guys,
this is a disease. i am being offered a 80 240d manual tranny car. it is sitting in storage right now. the only thing missing is the front and back windshield. all else works fine. it is white with
blue leather interior. i have the glass from my current parts car that should fit.
the guy wants $300 . he needs to sell because the lease is up on the storage. he said he put $1200 on the motor whatever that hell that means. so for $300 plus the labor on the glass.

i was thinking it would be nice to have 2 240d's around but...

please help me justify this potential purchase. up to this point in my life i have always looked towards purchases as follows...

"if something is on sale for 75% off but you don't need it but buy it anyway then you just overpaid by 25%"

i need help justifying this any ideas?

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Jennifer
90 350sdl

Pick that puppy up, before it ends up in a recyclers yard.

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84 300DT Puke Yellow. Totalled after 438,000
84 300DT Orient Red. 169,000 (actual mileage may vary)
2002 Explorer EB (wife's)

Jen,

Go for it!

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79 240D (no name yet) 203K Miles Maple Yellow
98 2500 4x4 HD Dodge 24 Valve Cummins TD
83 Chevy Van (Dead-Trans. shot)

So $300 for the car plus maybe another $300 to swap the glass over (use new seals, please). Silly girl, that's only two months of car payments and you'd have a spare car!! What are you waiting for?

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Rick Miley
2014 Tesla Model S
2018 Tesla Model 3
2017 Nissan LEAF
Former MB: 99 E300, 86 190E 2.3, 87 300E, 80 240D, 82 204D Euro
Chain Elongation References

look at it this way - what else could you find worth buying for $300.-
??

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1984 300D Turbo - 231k....totalled 11/30/07 RIP

I live in the boondocks and have plenty of places to hide parts cars. If you can keep one as a parts car, it is worth it is easy. This does not mean that I propose that you use it as a parts car, but if need be, it would be worth it for that purpose alone.

Since I don't drive a 123 car any more, I can't justify them anymore, but I enjoyed every mile that I drove a manual transmission 240D. Don't crush it, restore it.

Good luck,

i passed up a 240D manual a few months ago for $800, still regret it

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1991 300 D 2.5 Turbo, 220k
also in the family:
1981 240 D 185k
1991 350 SD 185k
2006 S 500
2005 SLK 350

I'd pick it up and glaze it...for that price, you can ALWAYS flip it and get your money back.

I've narrowed my ambitions to just having enough W123s to have one available to drive for the rest of my life. As it is, I have three more diesels than the Baltimore & Ohio.

You've already heard the answer sweetie. You'll get a thorough flogging if you DON'T buy it!!!

It's $'s in the bank.

An investment.

Diesels are coming into their own with gas prices going up so fast. Diesel is too, but you can run these on waste oil or Bio-D which will soon be cheaper than Diesel and you can make it at home for about $1/gallon. No gas car can do that.

There's not a man here who wouldn't think even MORE of you if you buy it and get it on the road.

.....hold on..., I'm coming up with more, just give me a few minutes.......

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1984 300D Turbo - 4-speed manual conversion, mid-level resto

1983 300D - parts car

1979 300TD Auto - Parts car.

1985 300D Auto - Wrecked/Parts.


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"If you don't know where you are going, any road will get you there". Lewis Carrol

JenTay,
It's funny, I just bought a 240 with an automatic from Clayton, NC, just outside of Raleigh. I didn't need the car, but figured that since I have a motor to put in it, I would buy it as it was only 100 bucks and doesn't run. I did buy it off EBay with the worst description I have seen, but e-mailed the guy and liked his response.
Go for it, I don't think you'll regret it as long as you have a place to put it. Th manual alone is worth that!
Adam Bush

I don't need a new car but I would nab that on the spot! Even if you don't want it or need it, you could probably put the glass in and sell it for $1400.

A young, attractive women with two (2) mercedes diesels---thats simple irresistable!

I am also of the opinion that you shouldn't pass this one up. Put in glass and clean it up. If you don't want to keep it, you can sell it on eBay for at least $1500.

But what do I know? I bought a Hilton timeshare in Orlando 2 weeks ago.

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Michael LaFleur

'05 E320 CDI - 86,000 miles
'86 300SDL - 360,000 miles
'85 300SD - 150,000 miles (sold)
'89 190D - 120,000 miles (sold)
'85 300SD - 317,000 miles (sold)
'98 ML320 - 270,000 miles (sold)
'75 300D - 170,000 miles (sold)
'83 Harley Davidson FLTC (Broken again) :-(
'61 Plymouth Valiant - 60k mikes
2004 Papillon (Oliver)
2005 Tzitzu (Griffon)
2009 Welsh Corgi (Buba)

Methinks for ulterior motives I do!

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1984 300D Turbo - 4-speed manual conversion, mid-level resto

1983 300D - parts car

1979 300TD Auto - Parts car.

1985 300D Auto - Wrecked/Parts.


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"If you don't know where you are going, any road will get you there". Lewis Carrol

BUY IT, BUY IT, BUY IT ! Or tell US where it is.

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Diesel-guy