i was in dream land today. i went to a local mercedes junk yard,ive never seen so many mercedes. there was atleast 200. every model. but the bad part was i dont have any money.ive been there a couple of times so ive gotten to know them. they said i can come down there and walk their yards whenever i want. i was drooling all over the yard. i just thought i would share my experience with everybody

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Better get some rain gear with everyone
drooling,it might get a little "wet" here.

Louis.

Were there any MB vans there?

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

What's the name of the yard? I need a good source and the local yard here has only one 84 SD that I have pretty much picked clean.

If you can believe it they wouldn't sell me the aux water pump. Supposedly have had too many problems selling them? go figure... Probably a perfectly good pump that is going to get smashed some day. I told them that I wouldn't buy it if they gave it to me.

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'99 S420 - Mommies
'72 280SE 4.5 - looking to breathe life into it
'84 300SD Grey - Sold
'85 300SD Silver - Sold
'78 Ski Nautique

its in mesa. yes i think there was one van or maybe it was a unimog. im sure theres an 84 there. the have from 60's to 00's

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have no worries.....President Obama swears "If you like your gun, you can keep it

Got a name or phone # of the yard?

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

Anybody know of a Mercedes junkyard in SE Florida?

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1980 300TD, SOLD
1984 300TD, 275K
1999 C230 K Black & Tan
2013 C250 Black
1974 CJ5 Red
You might faint from the fight, but you're gonna find it. Every challenge could have paradise behind it. -John Popper-

kmaysob, did you see any 300TD (wagons)?
Mesa sounds like an ideal place for a source of good body parts, if the cars there are mostly local (no rust!)
I need a passenger side door, and would consider driving there on my next trip to LA. Need a tel# please!
thanks,
DDH

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'95 E320 Wagon my favorite road car. '99 E300D wolf in sheeps body, '87 300D Sportline suspension, '79 300TD w/ 617.952 engine at 367,750 and counting!

the name is: tri-star pete. over 500 cars 1951-1990
19881/2 E. Rio Salado pkwy
Tempe,Arizona 85281
www.tristarpete.com(480)829-7826
fax (480)968-6935
yes there are plenty of wagons.

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Thanks for sharing that site.

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Jim

yah

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'99 S420 - Mommies
'72 280SE 4.5 - looking to breathe life into it
'84 300SD Grey - Sold
'85 300SD Silver - Sold
'78 Ski Nautique

Ya' know...

It really is comforting to know that I am not crazy. I found myself doing this same thing a few years ago. I would wake up early in the morning and wander a local yard. My wife thought I had some screws loose.

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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

There is another one relatively close to the Tempe location which was called All Mercedes Parts. It was actually in South Phoenix. I would have to look at a map to remember the exact location. Found it when I used to live in Phoenix and needed parts for my old '80 300D. The guy had many good parts cars out there and he wanted next to nothing for the parts. He had several semi trailers on the lot which had shelves in them stacked with good used parts. Can't remember the owners name, but I seem to remember him being a very nice German fellow.

Mike

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Mike

'80 300D
'84 300D
'85 300D
'87 300D

yea ive been there. also theres advantage imports. and some otheres

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