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"Cool Blue"

I need to spend more time in south fl and pick up low mile diesels for cheap from old people

It can. Like the sign on the wall at J.R. Crickett's in Atlanta says, "Yes, we can do that, and it costs..."

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Whoever said there's nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes never had a cheap Jaguar.

83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 401,xxx miles
08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 26,xxx miles
88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress.
99 Mazda Miata 183,xxx miles.

I lust for those undercarriage pics.

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1983 240D 3.0T 4-speed manual, now sold

1989 Subaru GL Wagon 5-speed Touring Edition

http://i.ebayimg.com/21/%21%21fhN%282g%212E~$%28KGrHqEOKjEEsmmVpGlGBLMSrl%29%21S%21~~_4.JPG

What looks like the subframe mounts appear to have rot on them. Maybe a bad angle? Hard to tell. Not sure why there aren't more undercarriage pictures with the overabundance of interior pics.

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TC
Current stable:
- 2004 Mazda RALLYWANKEL
- 2007 Saturn sky redline
- 2004 Explorer...under surgery.

Past: 135i, GTI, 300E, 300SD, 300SD, Stealth

I love these cars. Pictures of those cars only want me to breath new life into my own w123. My next w123 will come from a state that has never seen snow.

From the russian site:

VIN WDBCB20A7BB008873 Model
Chassis 12612012008873 Engine 617951 12 008842 Transmission 020823 63 Order 0 1 705 01248 Approx. year not defined Lights BOSCH Cab 03996 Dealer United States (USA) (705) Interior leather grey (238) Paint 172 anthracite grey metallic (с 01.01.1963) 38 Unknown code Options 410 electric sliding roof (с 01.03.1965 по 29.02.1988)
440 bumpers with guards, front and rear (с 01.10.1970 по 30.04.1974)
bumper with horn and rubber buffer front and rear (с 01.03.1964 по 30.09.1970)
tempomat (cruise control) (с 01.09.1975)
451 revolution counter (с 01.12.1972 по 31.10.1993)
tachometer
power brake (с 01.01.1963 по 30.09.1963)
windshield (laminated glass) (с 01.01.1964 по 31.05.1972)
467 central locking system and instruments with english lettering (с 01.04.1970 по 31.10.1993)
461 + 462 + 463 (с 01.07.1968 по 31.08.1969)
491 USA version (с 01.01.1963)
504 outside rear view mirror, right, electrically adjustable (с 01.11.1978 по 29.02.1986)
outside rear view mirror, right, electrically adjustable (l.h.d.)
taxi version, f.r.g, and outside rear view mirror on the right
500 + 503 (с 01.02.1966 по 30.06.1968)
501 + 502 (с 01.08.1968 по 31.10.1974)
519 Becker radio Grand Prix electronic cassette - USA (с 01.08.1980 по 30.11.1990)
Becker radio Grand Prix LW/MW/SW/USW - USA (с 01.01.1963 по 29.02.1972)
Becker radio Grand Prix stereo MW/USW - USA (с 01.10.1972 по 31.12.1976)
Becker radio Mexico Grand Prix, electronic (USA)
524 Reims adapter IV (с 01.04.1962 по 28.02.1963)
paintcoat preservation (с 01.01.1964)
531 automatic antenna (с 01.01.1963)
543 exhaust-pipe cover trim (с 01.01.1963 по 28.02.1963)
seat adapter between the front seats, and halogen lamp unit (с 01.01.1967 по 31.12.1972)
sun visor with vanity mirror, illuminated, left and right (с 01.11.1978)
570 folding armrest front w202/210 stowage box front with armrest (с 01.04.1970)
front folding armrest w202 - housing at front with armrest
588 Thermoking air conditioner and electric window lifters (front doors) (с 01.04.1970 по 31.12.1972)
automatic climate control and electric window lifters (front and rear doors) (с 01.01.1977)
592 wyellow foglamps (с 01.01.1963 по 31.10.1965)
heat-insulating glass, all-around, heated rear window pane (laminated glass), band filter
heat-insulating glass, side window panes (с 01.02.1967 по 31.01.1971)
green heat-insulating glass all round, heated rear window, laminated safety glass - tinted strip (с 01.01.1972)
611 courtesy lamps for front and rear doors, with W124 also for central doors/W202 front doors only (с 01.11.1978)
sealed beam lamp unit, l.h. traffic (с 01.01.1966 по 28.02.1972)
lamp unit, symmetrical (с 01.01.1962 по 28.02.1963)
639 radial-ply tires, elimination of warning triangle (с 01.11.1973 по 31.10.1974)
elimination of first-aid box and warning triangle (с 01.08.1977)
640 aluminium disc wheels with radial-ply tires (с 01.10.1969 по 31.12.1989)
tires with tube (с 01.01.1963 по 31.08.1965)
15-hole light alloy rims (с 01.01.1990)
668 662 + 666 (с 01.01.1963 по 28.02.1963)

