Here's the 1985 300SD I picked up last month. I am the 3rd owner. The 2nd owner purchased it from Mercedes Benz of Greenwich, CT with 49K miles. I picked it up with 117K miles a mile and a half from my home. It was an easy transaction. So far, I've only changed the oil and will rebuilt the seat spring and pad from a passenger W126 seat. It has a CD changer and all 'n all in pretty good shape.

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85 300CD Signal Red/Tan sold
83 300D Manganese Brown 109K
97 E420 Midnight Blue 197K sold
98 BMW 328i Vert White 100K, sold
95 BMW 525i White 125K, sold
93 BMW 525iT Red 193K, sold
95 E320 Green Wagon 125K, sold
94 E320 White 127K, sold
85 300SD 156K Grey (Annie), sold
84 300D Lapis Blue 170K (Judy), sold
99 ML 320 Black (lease), 1998 C230 White (lease)
00 Honda S2000 Red (lease)
86 Mercedes 300E (sold)
84 Porsche 911 Red (sold), 1965 Porsche 911 White (sold)

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Congrats on the find! You will love that car. Even with my selection of cars I have to pick from every day, my '83 300SD still sees the most action! We're going to take it to California in May on a little cross country jaunt. Can't wait!

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Regards,
Aaron

Thanks, Aaron. Do you have euro-lights on yours? Any recommendations from the numerous offerings?

You will love the 85 300SD. Mine is a daily driver and everything works. Great road car for trips. Make sure you check the valve lash.

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Orland Park, IL
1985 300SD 215,000 miles

Edge,

Nope, no European lights. I like the US ones just fine. I did replace both of them with good Osram/Sylvania units though. The only car I have with Euro lights is the 6.9 and on that car they are a must for two reasons:

1. Original round lamps look hideous!

2. Driving fast at night demands powerful lighting!

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Regards,
Aaron