So I always knew the history of my 1987 300TD was odd ever since I bought it in Ohio two years ago. I poured my life (and pockets) into this car over the last two years and I have decided to pick up another one in better condition. It has never left me stranded and as a matter of fact a month after I owned it the alternator died but the car ran with no battery power to the shop.

Service, after service... after service the Panzer Wagon was it better and better shape every time it left Bill Denson's Auto. You guys here have been instrumental in finding out and DIY fixes I have done on this car over the year and because of that I am now a diesel head and am replacing the Panzer Wagon with another 87' 300TD (you guys aren't done with me yet).

Looking at another car I decided to buy the 5 car CARFAX report and put the Panzer Wagon's VIN to the test. I had given it a once through on the Mercedes-Benz Club Russia | Mercedes-Benz / VIN checker but never an official CARFAX. I knew I'd find something screwy because driving the car back from Cincinnati the odometer stopped around 197,xxx miles.

What I wasn't ready for was this...

Overview (date - odometer reading - notes):

• 1/30/95 - 101,382 - IL
• 1/29/97 - 138,328 - KY
• 8/7/97 - (no miles recorded) - TN
• 8/15/97 - 109,842 - OH
• 11/9/00 - (no miles recorded) - KY (Not actual mileage title issued)
• 9/18/01 - 147,717 - KY
• 10/27/05 - 196,051 - OH
• 11/28/05 - 200,000 - OH (Inspection)
• 5/19/06 - 196,100 - OH
• 3/7/08 - I bought the car with what I thought was around 196,xxx miles, the owner didn't mention the odometer and I really didn't care either (or else I would have carfax'd it)

Any takers on how many miles my car does have? I estimated 250,000 when I replaced the odometer with one that had 150,000 (made it easy to just add 100,000 miles). I am willing to bet it's OVER 300,000 miles.

Most would be mad, I think it's hilarious and explains a lot of the random things I have had to deal with over time.

I am afraid to total up how much I have put into this car over the last two years but will do it soon. So there you have it... The Legendary Panzer Wagon LIVES!

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'87 300TD Estate (Panzer Wagon, Sold)
'95 E320 Estate (Sabertooth, Sold)
'94 E500 (Stark 1, For Sale)
'04 VW GTI (Rhino, Sold)
'12 VW GTI Autobahn (Shadow)

Id guess over 300 too. my odo quit at 298, I repaired it. it's over 301 now

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hum.....
1987 300TD 311,000M Stolen. Presumed destroyed

def. over 300k.

if EMPs ever catch on, Im glad I have a 5-speed manual mechanically injected diesel

flat ground is my only anti-start!

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1992 850i 6 speed
1991 M3 S54B32 swap
2007 328iT/6 RWD sport wagon
1987 325E 330iZHP engine swap
2004 Vespa 200GT
1976 W115 240D getting a much bigger engine. 5.5L
1997 R129 SL600 5AT

So the fact that my trans is leaking from every seal isn't so bad now looking back that it has over 300k on the clock LOL, maybe even some record without a rebuild if I knew the actual mileage -- I like how the car was in a minor accident that I didn't know about either... This car has been registered in more states than banks Dillinger robbed.