man, is it pricey... Beginnings of rust, too. But you can't help but drool. Kerry, I know your're in Denver, are you tempted?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1981-Mercedes-300GD-diesel-biodiesel-RELISTED_W0QQitemZ130195988750QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item130195988750

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1985 500SL Euro w/ AMG bits 130k
1984 300SD Turbodiesel 192k
1980 240D Stick China 188k
2001 CLK55 AMG 101k
2007 S600 Biturbo 149k Overheated Project, IT'S ALIVE!!!

Oooh, that is nice. Much nicer than this one:

http://denver.craigslist.org/car/525580451.html

The only drawback is the NA. At this altitude, the turbo is a huge plus.

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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

wow... are those ronal wheels?

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1985 500SL Euro w/ AMG bits 130k
1984 300SD Turbodiesel 192k
1980 240D Stick China 188k
2001 CLK55 AMG 101k
2007 S600 Biturbo 149k Overheated Project, IT'S ALIVE!!!

Very nice. Wonder how hard it would be to swap in a turbo intake and etc...

however long it takes to do a complete engine swap. can't just swap in a turbo and intake...everything changes.

question is, how will transmission, et. al. take to the extra umph of a turbo'd 617.

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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)

Why would someone go to all the trouble and expense of bringing it to the US then selling it?

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Ginny in Denver-ish
78 300SD, 265K (mine)

Because they hadn't given enough thought to 4 wheeling at 10,000ft without a turbo.

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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

Yeah, prolly so.

5280 is high enough to need a turbo.
You gonna go look at it?

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Ginny in Denver-ish
78 300SD, 265K (mine)

No, I'm really on the hunt for a 4wd around the world motorhome so it's too small.

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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

i want one of those

"The fog lights are used as the main headlights (weird German thing?)."

uh...no... but a nice looking G.

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1995 E300 200k
1981 300GD unknown km

I'd consider it if it came with a smaller dog. Small dogs get better fuel economy.

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1987 300D, arctic white/palomino--314,000 miles
1978 240D 4-speed, Euro Delivery, light ivory/bamboo--370,000 miles
2005 Jeep Liberty CRD Limited, light khaki/slate--140,000 miles
2018 Chevy Cruze diesel, 6-speed manual, satin steel metallic/kalahari--19,000 miles
1982 Peugeot 505 diesel, 4-speed manual, blue/blue, 130,000 miles
1995 S320, black/parchment--34,000 miles (Dad's car)

Those are mid-80s OEM G-wagen alloys that somebody has painted black. The spare mounted on the back is the steel G wheel that was original for this model (the alloy wheel wouldn't fit on the carrier).

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1995 E300 200k
1981 300GD unknown km

Did g wagons come turbo?

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W123 1985 300TD naturally aspirated

Did a little looking around and the G was available with these diesel engines:

240GD - 616.936 1979-1987 W460
300GD - 617.931 1979-1989 W460
250GD/G250D - 602.930/602.939/602.931 1987-1992 W460/W463
290GD - 602.942 1992-1996 W461
300GD - 603.931 1988-1995 W463
350GDT/G350DT - 603.972 1991-1996 W463
290GDT/G290DT - 602.983 1997-2001 W461
G300DT - 606.964 1997-2001 W463
G270 CDI - 612.966 2001- W463
G400 CDI - 628.962 2000- W463

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Dale

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1990 300D 2.5 Turbo -155k
2000 E430 - 103k
2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee Ecodiesel 4x4 - 11k
2014 VW Passat TDI SE - 7k Bro's Diesel
2006 E320 CDI - 128k Pop's Benz

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