Just picked up a 85 300TD Euro. Any way you Cheap Wagon Club guys can fit me in. I know it says $1000 and under but I paid $1100 for this one. The water pump was leaking like a sive so it had to be hauled to my house on a wrecker. It needs quite a bit of work: Rust repair(mainly door bottoms) Air cleaner bracket and mounts, water pump, down pipe, oil cooler hoses, window handles, rear hatch wont open, clunks when shifting into reverse, as well as oil, fuel and air filter changes. I do have one roof rack bar that I may consider getting rid of to help fund these projects.

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'83 300D 198,000mi Howard
'03 Saturn Vue CVT 75,000mi(wifeys)

You are soooo close.... Good buy anyway.

Sell $101.00 worth of stuff off the car, then we'll talk. (just kidding)

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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!!!

nice score, totally envious.

its really hard to hate people you've never met.. but after you've paid as much as i have seeing your wagon makes it very easy.

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Uh....the turbo has no filter of any sort attached to it!

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'15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800)
'17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k)
'09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k)
'13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k)
'01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km)
'16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)

Air cleaner bracket and mounts mentioned in his post.


Look, we like the fact that you have multiple MB's now, and have a very desirable Euro model now too. But the exclusivity of "The Club" cannot be usurped by merely being close.
Upon further review, the ruling on the field stands!!

Take solace in the fact that while your buying price was just a bit out of range, your value places you in very good company!!
Man, a roof cross bar and manual AC controls....... = priceless.
Nice job!


So, how much rust are we talking about here?? Engine bay has that "I live in the great white north" look to it.



Just not "quite" cheap enough....

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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

I can see people using "the club" as a bargaining tactic.

"Well, I would really like to pay you $1,100, but there's this club on an online forum I desperately want to join. Would you take $999.00?"

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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!!!

What's with the spill on the garage floor? Oh wait now I see it - water pump? Nice find!

Why are the front seats from a '79 and older model if I may ask?

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Theres probably not a wide selection at the PNP of Euro cloth seats on this side of the pond.

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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!!!

How do you operate the window in the left rear door? No crank, no switch.

I'd have paid that price again for matching velour front seats.

Sixto
87 300D

Thanks for the comments guys. Both rear window cranks are missing and the garage floor being wet is from me attempting to degrease the engine bay and the water pump leaking. I already started some disassembly hence the air cleaner, fan, etc. being removed. The door bottoms are rusted through on a couple of the doors where the weatherstrip runs. I also noticed water running through the inner fender when I was spraying around the battery(perhaps Jimmy could chime in on this) I'll put up some new pics later once it brightens up here.

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'83 300D 198,000mi Howard
'03 Saturn Vue CVT 75,000mi(wifeys)

Cripes, I don't even know how many MBs I've owned over the past few years. I do know, however, that I have two and a half really, really good ones left in my possession.

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1989 500SEL Euro
1966 250SE Cabriolet
1958 BMW Isetta 600

You degreased your engine in the garage????!!!! Well, we can certainly rule out OCD for you.


Tell me about it.........
Based on my sampling of 7 W123's, everybody should remove their battery and tray and check out/address that situation. It is almost a given....

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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

Hey Jimmy and Tyler, no 3rd row seat here but I think I found the Bat phone. The rust shown is on the bottom of the drivers door. @%$& salt!!! And yes I do have the spare tire cover.(but no spare)

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'03 Saturn Vue CVT 75,000mi(wifeys)

MBTex front seats and cloth in the rear? That seems like a strange combo. You would think the MBTex would be better in the back for the kiddies spilling things.

-Jason

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1991 350SDL. 230,000 miles (new motor @ 150,000). Blown head gasket

Tesla Model 3. 205,000 miles. Been to 48 states!
Past: A fleet of VW TDIs.... including a V10,a Dieselgate Passat, and 2 ECOdiesels.
2014 Cadillac ELR
2013 Fiat 500E.

Euro TD turbo with no EGR. Bless my heart.

Oh man and the front antenna!@#!@#!@#

Whats the VIN #?

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1995 E420 Schwarz
1995 E300 Weiss
#1987 300D Sturmmachine
#1991 300D Nearly Perfect
#1994 E320 Cabriolet
#1995 E320 Touring
#1985 300D Sedan
OBK #42