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Nope, that would be a run away as fast as possible!!

1993 model year, 3.5L rod bender, and has a red flag on carfax for odometer rollback. Nyet!!

If it had the engine and AC replaced recently and that were the actual miles, it would make a nice car.

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1996 (W210) E300D 86K - Traded in for a Lexus
1992 (W124) 300D 2.5 Turbo 202K - Sold
1983 (W123) 300D, 146K - Sold
1970 280S, 263K - Sold - Beginning of addiction

Thanks for he input, what does anybody think about the 300CDs?

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A 1985 red 300CD with an intercooler is my dream car (After a twin turbo DeLorean).

Age is starting to take their toll on these. You will need to be vigilant and patient to find one that has not been "let go" by the owner over cost of parts vs. car's worth. You find a good one, it'll be as reliable as gravity mechanically. Most of the 123 cars will need some kind of A/C work, and the 300's have much more complicated HVAC systems than the 240D's. If you find one that needs little work, you will have years of driving enjoyment. I replaced a radiator yesterday in my 240D, as well as a glow plug. The job is so easy that I was in a GOOD mood when I was done.

Apprently in Europe the W140 Diesel came with the OM606 3.0l Turbodiesel engine (174hp 4-valve head, etc.) as the S300 Turbodiesel. (Found a hard cover euro brochure)

btw, I think the 300CD is a beautiful and quite rare car...

then again I'm biased hehe

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In my opinion there is only one thing more stupid than a 2 door (CD) car: the person that bought it. This does not apply to the SL models which are sports cars.

Disadvantages:

1. Hard to put packages etc in back seat.
2. Hard to put people in back seat.
3. Hard to get GF inback seat.
4. Hard to get in front seat because of larger door especially if parked near something that blocks door from being opened.

Advantages:

NONE.


NOTE: I expect some arrows arrows for my thoughts from CD lovers.

P E H

Yeah peh, but you only have to replace two door stop things right :-) Only two doors to rust out too !

yeah...true... BUT

$600 rear glass ( i know)

hard to find and expensive:
rear quarter windows, rear window regulators, rubber seals (I wanted to replace mine.. until I learnt about the price tag),etc.

and yeah.. I am dumber than the CD now I wish they had made a V-8 powered W124 coupe... E420 coupe or better yet E500 coupe but that's OT.

but I agree - those rear seats are pretty much USELESS for people! There's barely any room back there. Even the big CL600 coupes are not too spacious in the back.

speaking of the big coupe doors. Have you guys seen how the new CL's door opens. It opens and slides forward a little..

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Luckily I have not had to replace any rear quarter window or rear window regulators or rear glass. But my door (window) seals were another story. Having spent all of it's life in South Florida the window seals were dry rotted and beginning to get gaps in them letting air noises and water into the car. So one day I decided to ask my mechanic to call his people (in Atlanta) to get a price quote. Holy $h!t, each window seal was $384.00. So I decided to wait a little longer until I just couldn't stand it anymore. Every time it rained or I'd wash the car I would have a puddle of water in the driver side door pocket. So I got the driver side window seal replaced. The passenger side will just have to wait (at least it doesn't have any huge gaps in the seal).

There are no worries about the rear seat for me (or the people who end up riding in the back) because I'm only 5'4" so there's plenty of room in the back for passengers/packages and such.

However, the door length is pretty disadvantaging when parking in tight spots, but I rarely worry about this because I park far away from other cars so I don't get any door dings (stupid careless people, mostly SUV driver's).

I don't think it's right to call a 2-door (CD) owner stupid. If they rarely have more than one other passenger, and they don't usually have to carry packages (thats what a trunk is for if the package is small enough) I see nothing wrong with a 2 door Coupe. That is why I have one, I only need it to get me back and forth to school and wherever else I go. Not to mention I think that the W123 pillarless coupe is a very beautiful design.

Everybody has their own opinion, and I was just expressing mine.

Have a nice day.

Thanks for the excellant input. From my perspective, I have a 79 SD which I really enjoy, but it is big. I travel about 45 minutes on country roads to work (60 to 65 MPH). There have been several head on collisions on these roads and because I really do try and keep your lights on here in the midwest I may be on these roads in the very early A.M. I will always be in a mercedes from this point forward because my chances of walking away from an accident are going to be much better. Because it is me alone I was looking for something smaller. I am a big enough pack rat, so I dont need to haul anymore packages around, and better not have no GF to haul around or I could be driving a moped to work, I want a diesel because of the fuel economy, and I think from wallering in the diesel fuel and the fumes it gets in your blood and you cant get away from them. (Thats another story as I just built a 12HP diesel log splitter) So my next choice would be a CD. What other items should I look at when looking for one? What engine problems have they had, and are there non-turbo, and turbo? and for power how does this match up to a 300 D that I have heard alot about? (Lets call some other car owners names).



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