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GOOD:
1985 300SD w/ 279k
$500
Body is fair with a couple of surface rust spots
Tires and rims are good
Sat for a month and we put a new battery in, and fired her up
Drives straight, tight steering and wonderfully surprising firmness (corners better than my 123's)

BAD:
Electrical wonderland. Blinking headlights even with key out.
Bad key switch (maybe the culprit for all electronics)
Must start it with a gun that is wired to the fender screws that bypass the starter switch. Kind of fun
3 leaking injector hoses
possible head gasket problem. must educate myself more on this one (no coolant in oil, but steaming out from port side 6" below the injectors)

I simply couldn't pass it up for $500.

Don

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DAILY DRIVERS:
'84 300DT 298k (Aubrey's)
'99.5 Jetta TDI IV 251k (Julie's)
'97 Jetta TDI 127k (Amber's)
'97 Jetta TDI 186k (Matt's)
'96 Passat TDI 237k (Don's
'84 300D 211k Mint (Arne- Undergoing Greasecar Conversion)

SOLD:
'82 240D 229k (Matt's - Converted-300DT w/ 4 speed

That looks like a project I'd like to try!!
Good luck to you.

why couldn't we find someone like you when i was trying to sell my old 300SD, you would have loved that one as a project car....... Good luck with her,
Ryan

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83 300SD.......sold
96 integra SE....sold
99 a4 quattro....sold
2001 IS300.......sold
2002 330i.........current.
2004 highlander limited....current.

Hello Don
More reason for me to come visit soon.
I own one and work on a lot of them daily.
You can not loose at that price, worst case, I will buy it for the parts.
Have a great day.

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