How much is this worth?

The guy says it has an automatic transmission, no blow-by, ac doesn't work, the only leak he admits to is the power steering fluid and I haven't yet seen the interior.

I am assuming that it is a 2.2L but the craigslist ad doesn't say so.

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1993 W124 300D
-297K on the clock as I type this.

It's not worth much, unless everything works, the paint is great, no rust or no dings, and interior very clean.

I'll say $500-900.

BTW, I have a good friend in Amarillo, and we've been to the canyon- beautiful place.

Four years ago I bought a 1987 190D 2.5 with about 165,000 miles for $500. So essentially six years younger than the car you are considering with 100k fewer miles. It had a poor idle, and a slipping transmission. No dents, paint good, rust around the jack points, but limited to only those areas. Everything else was fine. I overpaid about $2500 for it based on what I've put into it since.

It's gonna be a money pit. It's a nice car (although the 2.2 liter is slow). If it needs little immediate work and it's in really nice shape, it's worth a couple of hundred bucks but ONLY if you really like and want the car. Because it's gonna bleed you. Good luck!

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1987 W201 190D

The paint looks shiny and red, interior seems fine, he claims there is no blow-by, no a/c, new struts...

I hope to go see it sometime in the next week or two.

He was asking $1950 at first but now is down to $1775 according to his latest CL posting.

He isn't getting any takers apparently. I am only interested because I have a 1981 300D that only gets 23-24 mpg and is very slow. It is even slower when I am driving up hills or into the wind. I drive about 800-1000 miles a week with work so any gain in fuel economy is extra money in my pocket.

Is the 2.2 as slow as a na 300D?

I went to Palo Duro Canyon today and it is still beautiful.

Today was a perfect day except for me not knowing it was the first day of Spring Break. The place was packed and I had my dog off-leash following me around on my mountain bike. I had to cut the trip short because of people freaking out about him.

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1993 W124 300D
-297K on the clock as I type this.

yes, but it does get better mpg.

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86 190D N/A 2.5L Auto 265k "Ruby" -Sold-
79 300D 242k "Condi" my first -sold- RIP
2013 chevy sonic hatchback - had to for work

Its somewhere between a NA and turbo 300D. An NA 2.5 is as fast as a turbo 300d.

Unfortunately, it has an auto transmission. It should be a 2.2 liter which was stock in the 84 and 85 only. the problem, it has an auto tranny, which makes it a dog, by definition. It should get between 35 and 40 mpg, depending on what tires are on it. The A/C will be expensive to fix (I fixed mine twice) and needs to be kept on R-12, if at all available. Avoid a conversion to R-134, or you will have to reinforce the alternator bracket with welding. Freeze 12 may be a good alternative. You will probably have to replace the tranny soon. Start with having it serviced, and replace the return hoses, or unscrupulous mechanics will try to sell you an injection rebuild for $1200. Only takes at most $30 worth of return lines. my cousin bought one, and based on my ride with her, I decided to look for a 5-spd version of the car, and handle wonderful luck with it, and it started out with 216K miles, but well maintained miles. In six years, I had very little problem with the vehicle . . . but my cousin's was a deferred maintenance money-pit. I wish you luck.

Torie