I am seriously considering returning to the fold. A local dealer has a 1996 e300d and a 1999 e300d (210k miles) for sale, that with a bit of a stretch I could actually afford. My current daily driver is a Saab 9000, which gets about 28 mpg and has plenty of storage space because it is a hatchback. However, I miss driving a diesel. Just curious, do any of the newer benz diesels (mid to upper 1990s) come with rear seats that fold down so you can access the trunk?

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1996 Saab 9000 5 speed
2002 Volvo XC70
1983 300D [sold ]
1981 300D [sold ]
1973 450se [sold ]
1967 230 (4 on the floor) [sold ]

Nope. The fool tank is in the trunk behind the seat. No way to create a passthru. A folding rear seat is available on the 211 E-class, staring in 2003. Don't know how common it is.

- JimY

Bummer. I have been kind of spoiled by having all that space with the hatchback. I have looked at a few 1987 300td's but for some reason they are very expensive still. May have to consider a passat tdi wagon or a golf tdi instead.

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1996 Saab 9000 5 speed
2002 Volvo XC70
1983 300D [sold ]
1981 300D [sold ]
1973 450se [sold ]
1967 230 (4 on the floor) [sold ]

heres one......

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1984 123.193 372,xxx miles, room for Seven.

1999 Dodge Durango Cummins 4BTAA 47RE 5k lb 4x4 getting 25+mpgs, room for Seven.

Thanks, that looks great, unfortunately it is pretty far from home...

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1996 Saab 9000 5 speed
2002 Volvo XC70
1983 300D [sold ]
1981 300D [sold ]
1973 450se [sold ]
1967 230 (4 on the floor) [sold ]

And I would be leery of the rust and the "a/c needs a service."

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"Buster" in the '95

Our all-Diesel family
1996 E300D (W210) . .338,000 miles Wife's car
2005 E320 CDI . . 113,000 miles My car
Santa Rosa population 176,762 (2022)
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . 627,762
"Oh lord won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz."
-- Janis Joplin, October 1, 1970

Yes, it has something to do with the fact that it was the last year that MB imported a diesel wagon.

Just in case you come across a thread that is titled 1999 E300 TD, it is not a wagon. Just some clown that drives a sedan and doesn't know it.

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1987 300TD 309, xxx 2.8.2014 10,000 mile OCI


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