Hello all.I brought a 300CD from another member. I was wondering how rare they are? Thanks

What year? what color? interior? pictures?

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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread
"as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do!

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!

See for yourself.

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It is a 81 non turbo with a bad engine iam going to intall a turbo engine and converted to manual transmission. Brown exterior palomino interior. no pictures yet. thanks for the information Lance. Sal

Rare enough, and desirable enough, that ones in excellent to mint condition fetching five figures would not surprise.

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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)

That will certainly make it rarer.

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DJ


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

I have an 82 300cd that we put a stick in. very very nice setup.

Tom W

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

I bought my CD 3 and a half years ago 83k miles, everything works except the out side power mirror. $10,000. I'm happy! Would really like a stick, but not in this one.

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83 SD

84 CD

that's production date right? if that's true, my 10/81 300CD-T is one of 777. cool

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1980 500SE/AMG Euro
1981 500SEL Euro
1982 380SEL
1983 300TD
1983 500SEC/AMG Euro
1984 500SEC
1984 300TD Euro
1986 190E 2.3-16
1986 190E 2.3
1987 300D
1997 C36 AMG
2003 C320T 4matic

past: 1969 280SE 4.5 | 1978 240D | 1978 300D | 1981 300SD | 1981 300SD | 1982 300CD | 1983 300CD | 1983 300SD | 1983 380SEC | 1984 300D | 1984 300D | 1984 300TD | 1984 500SEL | 1984 300SD | 1985 300D | 1986 300E | 1986 560SEL | 1986 560SEL/Carat | 1987 560SEC | 1991 300D 2.5 | 2006 R350

240TD??? I've never heard of that. Was that in Europe only?

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Hey John, that and about $5 bucks will still get you coffee at Starbucks.......
That does show definitively that some 81 CD's had a turbo..... {finally, the very annoying "-T" might have some merit in this ONE application......}

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Jimmy L.
'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

Yep- RLeo has some good pics on here somewhere.

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Andrew

1989 Volvo 745- 202K

I have thought about getting one
engine in my 81 300TD is nearing end of life cycle, excessive blow by
spare 4 speed trans in 79 240D
spare 4 cyl engine in garage

my 80 240D is slow but it goes anywhere I want it to
I suspect 500k plus miles, still makes 2k mile plus trips @35 mpg

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69 220D not running
79 240D parts car
80 240D Beater runs everyday
81 300TD temp disabled cooling problem
82 300SD sweet

it was mercedes attempt to make the slowest car ever.

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Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?

As long as they would add one additional commandment for you to keep thy religion to thyself.
George Carlin (Wonder where he is now..)

1981 240d (engine donor 1983 240d) recently rebuilt engine hurray! - No more.. fought a tree and the tree won.

pearl black 1983 240d 4speed (Converted!@$$%) atleast the tranny was rebuilt.

No use worrying about blow by until it won't start or just chews through the oil.
As far as your engine/tranny swap, I hope your 240 engine is from a Euro and has the hydraulic pump attached to the head, or you will have a slow wagon with no hydraulic suspension...... No use having a wagon without SLS!

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Jimmy L.
'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