According to this eloquent craigslister.....The w123 had a fridge option.




http://easternshore.craigslist.org/cto/1516484576.html




1980 Mercedes 300 SD Diesel - $1500 (Ocean City)

Date: 2009-12-18, 6:58PM EST
Reply to: sale-u5pvz-1516484576@craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]

1980 Mercedes 300SD $1500 or best offer. Engine and transmission run and shift smoothly. Miles unknown. factory installed refridgerator works and is very rare. New glow plugs, belts and alternator. Fuel lines and injector lines have been converted to biodiesel friendly hoses. Car does not like to shut off, cut off switch needs servicing or replacment. Car will not start needs a new starter switch, went up about a month ago(cheap fix). Rust on underbody. Interior in good condition. Would make a great parts car or a biodiesel canidate with some tlc. Good wheels and tires. Surf racks included. Great gas mileage 35mpg highway. Looking for a good home for this unstoppable car. Email with any questions.

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83 300TD (need rear wiper assembly dead or alive)
84 300SD Daily driver
85 300TD almost 400k miles and driven daily.
98 E300D *sold
86 300SDL *sold and made flawless 10 hour journey to new home.

So if the car won't start, how do the engine and transmission run and shift smoothly? And if it's a cheap fix, why hasn't he fixed it? Lack of shutoff is most likely a vacuum leak. Seller is lying about fuel economy. And must every $h1tty Craigslist ad for a diesel vehicle talk about biodiesel or WVO?

Oh, I don't know about the fridge option, but I've never heard of it in a W116.

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Whoever said there's nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes never had a cheap Jaguar.

83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 400,xxx miles
08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 22,xxx miles
88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress.

Can anyone verify the factory frig claim?

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

My Mistake...Is that a W116?

Yes I find the posting Hilarious to say the least....The car is dark, light, wet, dry, warm, cold and just perfect for your next trip to hell.


Its funny how many of these posts mention....."You could convert it to run biodiesel" ...Wow, that sounds so complicated. Will it run on BioDiesel?

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83 300TD (need rear wiper assembly dead or alive)
84 300SD Daily driver
85 300TD almost 400k miles and driven daily.
98 E300D *sold
86 300SDL *sold and made flawless 10 hour journey to new home.

That is not a factory option.

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1985 300TD Turbo Euro-wagon
1979 280CE 225,200 miles
1985 300D Turbo 264,000 miles
1976 240D 190,000 miles
1979 300TD 220,000

GONE but not forgotten
1976 300D 195,300 miles
1983 300D Turbo 175,000 miles

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...e485-1-2-1.jpg

I concur, if anything it could be an absurd dealer-installed accessory.
If someone has the $$$, then the dealer can surely accommodate in one form or another.

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My Mercedes-Benz Homepage and W123 Owners Photo Gallery and W111/W112 Coupes & Convs Gallery
2005 Northeast GTG and 2005 Mid-Atlantic GTG and Summer '09 Central FL GTG on YouTube

Hey if some idiot buys a car that runs well but wont start good luck to the seller

"a fool & his money are soon parted"

It provides entertainment for us as well.
I can only see an air con line under the hood, maybe it an ice box some one has made for between the seats.

Maybe we need a thread on here for 'the biggest porkies told in a car add'

I saw on on ebay back a while; 300D, 600,000 miles, barely run in! or 'no rust visible' aka ( we have hidden it)!!??
Some dont know the difference between 'rust free' and 'free rust'

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I no longer question authority, I annoy authority. More effect, less effort....

1967 230-6 auto parts car. rust bucket.
1980 300D now parts car 800k miles
1984 300D 500k miles
1987 250td 160k miles English import
2001 jeep turbo diesel 130k miles
1998 jeep tdi ~ followed me home. Needs a turbo.
1968 Ford F750 truck. 6-354 diesel conversion.
Other toys ~J.D.,Cat & GM ~ mainly earth moving

How do people know it is not a factory option>

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

True -- anything could have been done if the buyer was willing to pay for it, and more especially if the buyer was buying the car in Germany. I would expect to see such an option more in a 300SD or a 600 limo or something like that. But anything is possible.

OTOH, considering that Mercedes wouldn't even put cup holders in these cars, a front-mounted refrigerator seems unlikely as a factory option. Even the late-model cars with a wine cooler are trunk-mounted. Maybe it was added by a dealer as a sales incentive or at customer request?

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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

Kerry,
Have a close look at the pic, its home made ! If you are still not convinced, get the VIN off the guy & check on the Russian site. You would also need extra plumbing for the lower temp refrigerant. The semi conductor refrigerant units were not around in 1980.
If a refrigerator option was on offer, we would have seen it down here.

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Grumpy Old Diesel Owners Club group

I no longer question authority, I annoy authority. More effect, less effort....

1967 230-6 auto parts car. rust bucket.
1980 300D now parts car 800k miles
1984 300D 500k miles
1987 250td 160k miles English import
2001 jeep turbo diesel 130k miles
1998 jeep tdi ~ followed me home. Needs a turbo.
1968 Ford F750 truck. 6-354 diesel conversion.
Other toys ~J.D.,Cat & GM ~ mainly earth moving

That thing looks like something you'd find mounted in the back seat of a W126 used by a dignitary or VIP.

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'81 MB 300SD, '82 MB 300D Turbo (sold/RIP), '04 Lincoln Town Car Ultimate

Sooner or later every car falls apart, ours does it later!
-German Narrator in a MB Promotion Film about the then brand new W123.

It is an SD.

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

600s (made until '81) and 123 Langs (made until '85) are the only MBs I can deduce that would have a fridge custom-installed due to a client's request.
That thing in the 116 looks cheesy too, IMO.

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My Mercedes-Benz Homepage and W123 Owners Photo Gallery and W111/W112 Coupes & Convs Gallery
2005 Northeast GTG and 2005 Mid-Atlantic GTG and Summer '09 Central FL GTG on YouTube

Yeah. Look at the shifter surround, its been pushed flat. Thats not a factory installed part, probably not dealer installed either....

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1985 300TD Turbo Euro-wagon
1979 280CE 225,200 miles
1985 300D Turbo 264,000 miles
1976 240D 190,000 miles
1979 300TD 220,000

GONE but not forgotten
1976 300D 195,300 miles
1983 300D Turbo 175,000 miles

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...e485-1-2-1.jpg

Then it isn't a W123 as the OP wrote [I didn't look at the CL post.]

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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