So what do you all think?
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2005 Accord Hybrid (Wifes)
1995 Subaru Impreza L AWD (Snow car)
1984 GMC Sierra 1500 (Mine)
1983 300CD Best $ I ever spent. (Mine)
1984 190D (sold and glad I did)
1983 300D (sold and wished I hadn't)

You bought this one for $800, what a find?!

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1979 Black on Black, 300CD (sold), 1990 Black 300SE, Silver 1989 Volvo 780, 1988 300CE (vanished by the hands of a girlfriend), 1992 300CE (Rescue).

I thought so too. I already have been offered to double my money on it twice. I politely declined. I don't think I could replace it for $1600. Maybe it was the day two fools met!

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2005 Accord Hybrid (Wifes)
1995 Subaru Impreza L AWD (Snow car)
1984 GMC Sierra 1500 (Mine)
1983 300CD Best $ I ever spent. (Mine)
1984 190D (sold and glad I did)
1983 300D (sold and wished I hadn't)

WOW. I would spend the $ andget it appraised if you are going to value it. Insurnace companies wont give you jack for it, but if you have paperwork, you may have more leverage!

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91 350SD
14 F150 Eco
19 Fusion Hybrid
11 GT500

I bought mine for $1500 but it's still a work in progress. Don't sell it, you will start loving this car. Is everything working, rear windows still roll down properly, all the rubber seals in decent shape?

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1979 Black on Black, 300CD (sold), 1990 Black 300SE, Silver 1989 Volvo 780, 1988 300CE (vanished by the hands of a girlfriend), 1992 300CE (Rescue).

You got an excellent deal - be happy!

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- Brian


1989 500SEL Euro
1966 250SE Cabriolet
1958 BMW Isetta 600

i seriously got ripped off for my car if i paid 2500 for the heap i got.. and the seller didnt know a thing about the veggie oil movement.. damn it

Don't feel so bad..........you could have paid $7K for one and had the same slew of "issues"..............

Remember one thing.........the more you know about these vehicles........the more you realize that there are many more items that are not to spec than immediately meets the eye.


For the OP, that's a great find.........a good looking vehicle as well.

Very nice, good find!

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BENZ THERE DONE THAThttp://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/...c/progress.gif
15 VW Passat TDI
00 E420
98 E300 DT
97 E420 Donor Car - NEED PARTS? PM ME!
97 S500
97 E300D
86 Holden Jackaroo Turbo D
86 300SDL
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That's a steal of a deal.

But I hope that years later you'll be thinking what a classy diesel you owned, afterr the price you paid for it has been forgotten. That car will last you for years and years, so settle in and enjoy it.

The 300 is a great motor, and the transmissions are real reliable.

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1991 560 SEC AMG, 199k <---- 300 hp 10:1 ECE euro HV ...

1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold)

2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp

1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k

2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive (sold)

Thanks for all of the kind words. I do plan on keeping this one. It is my 3rd diesel benz. I kick myself in the tail for selling the 190d and the other 300d. The previous owner had replaced the rear window regulators and motors in 04 and unplugged them it looked like. I tore into it and discovered they were there, just unplugged. I plugged them back in they work perfectly. The front door seals are good but the rubber seals around the bottom of the rear windows are a bit rotted. Over all, the car is in pretty good shape. I just replaced the cruise amp while ago and I'll find out of it is good on the way home. I certainly hope I can learn allot about this car and go on to share my knowledge with others just as you all have done me. There is allot of great information on this site. Thanks Everyone!!!!!

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2005 Accord Hybrid (Wifes)
1995 Subaru Impreza L AWD (Snow car)
1984 GMC Sierra 1500 (Mine)
1983 300CD Best $ I ever spent. (Mine)
1984 190D (sold and glad I did)
1983 300D (sold and wished I hadn't)

oh yea totally.. when i first got my car it looked good and everything i looked at looked good.. then i learned more.. etc etc.. lots of things are out of spec .. alot



yea.. good score.. i wish i could find nice diesel scores like that here in FL but... nope...

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You actually have room to work on your car in your garage?

J/k......nice find.

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79 300SD - $50 out of pocket purchase
03 Dodge Ram 3500 CTD
2003 VW Jetta TDI

Actually, I took these pics today at work. I keep my car parked inside the back part of the showroom right next to the bosses 500SL Except, mine runs!!! He is waiting on an instrument cluster repair.

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2005 Accord Hybrid (Wifes)
1995 Subaru Impreza L AWD (Snow car)
1984 GMC Sierra 1500 (Mine)
1983 300CD Best $ I ever spent. (Mine)
1984 190D (sold and glad I did)
1983 300D (sold and wished I hadn't)

Wow, that looks like a very clean $800 car. Is there anything major wrong with it?

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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

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