1984 300d brought from Germany - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

Avarec · #1 07-23-2008, 01:49 PM

he is original owner, has around 300k miles, says he garaged it and took care of it, what you guys think, also what was difference between Euro w123 from normal US he is asking $800 what you people think should i go for it or will it be maintenance hog, also hows mileage of '84 300d w/300k miles.

TheDon · #2 07-23-2008, 02:11 PM

well its a non turbo and will have all of the euro options unless it was converted when brought over

Chad300tdt · #3 07-23-2008, 02:36 PM

300K miles shouldn't be bad if he's the original owner and has records of it's maintenance. If you're worried, get a pre-purchase inspection. If the body and interior are in good shape and it runs, it's probably worth $800.

Also, since it's a true "euro", are you sure it has 300K miles and not kilometers?

lutzTD · #4 07-23-2008, 03:15 PM

heck just the bumpers go for $400

Avarec · #5 07-23-2008, 05:12 PM

non turbo??? that means no go for me, i dont care if its from moon but non turbo w123 diesel isnt much to me, well does it get more miles than turbo on gallon?

chetwesley · #6 07-23-2008, 07:09 PM

If it is a manual transmission (which I see you mentioning in a different post that it is), you could easily buy it and sell it for a lot more than $800. Manual 123's are in demand.

Avarec · #7 07-23-2008, 07:27 PM

no this is not the manual one, there is another euro 300d with manual

Johnhef · #8 07-23-2008, 08:57 PM

Theyre rare but some Euro diesels had turbos as well. I have one myself.

Jim B. · #9 07-24-2008, 03:01 AM

The W123 euro non turbo 300D automatics are faster than the equivalent US spec cars.

Many of the euro cars have the desirable manual climate controls, manual wind up crank windows and manual sunroof crank which means a lot lees to go wrong. If you are lucky it will have survived Gray Market importation with the coveted euro bumpers and euro lights on it.

If it is unrusty and unwrecked I would be all over it like a cheap suit in the rain for just $800

karmabitch · #10 07-24-2008, 10:51 AM

a non turbo gas consumption ought to be similarto the turbo,nothing to go crazy about,only thing is youll miss the extra power but some non turbos do rip.

bgkast · #11 07-24-2008, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by karma*****

a non turbo gas consumption ought to be similarto the turbo,nothing to go crazy about,only thing is youll miss the extra power but some non turbos do rip.

Yes, they both should consume no gas.

Chad300tdt · #12 07-24-2008, 11:07 AM

I think what is more important with the older cars is the condition of the engine. If you compare two equally maintained vehicles the difference won't be that dramatic. Compare a properly maintained N/A to a beat down turbo and the results will be very different.