new" condition, why the hell whould he sell it for $100?? Any one know? And how does a 1984 car still have a warranty?

- for chrome fender trim!

BTW, just how much filler can you hide under chrome fender lip trim? Inquiring minds want to know!

Seriously though; for the money, these might be great cars (if you're the seller...)

bnc

...agree more!
The person I purchased the Volvo from had it re-sprayed prior to my purchasing it because the clear-coat was starting to go south (80's dark grey metallic--spotty!). I think they had it done at Maaco, and it looked exactly like the paint in the above posted pictures--at first! After I owned the car about 2 years it looked TERRIBLE, and it had to be repainted (despite the fact it was parked inside). It took A LOT of sanding to make it look good again, and there are still some areas of over-spray (on bumper, for one) that I can't get rid of without replacing the actual part. I wish the PO had just left it alone (considering what I paid for the car, I imagine even a cheap paint job pretty much ate up any profit ); I would have rather had it done right the first time. In a few years, whoever buys that car will probably say the same thing--

--Chris

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'85 Mercedes 300D (black pearl/palomino)
'85 Mercedes 300SD (smoke silver/burgundy)
'79 Cadillac Sedan DeVille

'05 Toyota Camry (because always running is nice)

'85 Mercedes 300D sold back to orig. owner 8-1-06
'84 Volvo 264GL Diesel, owned 2000-2013

He has more than 5 sales, but other people have not left feedback.....don't forget, this is the guy that sold that resprayed orient red TD for $9,200 dollars that had the mystery tach...there in one pic, and a big clock with the stainless middle piece the next pic.....

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Wow its amazing what you can find on ebay.

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