I seriously considering donating my diesel to charity before the end of the year. Anyone know the blue book value? It has approx 225,000 miles and runs fine, one small dent, one small scratch has rusted-- no body rust. Nice overall car used as daily commuter.

Thanks!

For values, check out
www.kbb.com for kelley blue book and
www.nada.com for the nada guide book

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1986 Volvo 240DL - 100k
2002 GMC Envoy - 19k
Sold my Cummins, I've got the fever for a Benz Diesel!

Thanks fishin,

FYI, both NADA and Blue book don't list cars as old as mine. NADA does have a "classic car" listing which lists mine as $3425 at low retail; $5600 at average retail; and $7175 at high retail.

Anyone know what the Blue Book value on this model is? I believe that's the value that is used by the government for tax deduction purposes.

It's difficult to determine value w/o inspecting the car. If you go by the "books", you'll find a wide range of prices, some of which will piss you off. I've been using the Old Car Price Guide as a "gauge" for prices since 1996, and found their descriptions and values to be very accurate. Your 300D, in #4 condition (needing a lot of minor mechanical and cosmetic work), is listed at $3000. A #3 condition car (described as a 20 footer - looking good from 20', but finding cosmetic flaws as you get closer) doubles the value to $6000. The Price Guide does NOT have a deduction guide for mileage. I would imagine a car w/ 200+k miles would suffer some deduction in price, unless the owner has sevice records to back up a claim of good maintenance. You might, also, try running a nation wide search on AutoTrader.com. It will give you a list of cars for sale along with minimum, average and highest asking prices.