Now thats an interesting tidbit.

Seller has not replied with vin.

Cheers,

Bill

That eBay ad screams "RUN AWAY!"

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'83 240D with 617.952 and 2.88
'01 VW Beetle TDI
'05 Jeep Liberty CRD
'89 Toyota 4x4, needs 2L-T
'78 280Z with L28ET - 12.86@110
Oil Burner Kartel #35

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First, I would never buy anything from a seller that hides his/her feedback. Never.
I also don't like the tough auction words up front. Screams prick!
One small thing that is questionable: It is mentioned that the drivers window has been out for 3 years. On one pic with the door opened, for seemingly no reason, there appears to be a towel covering the lower door jam. My impression would be that it is hiding a giant rust area under open window.

Car is junk! Love the Euro seats, though.....

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Jimmy L.
'05 Acura TL 6MT
2001 ML430 My Spare

Gone:
'95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black
'85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White
'80 240D 154K "China" Scar engine installed
'81 300TD 240K "Smash"
'80 240D 230K "The Squash"
'81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John

Post 1980 cars that start in 123.xxxxxxxxxxxxxx are euros. I think almost all pre 80s started in 123 on the vin.

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-Zack K.

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1983 300d Turbo (Daily Drive) -- 243,000 miles
1979 280ce AMG (Beginning extreme restoration) -- 141,410 miles
1979 Yamaha Chappy LB50 (Awating new points) -- 1411.6 miles

1981 300d Euro 4 speed -- 188,421 km -- SOLD
1979 300d Euro 4 speed (Sold to Brother) -- 257,000 miles

A Collection of w123 AMG Cars and Parts

The pushbutton climate control and vinyl/leather aren't positive indicators of a USA car. I have an 84 240D that is most defintely a Euro but, has a PB CCU and MBTex.

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Never a dull moment at Berry Hill Farm.

what about the speedo?

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W126 1983 300SD 286,000 miles and ticking
Baby blue exterior Grey MB tex
Recent work:
Replaced air cleaner mounting brackets and heat shields
Replaced alternator, fan and power steering belts
Replaced positive battery terminal
Replaced negative battery terminal and cord
New Duralast Battery

My car needs work.

I'm guessing its no Euro. I swaped my nice,.... (butt ugly color, light, yellow/green, barf) Euro interior into another 240 where it didnt look too bad. Well, sombody liked it once, right? Coulda happened here

Theres allot of evedence pointing to ..US CAR... I wouldnt consider buying it though, Its got "scam" written all over it Pics are dark for a reason

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1985 Euro 240D 5 spd 140K
1979 240D 5 spd, 40K on engine rebuild
1994 Dodge/Cummins, 5 spd, 121K
1964 Allice Chalmers D15 tractor
2014 Kubota L3800 tractor
1964 VW bug

"Lifes too short to drive a boring car"

Did you get a good look at the Odometer? Lots of water spots on the plastic.Wood looks like faded vinyl laminate. Car looks like it has not moved from that spot in more than 3 years. I wonder how the tranny shifted with no movement from the wheels noted?

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70's Southern Pacific #5608 Fairmont A-4 MOW car

13 VW JSW 2.0 TDI 193K, Tuned with DPF and EGR Delete.

91 W124 300D Turbo replaced, Pressure W/G actuator installed. 210K

90 Dodge D250 5.9 Cummins/5 speed. 400K

This guy is about 30 mins from me. he's listed the car 4 times. Its junk.

The guy has about 20 other rust buckets sitting around. There was 2" of water in the floorboard in the back when I went to see it.

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91 350SD
14 F150 Eco
19 Fusion Hybrid
11 GT500

My Euro car has the original owner's name stamped into a metal plate inside the driver door jam, maybe another hint.

Not true. WDB123......

AFAIK No euro NA was sold with an automatic as the only NA's in production after 81 were for taxis and were all sticks. Yet the fabric interior....

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1995 E420 Schwarz
1995 E300 Weiss
#1987 300D Sturmmachine
#1991 300D Nearly Perfect
#1994 E320 Cabriolet
#1995 E320 Touring
#1985 300D Sedan
OBK #42

Look, it is far more likely that US spec lights and bumpers were added to car to import it than the seats and various trim pieces. Right? Looks like inner door panels are Euro, and again, lets not forget the NA 617 along with idle knob on dash. Those would have been swapped also.

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Jimmy L.
'05 Acura TL 6MT
2001 ML430 My Spare

Gone:
'95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black
'85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White
'80 240D 154K "China" Scar engine installed
'81 300TD 240K "Smash"
'80 240D 230K "The Squash"
'81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John

My 82 is NA and definitely not a taxi.

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Rick Miley
2014 Tesla Model S
2018 Tesla Model 3
2017 Nissan LEAF
Former MB: 99 E300, 86 190E 2.3, 87 300E, 80 240D, 82 204D Euro
Chain Elongation References

The WDB is standard on all models worldwide (something Daimler Benz I was told). I was speaking of the vehicles actual VIN.

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Adam Lumsden
(83) 300D
Vice-President of the MBCA International Stars Section

Its a mutt

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'85 300D Cal 280,000 miles
'14 GLK 350 60000 miles