The time has come to trade up to a new car.
I am looking at a 1991 300D turbo. Everything appears to work properley. In mint condition all over.
Are there any bad points that I should know about befor I buy this car. The Asking price is $8,900. Can. from a used car dealer that specilized in MB and BMW cars only
Is the 6 cylinder diesel a good one or problematic. What about ease of working on the engine compared to a 85 300D turbo
Thanks

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"My true love"

God made me an atheist and who am I to question His wisdom

Shouldn't that car have the OM602 5 cylinder engine?

Jim

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14 E250 BlueTEC black. 45k miles
95 E320 Cabriolet Emerald green 66k miles
94 E320 Cabriolet Emerald green 152k miles
85 300TD 4 spd man, euro bumpers and lights, 15" Pentas dark blue 274k miles

Yes it should. That is way over priced IMHO. It should have every service record since day 1 for that price. Every last item should work. Yes I realize you said $CAN, but even with the exchange that is too much to pay.

$8,185.56 USD on 7/29/2009.

Where are you in CA?

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


Be careful of the toes you step on today, as they may be connected to the ass you have to kiss tomorrow. anonymous

“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter, and those who matter won’t mind.” Dr. Seuss

Yow- I know stealers are marking up diesels due to the fluctuating gasoline prices, but this seems very high to me for an 18 year old 300d.

Ouch! I recently bought a 2005 Subaru Outback for $1000.00 more than that!

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1984 300TD

Price is twice what it should bring unless there's something VERY special about that car.

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I will sell you mine 1993 300D for $3900

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1993 Mercedes 300D 2.5

1987 Mercedes 300D 3.0

2000 Volkswagen JETTA TDI diesel 5 speed

2002 Lexus ES300

2006 Lexus GS430

If it was last November I would have bought it for that!

I ended up with a M103 300E.....and it has been reliable and fun....so it helps.

My diesel has been down for weeks....its hard to not have a diesel to drive!

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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)

Here are some pics of the car in question. It was imported from Japan one year ago and driven by the owner here from that time. The car is in Vancouver, BC
PS The service records are all in the trunk but are in Japanese.
The kilometers seem to be on target for the required services.

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1984 300SD turbo 126
"My true love"

God made me an atheist and who am I to question His wisdom

I doubt the car was originally from Japan, their cars are right hand drive. I don't know if they are ALL RHD but I would imagine those originally imported to that market would be in order to comply with its DOT (or equivalent) regulations. Does look like a nice one though - however I agree it is probably still overpriced.

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Current stable:
- 2004 Mazda RALLYWANKEL
- 2007 Saturn sky redline
- 2004 Explorer...under surgery.

Past: 135i, GTI, 300E, 300SD, 300SD, Stealth

Some of the best vintage benzes come out of Japan, and they are left hand drive. I would be concerned if you plan registering it in the US.

Its also been upgraded to the '94-95 look. Nice!

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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!!!

A local dealer in San Diego has had a 91 300 D on his lot for a couple of years. 70,000 miles. I think part of the problem is that they're asking $13,995. Real nice looking car. But wow.

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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)

I would call him a curator not a dealer. If he's had a car for 2 years, he must be running a museum.

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


Be careful of the toes you step on today, as they may be connected to the ass you have to kiss tomorrow. anonymous

“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter, and those who matter won’t mind.” Dr. Seuss

Nice looking car, but the dealer is definitely using some type of price-inflating narcotic.

Price should be about half, less if there is anything wrong with it. Keep looking.

That's good, very good

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