I have added my second Mercedes to my stable, a 1983 300D 326k miles.
Astral Silver with Blue interior.
The first owner had it for 150k miles sold the the guy I bought it from
in 2000. I liked the idea that 2 people had it for a long time and allot
of miles, and that it had regular use and regular service rather than
sitting around. Oddly enough, from the records, it seems the odometer
has always worked too!
I also like the idea that the last owner had the engine replaced 66k
miles ago, and hasn't used anything but commercial b95 in it. No home
brews, greases, wastes, or other concoctions. The transmission 56k miles
ago with records of having its fluid and filter changed since. I liked
the idea the front end components were done 30k ago.
I typed all the records he gave me since 2000, into a spreadsheet gulp.
About $24k spent over the years, not including some lost or missing
receipts for things like tires, battery, CCU.
Of course nothing is perfect, the antenna got broken off, the A/C
doesn't work (but I hear the compressor engage), needs a cruise and tach
amp, and only one side of the hazards flash. Oh and the tear in the
drivers seat. It does leave a nickle size oil spot at the far front
overnight. The trunk lid paint is faded, and there is a dent at the
front of the drivers fender.
I attached the spreed sheet I made for those that might be nerdly
interested in such info.
Here are a couple pics and videos of it. It hasn't been cleaned up at
all, as I emailed a couple hours after he listed it. He was surprised it
had so much interest, I scrambled to get him his full $1150 asking price
as fast as I could.
http://s324.photobucket.com/albums/k343/DeanstuD/1983%20300d/
I have been looking for a W123 for a long time. Alas I am to big and fat
to be comfortable in it, but then I still have the SDL for that.
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-Dean E. Chandler
'86 300SDL
'83 300D
-=KE7TWY=-
Cornelius, Oregon
deanstud@gmail.com
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