This car has been sitting for awhile at an abandon house near mine. I finally tracked down the owner and am going to check out and drive the car tomorrow. It has 144k miles on it. I think he said its a 79'?? could be wrong.
What do you guys think it is worth???? I am planning on making bio for it. Is this motor a good candidate for that or svo?

It's not a '79 (if the trunk badge is correct).

Best guess is somewhere between '82 and '85. It should have the 5cyl OM617A turbodiesel engine. I wouldn't destroy a car like that with SVO, but my OM617A loves bio.

Value could be all over the map. Pristine ones with that kind of mileage can go for $10K+. It all depends on condition and history. If it's rust free and in decent condition I'd go for it.

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Bob
'82 300D Petrol B-G Metallic

Price is impossible to call from those pics, look at the 300 CDs that are or have been for sale here and at benzworld and craigslist etc.

If its been sitting for a while it problably needs a bunch of work.

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1984 Euro 300SDC, (4spd standard)
1986 Toyota Landcruiser Diesel HJ60 5spd X2

Gone but not forgotten (some sold, some stripped)
1983 300 SD, 1985 300 SD, 1983 240D, 1986 300 SDL, 1985 300 SDL, 1983 300 D, 1984 300 D, 1985 300SD, 1987 300 SDL, 1983 300 SD, 1985 300 TD Euro, 1983 380SEC, 1990 300 D, 1987 300D, 1982 300D, 1982 300D, 1994 E420, 1987 300 TD, 1987 300 D, 1984 300 D

If the paint is original. The interior impecable. The possibility of just 144k really is there. You have to look really carefully to establish that or see real records. It is worth some change if so. You have to try to let him establish a price if possible.

Three thousand would be an excellent price in my mind if the above conditions are met. I would not hesitate to pay it probably more even. There is nothing like a true low milage example but beware it may not be as the odometer indicates. Most are not. that is only about 6 k miles a year if it is an 85. People usually buy diesels to rack up miles. There are rare exceptions of course.

I doubt that. Check out the misaligned MB star on the trunk lid.

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'81 MB 300SD, '82 MB 300D Turbo (sold/RIP), '04 Lincoln Town Car Ultimate

Sooner or later every car falls apart, ours does it later!
-German Narrator in a MB Promotion Film about the then brand new W123.

well he said he would let it go for $1500. So should I try to get him to $1000??? I guess he bought it for his daughter and we live in Colorado and she had a tough time with it in the winter so she gave it back to him. It has been sitting for 3-4 years.

grass under a car is death. be sure to check the floors. all of the floor carpet comes out without any special effort, but that only tells half the tale since the floors a doubled with space between. crawl under and get a good look at the floors. best scenerio would be to take it to a reputable MB mechanic for a once over since they are more in tune with what to look for.

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1982 300CD Turbo (Otis, "ups & downs") parts for sale
2003 TJ with Hemi (to go anywhere, quickly) sold
2001 Excursion Powerstroke (to go dependably)
1970 Mustang 428SCJ (to go fast)
1962 Corvette LS1 (to go in style)
2001 Schwinn Grape Krate 10spd (if all else fails)

As others have said, give it a good once-over looking for rust. As long as there are no indications of serious rust issues, BUY IT - for $1000 if you can, or $1500 if he's stubborn about it.

As long as it isn't rusted out, even if you had to replace an engine or tranny with one from a boneyard, it would be more than worth it IMO.

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1984 300 Coupe TurboDiesel
Silver blue paint over navy blue interior
2nd owner & 2nd engine in an otherwise
99% original unmolested car
~210k miles on the clock

1986 Ford F250 4x4 Supercab
Charcoal & blue two tone paint over burgundy interior
Banks turbo, DRW, ZF-5 & SMF conversion
152k on the clock - actual mileage unknown

A good looking red coupe in Colorado for $1500? Get it soon or I might.

I'm serious. If its a turbodiesel, not a repaint, no major rust and I can figure out where it is, I might try to get it.

If the miles on that thing are true and its as clean as it seems PLEASE for the love of ALL that matters to you spring for the 5 bux and just run diesel in it ......god what a shame if it was run on bio or wvo.

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