If I hadn't ordered the CL65 I would have jumped on it: 300SD.

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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).

Looks pretty nice, but the could have removed the markings from the used radiator before they installed it.

Boy, it looks too clean--and no rust, whew....

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71 220D 169K wrecked
83 240D 118K sweet 4 speed
91 350SDL (one of the 60% good engines) 156K
84 300d (loaner to my sister) 189K
79 300SD (partswagen)
86 420SEL partswagen
70 220d (partswagen)
68 280s GASSER!!! under construction now
85 300sd 310K miles winter beater car retired
93 300d 2.5 turbo 168K wife's car
83 280SL euro 5 speed 155K
69 250S newest project 54K

Ad says "New" radiator.
I wonder what else is bogus.

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

Looks just like Millie, except she is light ivory and only has 89k.

If my family would let me have two SDs, I'd seriously consider this one.

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2009 VW TDI Jetta Sportwagon 172k miles (rear-ended harder than Elton John on 8/4/13. Total loss)

1991 Volvo 240 142k miles (T-boned by a stop sign runner. Total loss)

I could do without the pinstripe.

I'm told it was a dealer add-on. It's probably tape, should be removable.

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"Buster" in the '95

Our all-Diesel family
1996 E300D (W210) . .338,000 miles Wife's car
2005 E320 CDI . . 113,000 miles My car
Santa Rosa population 176,762 (2022)
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . 627,762
"Oh lord won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz."
-- Janis Joplin, October 1, 1970

looks clean, but not perfect. Seems awful pricey for what it is.

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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)

This might be a better deal. Nearly the same mileage.
http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/car/390084439.html

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

Very definately an original and lifelong Southern California car with the original 1983 2Axxx California "rising sun" optional plates on it and period correct probably original Fletcher Jones license plate frames on it.

Los Feliz is a very good neighborhood in LA, also. The car was very likely well kept up.

If it checks out, it would probably really be worth the price. They are going for good dollars.

Proof:
A couple of days ago this closely watched teal 1983 S00SD with 175k on it that looked mint went for $10,400 on ebay.

http://www.benzworld.org/forums/w126-s-se-sec-sel-sd-sdl-class/1331604-300sd-all-its-made-up.html


When all is said and done, the serious money will step right up and buy this car, for at or near the asking price.

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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)

Coming from New England where all daily driver 300SD's are rust buckets at this point...I'd pay that in a heartbeat for a rust free CA car.

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

That car is in excellent condition.

And if you use the billy clinton definition of 'new radiator'...it is 'NEW' to THIS car...so it's not ENTIRELY fallacious.

For most of us-that love these cars? THIS ONE is THE cream puff.

And the price is, at least, OK. Upper end of the market...but LOOK at the car!

Sigh...

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GEORGE WASHINGTON

I agree, the car is easily worth the $8K price if it is in the advertised condition. I just thought the used radiator was silly, you can buy a new one for $250. I just hope it doesn't have any other half ass fixes. I would certainly take a good look in person before paying $8K.

Looks great to me, but those pics could be 15 years old. I bought a few vehicles from Craig's list, or Ebay, and atleast one of them had 15 year old pics in the ad,,

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Nope. Impossible. Look again at pictures #13 and #14. This car is currently stickered to August 2007. And in Calif. the stickers are issued yearly, the oldest those shots could possibly be are August 2006, and I doubt if they are even that old.

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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)