my God after years of w 123s and w210s and a couple of w124s....i have finally found my 95 e300. My best friend from high school David has had one since 2001 I have drooled over that car for almost 20 years. Until last week!

I found one! Now it does have a lot of miles at 267K. BUT it has only had 2 owners from new. Owner 1 1995-2005 and 151k and owner 2 2005-2020 at 266k. Tons of service. everything works. A/C totally gone thru. New Michelins. I have never heard an inline 6 diesel sound so smooth not one weird noise. not one ...It is white on grey. Not my fave but since it has not been garaged in 15 yrs the clearcoat is toast. Interior is mint. I could go on.

ANYWAY guess what? NO cruise control. I know this is very common and NO I have not searched the topic for MY car but will. Just wanted to talk about the new ride and how exciting it is to be in a proper well maintained diesel. Pics will follow of course Thx Joe

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Current stable......
17' Rogue SV 70k
11’ Saab 9-5 NG 94k
10’ e550 4matic 185k

sold
02' e320 210k
00' e430 167k
01' e320 171k (regret sale)
91' 300d 2.5t 300k (sold to ecoofidaho)
79' 240d 177k (old yellow my avatar)
87' 300d 169k (junk but fast)
85' 300tdt 261k (RBM parts delivery)
85' 300dt 68k (one owner cream puff)
82' 240d 250k
84' 300dt 198k (sold to diesel don)
91' 190e 2.3 61k
88' 260e 140k

Congrats Joe. At 290k miles my 95 E300 is still one of the best cars I've ever owned.

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Jim

thanks Jim...Forgot you still had one as well amazing highway car i gotta get the cruise working before i get thrown in jail lol loves 85-90mph

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Current stable......
17' Rogue SV 70k
11’ Saab 9-5 NG 94k
10’ e550 4matic 185k

sold
02' e320 210k
00' e430 167k
01' e320 171k (regret sale)
91' 300d 2.5t 300k (sold to ecoofidaho)
79' 240d 177k (old yellow my avatar)
87' 300d 169k (junk but fast)
85' 300tdt 261k (RBM parts delivery)
85' 300dt 68k (one owner cream puff)
82' 240d 250k
84' 300dt 198k (sold to diesel don)
91' 190e 2.3 61k
88' 260e 140k

Congratulations!

I miss that feeling. We're all chasing that a little bit aren't we?

Better update that current stable.

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RT


1984 300D---Sold
1995 E420 - 106K - Brilliant Silver Metallic/Orion Gray --- Sold
1984 300SD - 151K Manganese Brown Metallic/Mostly Black --- Sold
1982 240D - 79K - Manila Beige/Palomino---Sold

Congratulations! They are nice cars.

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

I am pretty sure since that model has the mechanical fuel injection, it will still have the electromechanical cruise control with the control box under the dash and the actuator on the linkage under the hood. So the t/s steps for the earlier 124s ought to apply here.

http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/339362-fixed-cruise-control-87-300td.html

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The OM 642/722.9 powered family
Still going strong
2014 ML350 Bluetec (wife's DD)
2013 E350 Bluetec (my DD)

both my kids cars went to junkyard in 2023
2008 ML320 CDI (Older son’s DD) fatal transmission failure, water soaked/fried rear SAM, numerous other issues, just too far gone to save (165k miles)
2008 E320 Bluetec (Younger son's DD) injector failed open and diluted oil with diesel, spun main bearings (240k miles)

1998 E300DT sold to TimFreeh
1987 300TD sold to vstech

On my 94 E420, it was a worn out switch in the control stalk. But it would set every time if pressed stalk down (decrease) to set. Drove it 20,000 miles that way before that technique got flukey and I had to install new stalk assembly.

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John 5:25

272k, not a great winter car, so here December to March it's parked. In GA it should be a great year round car.

We require photos, otherwise this could be fake news...

