UNBELIEVABLE! $$$$$

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1985-MERZ-300-SD-TURBO-DIESEL-GARAGE-KEPT-53-000-MI_W0QQitemZ230141781932QQihZ013QQcategoryZ6330QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

PS: Happy Fathers Day to all you Dads!

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Dale

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/pen/car/353408452.html

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'81 SILVER BLUE 300SD
204,xxx


GEORGE WASHINGTON

that car has a HUGE amount of red flags all over. it lacks the pedigree without full service records, some of the lower body panels look off (on a perfect MB there should be NO gaps, unlike a lesser built car where that might be tolerable). Add to that no pictures of the engine compartment, nor the customary shot of the dash while the car is running at temperature. Finally the seller has 0 feedback.

Don't get me wrong, interior looks great, but quite frankly, could buy a kit for $2500 + new window switches and come pretty darn close to looking like that in a photo.

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1982 300TD 210K miles ("The Replacement" aka "The Anvil") - SOLD
1979 300SD 245K miles (never ending project)
2007 Pinarello F3:13
1995 Ducati 916 (SOLD, sniff)
1999 Ducati 900SSie (SOLD)

I gotta believe the seller is accurate in his description,,, it would take a helluva lot of new parts to get any car looking so nice. The seats look nice, the center armrest isn't torn, the carpet,,, everything is sweet.

So he's a newbie, that's probably why he didn't take a picture of the instrument cluster with the car running,,, he's not a car buff (so he says) but a financial adviser,,,

I say he's legit,,, no I don't know him,,, my 2¢

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Those body panels show evidence of major work having been done. The trunk is not aligned and the passenger side is so badly mismatched it looks like it was put back together by a blind body man. The rear door and rear end of the car is a different color than the front and the front door isn't even flush with the rest of the car.

If it looks that wrong in photos I can only imagine what it looks like in person...good luck to the poor guy who buys it. If the body work is that bad I bet the mechanical work was no better...this is one I'd run away from - FAST!

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Marty D.

2013 C300 4Matic
1984 BMW 733i
2013 Lincoln MKz

The vinyle is ripped next to the seat belt, and the floor mats suck. Would it have killed him to spend $100 on a nice set of OE floor mats?

Looks clean though, I'd have to see it in person before bidding.

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2016 Corvette Stingray 2LT
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

I'm not sure I know what you guys are seeing body gaps, or the trunk misaligned. Where? The plastic moldings expand in the southern sun. The interior will also bake.

I do think the passenger side looks suspicious however. Notice the darker hue in the rear door vs the front. Wasn't blended correctly. And personally for that kind of money it had better darn well be original, if not, a professional (no-less-than-factory) restoration with virtually no any one way to tell the difference.

I ran a carfax report on this SD, and it appears to be a one-owner vehicle in Allen, Texas since it was purchased new. No flags. FWIW.

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1987 300SDL (324000)

1986 Porsche 951 (944 Turbo) (166000)

1978 Porsche 924 (99000)

1996 Nissan Pathfinder R50 (201000)

Not surprising price for that car. Now that CD link in SF CR - that price is crap.

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- Brian


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

Let's see, someone ran a Carfax and it came up clean. Car has been registered in Dallas area all it's life. The interior is spotless with the exception of the tear in the vinyl seat belt cover. The bolsters in the seats are still visible and look great.

While the first thing I noticed was the color deviations in the first picture, they don't seem to hold true on subsequent pictures.

The guy didn't take the pictures, his wife did....probably NOT a car buff either, so probably didn't know what to shoot.

The carpets, while not looking great, do look like OEM, as you can see by the shot taken from the back seat looking at the drivers side carpet...it has all the right cuts, just like the ones from my car.

All in all, I think the guy is legit....

that being said, I can't afford the car, so I'll not bid, but nothing I see would keep me from bidding if money were no object. It's a nice clean car and it is another example of what mine should look like! (Same color combo....)

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1998 W202 C230 - The money pit of late.
1984 W126 300SD (356,800 miles) Gone to the wrenchapart
1984 W123 300D Gone to the wrenchapart
1972 W108 280SE 3.5 (sold but not forgotten)
1986 Buick Grand National 3.8l Turbo (86k miles)
1966 Glassic Model 'A' Replica http://www.glassicannex.org

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I'm not seeing any problems with the body. I think the color change is because of the light, angle, and camra.

The only other problem I can spot is the wood on the glove box is starting to peel up. Notice its not in line with the latch. Not a big deal, but he is asking a lot so I would expect a lot.

I'd pay $15k+ but I will expect:
A perfect no BS car, the story and paper trail should match and make sense.
A full dealer service, I want all fresh fluids, filters, new battery if its old, and new tires if they are older. New quality floor mats as well.
Also I want those little interior imperfections dealt with.

The point of paying a lot is to get a car thats perfect and doesn't need a lot of work. If I am going to have to fix things I'll pay less.

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2016 Corvette Stingray 2LT
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

The winning bidder bought another SD about 2 mos ago and got it stolen about a week after getting it. Interesting to see the feedback about this one.

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DJ


84 300D Turbodiesel 190K with 4 speed manual sold in 03/2012