look at the one I just got... only issue is tranny has no forward gears... maybe simple. my transmission shop owes me plenty...
http://charlotte.craigslist.org/pts/625769728.html
NO rust to speak of, parked for 7 years, tires badly cracked, MINE!!! bwoHAHAHA

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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread
"as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do!

My drivers:
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
1987 300TD
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!

I have some experiance from living in the rust belt, Those forward unibody frame rails dent fairly easily, you should poke around abit to see how rusty they are, but i did 60K miles on one with some rust and dents, If they are rusted out, its a parts car.

A W126 and W123 are quite different in this area, A w126 uses High strength steel, From your description it does sound like someone used a jack in the wrong point, I would probably not worry to much about it if the rest of the car was solid.

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1984 Euro 300SDC, (4spd standard)
1986 Toyota Landcruiser Diesel HJ60 5spd X2

Gone but not forgotten (some sold, some stripped)
1983 300 SD, 1985 300 SD, 1983 240D, 1986 300 SDL, 1985 300 SDL, 1983 300 D, 1984 300 D, 1985 300SD, 1987 300 SDL, 1983 300 SD, 1985 300 TD Euro, 1983 380SEC, 1990 300 D, 1987 300D, 1982 300D, 1982 300D, 1994 E420, 1987 300 TD, 1987 300 D, 1984 300 D

I saw this car in the salvage yard recently. Apparently the guy tried to change the oil himself, but wound up draining both the used oil and fresh oil. I wonder how far he made it before the engine seized.

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1985 500SL Euro w/ AMG bits 130k
1984 300SD Turbodiesel 192k
1980 240D Stick China 188k
2001 CLK55 AMG 101k
2007 S600 Biturbo 149k Overheated Project, IT'S ALIVE!!!

Sounds like the price is too high. It would have to look and run almost like new for that kind of $$

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1979 240D- 316K miles - VGT Turbo, Intercooler, Stick Shift, Many Other Mods - Daily Driver

1982 300SD - 232K miles - Wife's Daily Driver

1986 560SL - Wife's red speed machine

Somebody's not reading the whole thread... or checking the dates. We passed on it.

Back in April, or whatever it was, prices for these cars a was still fairly high. The bubble has burst.

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1985 500SL Euro w/ AMG bits 130k
1984 300SD Turbodiesel 192k
1980 240D Stick China 188k
2001 CLK55 AMG 101k
2007 S600 Biturbo 149k Overheated Project, IT'S ALIVE!!!

I wondered why you had seen it in the salvage yard.

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1979 240D- 316K miles - VGT Turbo, Intercooler, Stick Shift, Many Other Mods - Daily Driver

1982 300SD - 232K miles - Wife's Daily Driver

1986 560SL - Wife's red speed machine

what do you mean he drained the fresh oil? Like he drained the oil and poured fresh oil in without the plug? If so, wow

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1981 300SD 512k OM603

How stupid is that person??? Can't change oil correctely!!! Is he BLOND!!!!!

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Current Garage
2008 Mercedes GL320 CDI 188k mi Repair/Work in progress
1994 S350 160k mi Garage Queen & prepping for repairs
2005 E320 CDI 203k mi Healthy & Daily Driver
1994 S350 357k mi Retried as parts car
1984 300TD 214k mi Blown OM617 Poss OM603 Swap??

Sold
1987 300SDL 200K+
1994 S320 181K mi
2008 E320 Bluetec 127k mi
1999 S420 130K mi
1980 240D 360k mi
15+ Others that has come, stay and gone

GONE, BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
1995 E320 SE 220k mi
1984 300SD 350k mi

Hey now! When I used to have hair, I was blond!

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1984 300TD

Careful. Be very careful. No more BLOND remarks, okay? I use to be blond when I was a kid. And I think Tyler still has some blond.

Not only that, but I've been known to give my engine a "one quart oil flush". At least, I heard the oil coming out and got the plug in really fast. Granted, no crush washer until the next oil change. See? There is a real benefit to NOT working on a car with the music turned up loud.

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daw_two
Germantown, TN

Links:
Sold last car --- 05/2012 1984 300D Light Ivory, Red interior
No longer selling Cluster Needles Paint
No longer selling New Old Stock (NOS) parts

Past:
3/2008 1986 300SDL "Coda"
04/2010 1965 190D(c) "Ben"
& many more

It was a black guy with a foreign accent I couldn't place. I met him once after he purchased the SD. I was waiting patiently for parts and he stormed in demanding his "warranty" issues be honored. He came in with a list from a mechanic after the purchase, and wanted Bob to fix it. It wasn't even Bob's car, it was his brother's who lives an hour North of here.

The list included "rust repair" and a number of ridiculous demands. He must have been intoxicated, because he got so belligerent at one point I briefly thought things would get violent. Bob was nice enough to give him the used parts the car needed, but obviously refused to do anything more.

Its safe to say this guy is a moron.

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1985 500SL Euro w/ AMG bits 130k
1984 300SD Turbodiesel 192k
1980 240D Stick China 188k
2001 CLK55 AMG 101k
2007 S600 Biturbo 149k Overheated Project, IT'S ALIVE!!!