I looked at a 1981 300D today. I am very storngly considering it. I should know for sure by next Wednesday.

Pictures?

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"Buster" in the '95

Our all-Diesel family
1996 E300D (W210) . .338,000 miles Wife's car
2005 E320 CDI . . 113,000 miles My car
Santa Rosa population 176,762 (2022)
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . 627,762
"Oh lord won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz."
-- Janis Joplin, October 1, 1970

If I get it I will post some pictures. I am half way through my two weeks off and I have a ton of things to get done. Getting my E300 repaired threw a wrench into my schedule.

The owner called tonight and accepted the offer. I hope the have the car have and have some pictures posted by Saturday.

I have the 'new' 1981 300D.
It drives fantastic. The power difference without the turbo is less than I excepted when compared to my 1985 300D.

I will post so pictures today. I am thinking of putting them in the gallery.

My wife likes the car!?!?!?!?!? Yet she does not like the 1985

We have a short hair Saint Bernard. He is mostly white and cream color with some grey. My father told me that I now need to buy another black or grey 300D because I bought a white one and now a cream one. He thinks that I need one for every color of the dog.

ive got an anthacrite grey 300D... trade for something like an E300D with a slight problem

I apologize for not having posting any pictures at this time. About six hours after I returned home with the car Murphy’s Law paid a visit for a days. Anyhow I will someday, soon, get pictures of the 1981 300D and my other Mercs.

One thing that I have noticed in comparing my 1981 to the 1985, as much as I like the power of the turbo 617 engine I really like the smoothness of the power of the non-turbo 617. No turbo surge, lag, or whatever you want to call it. I really like it.