Full of rust, huh?

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'90 300SE --- 173k miles --- (Odometer just stopped working!)

'85 Cali 300D --- 193500 miles --- (Second one) Sold Nov '10

'82 300TDT --- 236,xxx miles --- (My first one) Sold July '09

Down south we have faded paint & cracked dashes . . . still not "mint", just different "problems" to deal with . . .

Up in the rust belt you get rust & more rust . . .

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82 240D Manual 277K and still rolling!
02 Volvo S60 AWD For Sale

If you need to sell it, I would take it. Something worth $600 could break tomorrow and you will be kicking yourself.

I sold one '80 TD wagon in similar shape (somewhat nicer paint, but bad AC) for $3500. This was on the tail end of the good ol' days.

Another '82 I sold had the paint falling off, but mechanically superb I sold for $2000 a few months ago.

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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!!!

With that mileage and this economy, you better sell it before she walks. Above 200K miles you lose a lot of buyers, above 250K, even more. It would have to be no rust to want more. Most dieselheads are looking for low mileage for these cars. The only thing you can't replace in these cars are miles.

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85 300CD Signal Red/Tan sold
83 300D Manganese Brown 109K
97 E420 Midnight Blue 197K sold
98 BMW 328i Vert White 100K, sold
95 BMW 525i White 125K, sold
93 BMW 525iT Red 193K, sold
95 E320 Green Wagon 125K, sold
94 E320 White 127K, sold
85 300SD 156K Grey (Annie), sold
84 300D Lapis Blue 170K (Judy), sold
99 ML 320 Black (lease), 1998 C230 White (lease)
00 Honda S2000 Red (lease)
86 Mercedes 300E (sold)
84 Porsche 911 Red (sold), 1965 Porsche 911 White (sold)

Even the time traveling Delorean can't do that.

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'90 300SE --- 173k miles --- (Odometer just stopped working!)

'85 Cali 300D --- 193500 miles --- (Second one) Sold Nov '10

'82 300TDT --- 236,xxx miles --- (My first one) Sold July '09

I personally don't trust the odometers in these cars. They are too easy to roll. If the car is mechanically sound and aestically pleasing then its value should speak for itself. I feel 3,000$ is acceptable.

Go for it bud!

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-Typos courtesy of my mobile phone.

A carfax will verify if it is reasonably close.

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-diesel is not just a fuel, its a way of life-
'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)

Yup. I'd gladly take faded paint over rust. Which I did, my 300E has some faded paint on the hood/trunk because it was a Nevada car up till 2 years ago. No rust though! Wonderful!

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-diesel is not just a fuel, its a way of life-
'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)

Very rare if you ask me. Not sure how the mounting hardware works, if it can be easily added to a non-equipped wagon, but you could probably fetch good money for it alone. Does the cargo cover work too?

Palamino or the lighter beige color?

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1982 240 D, 308,000 - 321,127 miles (sold)
1982 300 TD,166,500 - 226,000 miles
1998 E 320, 120,000 - 144,000 miles
2005 C 230 K, 26,000 - 77,000 miles (sold)

The way it mounts is pretty interesting. There's just a metal plate on the back of both rear seats with 2 holes on each. The cargo roll has a hook for one hole and a rotating retainer clip for the other.... very easy to remove.

It's palomino, and yes the cargo cover and net both work like new.

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'90 300SE --- 173k miles --- (Odometer just stopped working!)

'85 Cali 300D --- 193500 miles --- (Second one) Sold Nov '10

'82 300TDT --- 236,xxx miles --- (My first one) Sold July '09

Well guys, she's gone!! I took the $3k.

Is there such a thing as seller's remorse? That wagon was my first Merc. She will be missed!

I was tempted to cancel the whole deal right there at the end... Oh well. Hopefully my next Merc will be as awesome.

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'90 300SE --- 173k miles --- (Odometer just stopped working!)

'85 Cali 300D --- 193500 miles --- (Second one) Sold Nov '10

'82 300TDT --- 236,xxx miles --- (My first one) Sold July '09

just tell the buyer to split the difference