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02-15-2008, 08:17 PM
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What do you think?
I am thinking of buying a 92' Mercedes 300SD. It is in very good condition, and is in Florida, with only 176,000 miles. What do you think is the most I should pay for it to be a good deal. I think maybe upto $5,000. It has the 3.4L 6 cylinder turbo diesel engine in it. It is very clean and looks like it's in brand new condition. If anyone knows anything about these cars, please say so, I mean negative or positive. Thanks!
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02-15-2008, 08:22 PM
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where are YOU?
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Ginny in Denver-ish  78 300SD, 265K (mine)
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02-15-2008, 08:29 PM
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Do a search for "rod bender" on this site, and you'll find out why the engine in that car is possibly one of the least desirable of the Mercedes diesel lineup.
In the rare event that the previous owner recently had the engine replaced with a new one, or they swapped in a 3.0L block, I would consider it. But if it has the factory 3.5L engine, I myself wouldn't touch it.
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Dale http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g1...MG_2277sig.jpg 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 Pre-glow - A moment of silence in honor of Rudolph Diesel
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02-15-2008, 08:37 PM
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A 300SD has a 3.0L engine, that's what the 300 means.
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02-15-2008, 08:40 PM
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The 92 (W140) 300SD had the 3.5L 603.97 engine. Not sure why MB badged it that way, since the 126 with the same engine was the 350SD. In 94 when the naming was changed, it was revised to S350.
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Dale http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g1...MG_2277sig.jpg 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 Pre-glow - A moment of silence in honor of Rudolph Diesel
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02-15-2008, 08:43 PM
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Hmm, my bad, thanks.
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02-15-2008, 08:56 PM
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You usually can't hear 'em, but all the 3.5L diesels are going "tick, tick, tick, tick, tick.........."
Same sound a bomb makes..... 
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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
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02-15-2008, 09:04 PM
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I'm in Spokane, WA.
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02-15-2008, 09:08 PM
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W140? With rod-bender engine? If it was next door and free, I MIGHT take it. Otherwise I'd pass.
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Whoever said there's nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes never had a cheap Jaguar. 83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 400,xxx miles 08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 22,xxx miles 88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress.
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02-15-2008, 09:30 PM
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Quote:
The 92 300D (W124) acutally has a 2.5L engine OM602.....
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02-16-2008, 01:28 AM
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This is true...I own a 90. But we're talking about SD's and 140's here not 300D's and 124's
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Dale http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g1...MG_2277sig.jpg 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 Pre-glow - A moment of silence in honor of Rudolph Diesel
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