673 high-capacity battery (с 01.01.1964)
801 Change of year of model, last figure shows new model year

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Yours doesn't look like that for the same reason none of ours do - because they are driven every day instead of being parked in a garage for 28 years. Beautiful car and really not an unreasonable price when you consider what a 3 or 4 year old comparably sized Mercedes with the same mileage would cost you...

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1984 300 Coupe TurboDiesel
Silver blue paint over navy blue interior
2nd owner & 2nd engine in an otherwise
99% original unmolested car
~210k miles on the clock

1986 Ford F250 4x4 Supercab
Charcoal & blue two tone paint over burgundy interior
Banks turbo, DRW, ZF-5 & SMF conversion
152k on the clock - actual mileage unknown

makes me want another 126! Green antifreeze??!!?!?!?!!? Oh heavens!!

Jay

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On the road, currently:
'83 300D (German spec.) 168k mi. - - Wolfgang (tucked snugly away for the winter!)
'87 300D 375k mi. - finally went over to "The Dark Side"
'87 300TD 225k mi.
Cannondale 66cm CAAD5 w/Campy/Jamis Aurora
Hujsak Custom Fixie/Landshark Track Shark Custom/Ahearne Custom 29'er

You know I see that mentioned all of the time.

Why is green anti freeze so evil?

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shows how much shine-in-a-can they covered it with, maybe a epraint

is people!!

Green antifreeze, however, is bad for the plastic tanks/necks on the radiators.

A sign that the car has been worked on by someone who didn't really know what they were doing. Sorta'.

If the car were truly in the same condition as when it rolled off the line, the coolant would be orange.

FWIW the 116 cars were the last to be built "by hand".

Jay

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On the road, currently:
'83 300D (German spec.) 168k mi. - - Wolfgang (tucked snugly away for the winter!)
'87 300D 375k mi. - finally went over to "The Dark Side"
'87 300TD 225k mi.
Cannondale 66cm CAAD5 w/Campy/Jamis Aurora
Hujsak Custom Fixie/Landshark Track Shark Custom/Ahearne Custom 29'er

Ahh that's good to know! I kept hearing about this evil green anti freeze that I ran out to my car and checked the coolant and sure enough it was this offset whitish milky yellow.

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My dad's '82 SD looks like that, the interior is not in as good of shape....321k of wear on it. But the exterior and undercarriage are mint. 0 rust anywhere....its amazingly nice to work on! It is sleeping in the garage for the winter....so it will never rust.

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-diesel is not just a fuel, its a way of life-
'15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800)
'17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k)
'09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k)
'13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k)
'01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km)
'16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)

Coda will look that good after she is painted.

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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

If I'm not mistaken, MB did not roll these off the line with Zerex or the like. It's smart owners over time that started putting it in. That and coolant chemistry changed. So it may have rolled off the line with green colored antifreeze. I may be totally off base here, though. Be good to see an original underhood brochure pic.

Great looking car, but the shiny rocker panels give me a little pause. If I'm going to lay down serious bucks, I don't want to see evidence of any repaint, especially on the undercarriage. It's from FL, though, so probably fine. They might have just gone a little hogwild with their buffer and wax.

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