Youpeee!

I finally got my 115 300D!!!!! It's a 1976 one owner vehicule with 61000 miles, with documentation since day one, including original bill of sale, maintenance etc...

I did something crazy, I bought it without seeing in person although I spoke with owner for about 2 hours on the phone and had him send me pictures and documentation etc.. But it turned out great, the car is fabulous. The original owner was obssessive about his car, he never drove it in the winter and always kept it in his garage. It was not his only car. He sold it because he's 70 and doesn't need 2 cars anymore.

There are still a few issues to sort out (like dash lights) but so far so good!

Anyway finding a 115 300D in such condition was very difficult, and I looked at many before buying this one. Special thanks to my friend Pierre Hedary who guided me through the process and told me what questions to ask!

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dang that's a nice car. Congrats!

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'79 300SD
'82 Chevy Chevette diesel

Sweet ride. Like that color.

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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, that looks very nice!

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1979 240D- 316K miles - VGT Turbo, Intercooler, Stick Shift, Many Other Mods - Daily Driver

1982 300SD - 232K miles - Wife's Daily Driver

1986 560SL - Wife's red speed machine

Pierre scored you a very very mint car.. pretty much concourse!

Not bad looking. 115 isn't my favorite but you got a nice looking example.

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http://superturbodiesel.com/images/sig.04.10.jpg
1995 E420 Schwarz
1995 E300 Weiss
#1987 300D Sturmmachine
#1991 300D Nearly Perfect
#1994 E320 Cabriolet
#1995 E320 Touring
#1985 300D Sedan
OBK #42

Very nice car, I got my 1980 300SD from Pierre's lawyer. Pierre is a good guy.

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1976 240D
1976 240D parts car
1970 220D daily driver

Sweet ride!

How much was it?

I wish I could find one like that!

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RRGrassi


70's Southern Pacific #5608 Fairmont A-4 MOW car

13 VW JSW 2.0 TDI 193K, Tuned with DPF and EGR Delete.

91 W124 300D Turbo replaced, Pressure W/G actuator installed. 210K

90 Dodge D250 5.9 Cummins/5 speed. 400K

Thanks!

Actually I talked to Pierre on the phone many many times during the past month, trying to locate some nice 300Ds. This particular car is from the Montreal region, about 800 km (500 miles) from my place, and I discussed it over the phone with Pierre before making an offer (which was refused). I called the owner a month later with a better offer and he accepted.

As I said the previous owner was a fanatic, even had a small electrical heater inside the car during storage so the vinyl wouldn't crack. He almost never parked it outside and wouldn't drive it if it looked like it was going to rain.

The type of guy you want to buy a car from!

Simply a beautiful car, in almost unattainable condition! Especially up there above the 48......
Enjoy!

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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

Very sweet indeed. Now the challenge becomes to keep it that nice.

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79 MB 280 SEL Euro 133k
77 MB 450SL 154k
05 Mustang GT Vert (3) 104k
12 TSX Wagon Tech (66k) (192k)
06 Subaru Outback base (135k) 164k
16 Acura MDX (109k) 111k
18 Silverado 2500 LTZ Midnight (212) 56k
97 Ford Ranger 163k
11 RAV4 154k
01 Escape 173k
04 Honda Pilot 292k
1967 Mustang (Resto Project)
1968 Mustang (Parts Bin)
00 Ford Ranger 124k

Very, very, very nice. It's amazing how many great old survivors the people in this forum find. I don't think anyone is overpaying either. Nice find! Congrats.

I paid quite a bit for it, more than market value but I wanted a real nice one, with a nice color combo. I'm sure I couldn't sell it for what I paid for it, but then again I dont intend to sell it and in the long run it's cheaper to pay more for a car in better condition than to buy cheap and pay a fortune in repairs.

On another note the previous owner left me the original bill of sale and I was surprised to see he paid $14500 in June 1976 for that car. And the only option was right side mirror! Quite expensive for 1976!!! But I think MBs were always more expensive in Canada.

Great find! If you're happy with it (and you should be), then you did not pay too much.