I bought my:

1984 300D Turbo Wagon 82k $1,000. A real steal!
1984 200 4cyl. gas 67k $2700. from original Saudi Arabian owner!
1994 E320 Wagon 40k $10,000 Immaculant from orginal owner. RED/Black int.

The other 17 cars I have are either parts cars or projects anywhere from Free to $600.00

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Ryan
1985 300D Turbo Diesel
1984 200 Euro

I got mine off a law student who owned it in Tulsa OK. She got it up here to 7200 feet and it sat for 5 years. $500 purchase price, reconditioning costs will be in the neighborhood of $1000-$1500.

I got my '79 300TD with 284.000Km at ~3300$ (2800 Euro's). Engine runs great and body rust-free.

Still have ome minor repair/adjustments done to it but (changing some gaskets and such) but all when I have the time and money to see to them. For now, all I have to do is enjoy and maintain a great car.

April 2005: Bought my celery green '77 240D 4-speed manual at 398K miles for $2000, sold it for $3000 about 2K miles later. Hated to see it go, but we don't have a garage and we live very close to the ocean - she would've rusted out over the winter in about 2 seconds.

October 2005: Then bought our silver w/black leather '95 E320 wagon for $4500. High miles (199K), but worth it. Had all the expensive stuff done (wiring harness, head gasket) within 15K miles, and the AC works. Missing the rear headrests, but the seller is going to check his parents' storage unit for them over Thanksgiving. Heck of a grocery getter/Home Despot runner.

my 83 240 with 300 non turbo and four speed stick. for $4,575. nice car.

tom w

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

First one paid too much- $5k in 95' for the 1981'. Not a clean car and could have paid another grand or two and got half the miles.
In 1999, purchased the 1983 and it has some paint damage and dings due to poor care by the second owner-but he did about 2k worth of unessary engine work trying to fix- it was a bad fuel filter! It was low mileage at about 120k.
2002, Got the 300E for *free*. Garaged kept, been to the dealer only 3 times, had oil changes every 4-6 months regardless of mileage. 69,000 !!!
Of course, it has been the nicest and most expensive car. New suspension rubber, radiator, etc..

Michael

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Michael McGuire
83 300d
01 vw A4 TDI
66 Chevy Corsa
68 GMC V6 w/oD
86 300E