take a look at this diesel benz, anything seem odd?
look at the picture first!







well, unless mine is unique, this one has its rear badging on reversed sides...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-300-Series-TURBO-DIESEL-1987-300D-ORIG-CALIFORNIA-OWNER-ALL-RECORDS-SINCE-NEW_W0QQitemZ150029708538QQihZ005QQcategoryZ6330QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

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MIKE
1987 300D Turbo, 225K
124.133/603.960

Must have had it painted or something and but those back on the wrong sides

according to the description it can run on gasoline too!

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Brian
87 300Dturbo 180K #14 head still running R-12 SOLD 12/2017
02 F350 Powerstroke 180K
05 Chevy Express 1 ton w/Royal Utility box 120K
08 Infiniti FX-35 40K
15 Golf Sportwagen TDI 35K
10 Sprinter 3500 chassis with a Class A Winnebago on it. 56K

alot of times those are just factory or dealer screw ups. My grandpa's 190E is like that where the 190E badge is on the passanger side and the 2.6 is on the drivers side, but the car has the original paint.

EDIT: although i cant understand why he would claim 25mpg city and 30mpg hwy, how would he figure those numbers with a non-operating odometer?

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Current:
05 E320 CDI
07 GL320 CDI
08 Sprinter
05 Dodge Cummins
01 Dodge Cummins

Previous
2004 E55 AMG
2002 C32 AMG (#2)
1995 E300
1978 300D
1987 300D
2002 C32 AMG(blown motor :[
1981 300SD
1983 300SD
1987 300SDL
2002 Jetta TDI
1996 S420
1995 S500
1993 190E 2.6
1992 190E 2.3
1985 190E 2.3 5-Speed

The discription does say that it was repainted
a couple of years ago.
Maybe someone goofed and reversed the emblems.

Louis.

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It is also missing the fuse box cover.

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Mike

'80 300D
'84 300D
'85 300D
'87 300D

The passenger side turn signal lens is newer (darker) than the driver's side.

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09 Jetta TDI
1985 300D

Theres no way a mistake like that would make it out of the MB factory...I bet 100% it happened when they repainted the car, it adds to it potentially happening that the badges are both about the same size and probably attach with the same mountings. The final inspection they do at the MB factory would have caught that in an instant.

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'15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800)
'17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k)
'09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k)
'13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k)
'01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km)
'16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)

But how would you explain my grandpa's 190E? its all original never been repainted or ever been in an accident. Ive also seen plenty MB's with the badges on opposite sides.

Also the W124 doesnt have mount points like the older MB's did, they would just stick on with an adhesive.

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Current:
05 E320 CDI
07 GL320 CDI
08 Sprinter
05 Dodge Cummins
01 Dodge Cummins

Previous
2004 E55 AMG
2002 C32 AMG (#2)
1995 E300
1978 300D
1987 300D
2002 C32 AMG(blown motor :[
1981 300SD
1983 300SD
1987 300SDL
2002 Jetta TDI
1996 S420
1995 S500
1993 190E 2.6
1992 190E 2.3
1985 190E 2.3 5-Speed

reminds me.. at the gtg i forgot who said it to me but it was another W123 owner complimented me on how my tail lamp lenses look new... but they arent.

One part of the explanation is easy: at some point someone had the badges off for some reason, and put them on the wrong sides.
No way to know when and why, but it did happen. They do NOT leave the factory like that. Ever.......

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'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