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1991 300D 2.5 "Rocinante"
2002 Golf TDI "Teen Spirit"
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1984 300D
1966 Mustang I6 3sp
1985 Mazda RX-7 GSLSE
1982 Toyota Supra
1977 Datsun 280z
1971 Datsun 240z

lol thx guys! Thx for the step by step on the 87 3ood. I will check that out not having cruise is for the birds I will try and get some pics tonight

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Current stable......
17' Rogue SV 70k
11’ Saab 9-5 NG 94k
10’ e550 4matic 185k

sold
02' e320 210k
00' e430 167k
01' e320 171k (regret sale)
91' 300d 2.5t 300k (sold to ecoofidaho)
79' 240d 177k (old yellow my avatar)
87' 300d 169k (junk but fast)
85' 300tdt 261k (RBM parts delivery)
85' 300dt 68k (one owner cream puff)
82' 240d 250k
84' 300dt 198k (sold to diesel don)
91' 190e 2.3 61k
88' 260e 140k

Congratulations on your purchase! A well cared for '95 E300 can be a "forever" car, in the same esteemed vein in which w123's are held. At 267,000 miles, it's just getting going!

BTW, PM was sent to you regarding the cruise control.

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Current rolling stock:
2001 E55 183,000+ Newest member of the fleet.
2002 E320 83,000 - The "cream-puff"!
1992 500E 217,000+
1995 E300D 412,000+
1998 E300D 155,000+
2001 E320 227,000+
2001 E320 Wagon, 177,000+

Prior MBZ’s:
1952 220 Cab A
1966 300SE
1971 280SE
1973 350SLC (euro)
1980 450SLC
1980 450SLC (#2)
1978 450SLC 5.0
1984 300D ~243,000 & fondly remembered
1993 500E - sorely missed.
1975 VW Scirocco w/ slightly de-tuned Super-Vee engine - Sold after 30+ years.

My cruise works after the car warms up awhile. Has been that way for the last 8 years I've owned it. You just have to keep trying to activate. Once it starts working, it stays working for rest of trip.

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-- Chris

'95 E300, 216k miles, Silver Surfer
'05 E320 CDI, 138k miles
'07 S550 4matic, 69k miles

Gone but not forgotten:

'76 300D, 350k miles?, SOLD in 1995
'75 240D, 300k miles, SOLD in 1991

Also, keep eye on wiring harness, glow us changes and tranny....those seem to be weak points on these. I do like diving mine though.

Well. Seems one cannot snap a cell phone pic and upload it here. So no damn photos. Sorry. But white is a great color for clear coat failure!

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Current stable......
17' Rogue SV 70k
11’ Saab 9-5 NG 94k
10’ e550 4matic 185k

sold
02' e320 210k
00' e430 167k
01' e320 171k (regret sale)
91' 300d 2.5t 300k (sold to ecoofidaho)
79' 240d 177k (old yellow my avatar)
87' 300d 169k (junk but fast)
85' 300tdt 261k (RBM parts delivery)
85' 300dt 68k (one owner cream puff)
82' 240d 250k
84' 300dt 198k (sold to diesel don)
91' 190e 2.3 61k
88' 260e 140k

Congratulations! I've had mine for about 8 years and use it 4 days a week to drive to work. Of all the things I love about it one of them is that I can change every single light bulb in the car in less than 45 minutes.

Is it a 'Sport Edition' with the LSD? With a set of 4 Hakka's on it my diesel is really really good in the snow too!

beware the glow plug harness - it might still be 'no longer available'. I just plug mine in and use the block heater everyday in the winter.

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1994 E320 Wagon (Died @ 308,669 miles)
1995 E300 Diesel (228,000)
1999 E300 Turbodiesel ( died @ 255,000)
2006 Toyota Tundra SR5 AC 4X4 (115,000 miles) rusted frame - sold to chop shop
2011 Audi A4 Avant (165,000 miles) Seized engine - donated to Salvation Army
BMW 330 xi 6 speed manual (175,034 miles)
2014 E350 4Matic Wagon 128,000 miles
2018 Dodge Ram 21,000 miles