Check out the picture of the dash. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Beautiful-Clasic-1985-Mercedes-Benz-300-Diesel-Wagon_W0QQitemZ250076475793QQihZ015QQcategoryZ6330QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I'm sure the oil pressure gauge is wrong, but check out this picture. No oil pressure at idle! Nice car otherwise...

Kevin
1979 240D manual
1984 190D manual

I guess it is rare like the seller says. It's not everyday you see an engine run with no oil pressure. I wonder if it has a new R&D Dept "oil less" design.

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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.

99 W210 E300 TD Turbo, chipped. Still needs EGR Delete, 228K

90 Dodge D250 5.9 Cummins/5 speed. 400K

That dash pic looks like it is either photoshopped, or the dash is not in the car at the time of the pictures...
John

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My drivers:
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
1987 300TD
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!

the fuel/temp/oil pressure gauge is newer than the speedo and tach...the needles are a darker shade of orange.

could it be possible this shot was taken with the car recently turned off?

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'85 300D, 'Lance',250k, ... winter beater (100k on franken-Frybrid 3 Valve Kit)
'82 300D, 'Tex', 228k body / 170k engine ... summer car
'83 300TD Cali Wagon 210k, wife's car

Tach shows the engine turning.

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

Maybe the bourdon tube on the oil pressure gauge leaks and was disconnected....

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GeoDad
1985 300D TurboDiesel (238k - 10/10)

Notice all the pictures are from last September according to the date stamps.

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

Damn, you've got some good eyes!

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-justin

1987 300TD, 1987 300TD
2008 R32, 2000 Passat Wagon

the high quality engine pics have me sold.

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1980 300D

Didn't the 85's have an electric oil pressure gauge?

EDIT: Just hit the 2000 post mark. I need a life.

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

I agree on the dash pic, thats wierd.

Looks like a repaint, the licence plate holder is blue - is that normal?

It looks like whoever vacuumed it took a lot of time to make those interesting triangular marks in the carpet.

Whoever is selling needs to learn how to take some close up pics.

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1985 300D, 237k.
1994 F-350, 6.9 diesel, 5 spd manual, Banks Turbo. 261k.
Sold: 1985 300CD- 267K

Well, ya know, close up pics means flaws revealed, flaws means not a whole lot of people are willing to start the bid at $5000.

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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.

99 W210 E300 TD Turbo, chipped. Still needs EGR Delete, 228K

90 Dodge D250 5.9 Cummins/5 speed. 400K

Three things:

1) Why would they screw the wood trims back on? Glue works wonders.

2) Are palomino interiors usually this ugly? I'm not a fan of tans any lighter than bamboo, but this one looks particularly pink.

3) Looking at this ACC panel, is it possible to trim one for use with manual climate control? Is the wood too thick to be easily cut with an x-acto blade?

With the perceived rarity of wagon model w123s, it is easy to see a decent wagon going for 5k-- the price isn't so far off if the mileage is accurate and the car checks out ok... sedans are going for $3,000-$5,000, why wouldn't a wagon go for $6,500-$7,000?

There are a lot less of them to go around.

**edit**

The picture reminds me why I didn't use one of the ACC panels in the first place-- Nevermind

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http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i1...Untitled-1.jpg

Of that six cylinder engine

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1983 Mercedes W123 240D 4 Speed 285,000 on the road with a 617 turbo, beautiful butter yellow, license plate # 83 240D INDIANA

2003 Jaguar Type X, AWD. beautiful, good mileage,
Mom's car, but I won't let her drive it!

Damn, didn't notice that. Isn't the point of the wood trim to look good? Maybe this guy thinks the point of the trim is to look like ass.

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1987 300TD, 1987 300TD
2008 R32, 2000 Passat Wagon