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Old 02-12-2006, 07:20 PM
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purchased a '82 240D today

white exterior with blue interior, automatic with around 258k miles. Car had been sitting awhile. Put a battery in it, started it up and drive it 60 miles home. Drove out good and it seems to be a solid, Georgia car with only a small amount of surface rust under the drivers door.

The man I purchased it from has just recently stopped driving (83+yrs old) and was a MB diesel nut for most of his life.

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Old 02-12-2006, 07:37 PM
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Jim, sounds like a good catch. Automatic 240Ds seem to me more available these days. Not sure I could get comfortable with one, but they seem to be as long lived as the manuals, or more so. Good luck, Jim
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Old 02-12-2006, 09:22 PM
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Pictures.....

Everyone is waiting.
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You already have three Mercedes in your signature, so this has to be your fourth.

Was this one purchased for one of your sons?
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Old 02-13-2006, 06:31 AM
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There are a couple guys looking for one of these cars so I figured I would pick this up and may try to sell one of the other ones. It has gotten to the point around here that if a no rust 123 that runs/drives good comes up you best buy it if you want it. Ones that are in good condition and no rust are getting harder and harder to find.

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