Looking at a 1989 300td wagon 6clyturbo. What should i look for on these cars any problems with it being the newer body style?

There is no such vehicle as you describe. The last diesel wagon was the 1987 300TD. In 1989 there was a diesel sedan (300D 2.5 Turbo) but it had a 5-cylinder engine, not a six.

So, you need to look a little more closely at what exactly is being offered for sale.

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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

Or, is it a euro spec car?

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1959 Gravely LI, 1963 Gravely L8, 1973 Gravely C12
1982 380SL
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1987 300 D
2005 CDI European Delivery
2006 CDI Handed down to daughter
2007 GL CDI. Wifes

hopefully it's an 87, or it's possibly a gray market car from europe.
I have the 87TD wagon, and it's just the most amazing mercedes vehicle I have ever had the pleasure of owning.

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1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
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1987 300TD
1987 300TD
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!

This isnt in costa Rica is it?

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1987 300TD 311,000M Stolen. Presumed destroyed

In phoenix az I havent seen car yet but it a friend of friends dad car. He has had it for long time and they hear i was looking for one.

Its a rare car if it's the 87 wagon. Maybe less than 1000 around now. This info was very helpful for me.....even though I found it after the purchase . Not sure who the original post is from

http://www.w124performance.com/docs/mb/articles/124.1x3_buying_tips.txt

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1987 300TD 147,000 miles- Palomino leather interior, 1995 facelift and body cladding, E350 wheels, Rebuilt suspension and sport springs, rebuilt turbo, New Monarch injection pump and injectors....and the list goes on and on...

In the US, the 87 was the last diesel wagon until after the turn of the century.
The Europeans arent the picky Deuchbags we are here in the US, so there were more diesels, and thus more TDs.
If you have come across an 89 TD, fantastic. buy it.

I have an 87TD and LOVE it. Great car. I also love my W123TD.

Enjoy.

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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.

Ok the car is probbly a 87, son might be wrong on year what do I look for on these cars?

Oil leaks. where they are and how bad they are, look at the injection pump, make sure it's not seeping diesel, Some of them are a simple fix though. Check the fuel Pre filter (clear plastic filter on the left of the engine, should be clear with no black build up in it, Check the condition of the over flow lines between the injectors (look like cloth braided line) they have a tendancy to leak, look for rust. if it's been in the south all it's life then you may not find as much of an issue as if it had spent a majority of the time in the north

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1987 300TD 311,000M Stolen. Presumed destroyed

Check out the attachment in this post -

http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/showpost.php?p=2333723&postcount=12

Sixto
87 300D

I recommend giving that a read too... looks like I have a little more remedial work left to do on my engine....

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1987 300TD 311,000M Stolen. Presumed destroyed

thanks for the info now when i look at the car in a few days i will now what to look for.