I have a 1983 300D (W126 chassis) that I've been neglecting for a year or so now. It needs to find a good home. I bought it for $3500 a few years ago, and I probably have 5 grand or so in it by now. I'm just too busy with other stuff; it never seems to make the priority cut any more.
The left rear suspension wishbone was rotting out, so I got that replaced. While it was apart I got a new fuel sender installed, and a pair of rear shocks. My buddy who got me into this in the first place had a scare involving one of the pipes feeding his oil cooler unit rotting through, so I bought both pipes but never installed them; they will come with the car. That's ~$175 right there.
Had 155K when I got it; probably 165K or thereabouts now. The odometer busted on me. The fix for that is well documented.
Pretty much everything that's vacuum driven is nonfunctional. My mechanic thinks (based solely on experience and not examination) that it's the pump in the trunk. Whatever; someone has to chase vacuum gremlins out.
The power windows are slow and weak. The sunroof, even more so.
The switch for the courtesy lights on the interior has failed in the on position, or similar snafu. Every courtesy light is on all the time, or would be if I hadn't removed the bulbs.
Tobacco brown inside and out. Body in really good to excellent shape. Paint would look great if the clearcoat hadn't started peeling. No rust. Upholstery is good, although the seats sag like they all do. Kent Bergsma has a fixit kit for that, or swimming pool noodles stuffed under the seat are rumored to be just the ticket.
I'd like to get $1500 for it.
Contact me OFF LIST; I don't read this regularly any more. daniel underscore fox at hotmail dot com with "Mercedes" somewhere in the subject line, or 240 304 7802 is my cell phone. Car is located between DC and Baltimore MD.
Thanks in advance -
-Dan Fox
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