1985 300D Turbo: No rust, nice paint and flawless interior, new Michelin 70K tires. Cruise does not work and AC is questionable. 123K miles. Is $4800 too much for this car? Teal green with tan interior, no cracks in the dash. Not driven in winter and in garage during summer.

But I don't know about Iowa.

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1985 300D-189k The 'UD', Ivory and Pinkamino
1979 300D-211k Dark Gray, Parchment
A 1980 Harley-~166k and
A 1994 Ford diesel pickup-349k and
A 1990 gasser Volvo wagon-145k

Pictures ? Interior, exterior. It sounds high but need more details.
Records etc.
Alan

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92 500E Silver 66k
82 Porsche 911SC 84K
68 Cadillac ( Gone Now )
03 Suburban Z71 200K
85 300SD 217k From Original Owner ( Dad )

1985 Mercedes Benz 300 Diesel-Turbo Great Car!

Hey they all sell. But you might have to wheel and deal a bit. $4800.00 is high, it looks good and if you can get people to come and see it, you might put a deal together.

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Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance. The only thing it cannot be is moderately important. C.S. Lewis



1983 Mercedes W123 240D 4 Speed 285,000 on the road with a 617 turbo, beautiful butter yellow, license plate # 83 240D INDIANA

2003 Jaguar Type X, AWD. beautiful, good mileage,
Mom's car, but I won't let her drive it!

Without A/C and cruise working, take at least a grand off the price.
IF the problem is truly minor, then fix them before selling the car.

As a buyer, I have to assume the worst possible case for repair. More often than not, the owner isn't disclosing the full extent of the problem.

As a datum point, I sold my "mint" 83 300D almost two years ago for $4250. Less than 100K on motor, 9/10 exterior, 8/10 interior, 10/10 mechanically, and everything worked perfectly. That was all the money then, and I suspect the market hasn't gone up since.

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

Is this the original owner?
Not seeing the car makes it hard on this end to say what it is worth. If it has rust, even the owner says it does not, can be costly to repair. You did say Iowa right?

For $4800, the AC and cruise should work. If all other things are in tip top condition, seats, paint, dash, rear axles etc... then maybe $3500.

Then 123K miles is a plus also, that is if the indicated milage is correct. these spedo`s are known to slip, but an easy fix.

My 85 has 360K. so where was this car all these years. always garaged?

It is all about condition, and what it is worth to you.

Charlie

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there were three HP ratings on the OM616...

1) Not much power
2) Even less power
3) Not nearly enough power!! 240D w/auto

Anyone that thinks a 240D is slow drives too fast.

80 240D Naturally Exasperated, 4-Spd 388k DD 150mph spedo 3:58 Diff

We are advised to NOT judge ALL Muslims by the actions of a few lunatics, but we are encouraged to judge ALL gun owners by the actions of a few lunatics. Funny how that works

"Actual miles are 12362."

Is that true?

Service records?

Sixto
87 300D

Supposed to be second owner, don't know about service records. Seller said the $4800 is firm. Price seems high to me but cars in this kind of condition in Iowa are rare, most are rusted away.

Might not be so "firm" in a month.

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

You have to see the car, or at least see meaningful, clear photos.

By meaninful I mean either taken with a decent digital camera and sent to you in high-res, or at minimum taken with one of the newer smartphones set to high res.

At that price, I would be hoping for:

- service records for at least half the car's life, to support the mileage claim, as CarFax won't usually be very helpful on a car of that age
- a completely clean and solid floor
- suspension parts not showing much surface corrosion
- completely clean jack points
- no dash cracks (and no dash cover over a cracked dash)
- cruise and climate control fully functional
- wood veneers to be above average (minimal cracking or fading)
- driver's seat to be feel good, not worn out (unless current or previous owner was a heavy guy)

To support the claimed mileage (if records are incomplete):

- fittings, screw heads, etc under hood not more than tarnished (not rusty or heavily oxidized)
- windshield not 'sandblasted' from debris
- trim around door openings still intact, not worn out or missing
- windshield and rear window rubber seals not cracked or broken
- no corrosion behind rubber seals on underside of doors
- minimal if any blowby
- starts eagerly from cold and idles nice
- and of course, must drive like a new car. Until I bought my 98k-mile 300d I didn't know what that meant. A Mercedes with an actual odometer reading in the 100-k neighbourhood should fee like a new car, assuming it's been properly kept.

Others will no doubt think of stuff I've forgotten.

Good luck with it. I like the colour combo.

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Mac
2002 e320 4matic estate│1985 300d│1980 300td
Previous: 1979 & 1982 & 1983 300sd │ 1982 240d

“Let's take a drive into the middle of nowhere with a packet of Marlboro lights and talk about our lives.” ― Joseph Heller, Catch-22

At that price, everything should work as in my wife can get in, start it up and drive anywhere without doing anything except filling the tank. Heat, AC, cruise, speedo, odo, windows, sunroof, locks, tranny all work as they should. Seats look nice and are comfortable, trunk is clean, tires have correct air pressure, fluids are correct and topped up.

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85SD 240K & stopped counting painted, putting bac together. 84SD 180,000. sold to a neighbor and member here but I forget his handle. The 84 is much improved from when I had it. 85TD beginning to repair to DD status. Lots of stuff to do.

If everything on the car is in working order then $4000 would be fair IMHO. I really like that color combo. I have only seen one like that and it was pretty ratty in a u pull junk yard.

Evaluate what it needs, then the costs take care all of the issues, and then its a matter of if it is worth it to you personally.

Or if you would rather be driving something else for the same investment.

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2012 B Class

1981 300D - Now with greazzer