I'm a buyer at a scrap metal recycling yard in SC, which has it's benefits. Someone drove my 300D in here one day and sold it as scrap metal. Well I saved it from the shredder and paid 8 cents a pound for it! I'm about to go back to school and it's going to become my primary vehicle.
Yesterday someone brought in an 85 300D and I'm afraid it's fate is not as fortunate. I'll shed a tear when it gets crushed.

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1983 300D TurboDiesel

I'll bet you have a great supply of parts though!

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1993 W124 300D 2.5L Turbo, OM602.962
2000 Chevrolet Cavalier, 2.4L DOHC
2002 Ford Explorer, 4.0L SOHC
2005 Toyota Prius, 1.5L

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Classic Mercedes by the pound. Now there's an idea. I'll bet there is room for a business here if the scrapyard would make the cars available before shredding them.

4,500 lbs. x $.08/lb. = $360

If a car drives in, I'll bet they could double their money by selling it for $.16 per pound = $720.

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85 300D 75K Anthracite Grey 0-60 in 13 seconds **For Sale**
84 300D 333K Black (The Velveteen Rabbit) 0-60 in 14 seconds
00 Toyota Sienna 208K (Sold)
15 Subaru Outback 43K
11 Subaru Outback 67K
98 Ford Taurus 100K (Gertie - Was Grandma's - drove it to church and shopping - really) Daughter's car now.
30 Model A Ford 2 Door Sedan (Sold) 0-60 in . . . Never reached 60

I'm surprised no one has asked how they can pick this car up like you did with yours. I'm too far away.

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-Louis

'87 300D Anthracite

Good point. I live in NC and I could drive down to your place when you get a W124 in.

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1993 W124 300D 2.5L Turbo, OM602.962
2000 Chevrolet Cavalier, 2.4L DOHC
2002 Ford Explorer, 4.0L SOHC
2005 Toyota Prius, 1.5L

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Yea, everyone keeps telling me that. I have a line of friends that have "dibs" on the next ones.

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1983 300D TurboDiesel

CMC Valley Falls Rd in Spartanburg once ran a pick n pull back when scrap was cheap. When it hit ~ $2 a hundred, they all got crushed.

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Over 21 years I owned several:
w108
w110
w111
w115
w116
w123
w124
w126
w212

Before it gets crushed, someone should grab the rear diff and the speedometer...

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RRGrassi


70's Southern Pacific #5608 Fairmont A-4 MOW car

13 VW JSW 2.0 TDI 193K, Tuned with DPF and EGR Delete.

99 W210 E300 Turbo Diesel, chipped, DPF/Converter Delete. Still needs EGR Delete, 232K

90 Dodge D250 5.9 Cummins/5 speed. 400K

Gone and still missed...1982 w123 300D, 1991 w124 300D