There's a guy down the road, whos got a 1987 SDL for sale. It was his project car, and its a bit of a Franken-car; I'm interested in it bc. I have a 86 300SDL w/ 263K. My engine is solid but seriously gunged up by the WVO loving hippie who owned it before me. His engine was rebuilt *by him* my tranny is telling me its going to die soon. His is just as old but has a lot less miles.

Should I buy it for $700.00 as a "strategic parts reserve"

or behind door # 2

Swap my pristene interior out of my car and into his frankencar, and call it a day?

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Ethan Hunter
1986 Mercedes-Benz 300SDL (263,000 miles)

I think I would. Parts are hard and expensive to come by.

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1982 300SD

Absolutely....best $700 you'll ever spend.

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14 E250 Bluetec 4Matic "Sinclair", Palladium Silver on Black, 160k miles
06 E320 CDI "Rutherford", Black on Tan, 179k mi, Stage 1 tune, tuned TCU
91 300D "Otis", Smoke Silver on Tan, 145k mi, wastegate conversion, ALDA delete

19 Honda CR-V EX 79k mi
Fourteen other MB's owned and sold
1961 Very Tolerant Wife

Yes and odldly enough with an SDL its good insurance. Any replacement part that I have purchased for future use assures me the original part will never fail.

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BENZ THERE DONE THAThttp://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/...c/progress.gif
15 VW Passat TDI
00 E420
98 E300 DT
97 E420 Donor Car - NEED PARTS? PM ME!
97 S500
97 E300D
86 Holden Jackaroo Turbo D
86 300SDL
(o\|/o)

Definitely. Remember the Law of Old MB

A part will break only when there is not a spare readily available

You'll never need it... but if you don't have it, your car will always be broke.

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Current Stable

• 380SL (diesel)
• Corvette C5
• Manx
• Baja Bug
• F350 Powerstroke
• Auburn Boattail Speedster replica

There should be no question about it. The answer is yes. You cannot beat having a parts car ready and waiting.

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jcciem
'94 SL5000 60,000
'91 350SDL 545,000
'91 350SD 197,000
'00 E55 AMG 77,000

I'd buy it in a heartbeat for $700; might not even offer less. I'd probably start making his car the car to keep.......based upon your WVO engine and tranny condition.

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daw_two
Germantown, TN

Links:
Sold last car --- 05/2012 1984 300D Light Ivory, Red interior
No longer selling Cluster Needles Paint
No longer selling New Old Stock (NOS) parts

Past:
3/2008 1986 300SDL "Coda"
04/2010 1965 190D(c) "Ben"
& many more

If you have the capacity to store the vehicle and not raise the ire of your neighbors then do it. As others have said when spares are readily available parts do not break.

I've been running crappy URO front stabilizer link rods for quite a while now and they won't break...why? Because there's a new set in bags waiting in the wings...lol.

I've also found that some problems cure themselves when the spare enters the garage.

steve

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Steve A
92 W140 OM603
97 VW Jetta TDI
90 Passat variant TDI 6 speed MT
94 Chevy K1500 6.5TD
05 E320 CDI
+ others

I too, concur that having spares in inventory is great insurance against parts failing. This phenomenon has never been fully explained and slim chance it ever will. This also extends to parts you know you possess, but cannot locate. Talk about frustration. Needs me more space.

Even at asking price, simply foolish not to grab it. Worry about the rest at your leisure. Even if it wasn't possible to keep on the property you reside, the minimal effort to solve that issue will be rewarded time and again. Do it already. You'll thank yourself.

If you don't want it send me a PM and we'll hammer out shipping details for its trip west.

MBZ123

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1987 300SDL "Rhona" 218k
1986 300SDL "Johanna" 166k - Abducted 5/15 outta SFV Reward 4 info
1984 300TD "Petra" 212k - Parts yard pirate, arrrrgh
1982 300CD "FrankenFemme" 178k - Eyes only TS-XWRKS transplant abomination (loc. classified)
1980 230CE "Lulu" aka "Terminal" 277k - Dying the slow death
1985 300CD "Gerda" 203k - She ain't playin' SOLD
1983 300TD "Svetlana" 240k...and pleading for more. SOLD


"What a heavy load Einstein must've had...F&@%!NG morons everywhere!" - David Lynch

If you can get it for $500.00, THAT would be a buy.

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'06 E320 CDI
'17 Corvette Stingray Vert

I'm looking into doing the same but my parts car is clear across the country. Factor in transportation costs and the price almost doubles. I would say grab something local if you can and if it has what you need.

Check it for rust, etc first.

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1991 F250 super-cab 7.3 IDI. (rebuilt by me) Banks Sidewinder turbo, hydroboost brakes, new IP and injectors.
2003 S430 - 107K
1983 300SD - Tanoshii - mostly restored ~400K+.
1983 300SD - Good interior. Engine finally tamed ~250K.
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