Here's an oldie that just hit San Diego Craigslist: There are pix, too.
Note: location is Eastern San Diego County, not Colorado

1958 Mercedes Diesel 180-D - $1 (East CO)

Date: 2010-11-22, 4:57PM PST
Reply to: sale-wqvwd-2075094472@craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]

1958 Mercedes Diesel 180-D BEST OFFER This car runs great, new tires and joints. All original. No reasonable offer refused MUST SELL. Please know your Mercedes used pricing. Negotiable. MU$T $ELL No looky- lous. Serious only.

Location: East CO
it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests

I would like to look at this one. Like where is that condensation coming from (?) but I won't . Driving a properly running one in the city would be fun.

http://portland.craigslist.org/clk/ctd/2053374228.html

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1986 300 SDL - rolling parts car and test bed.
1987 300 SDL - semi daily driver.
1977 U1000 Unimog
2007 Ram 2500 6.7l

Sad that a used car dealer like that has it. Fuel mileage? Do they realize theyre talking about a 50 year old collector car and not the 1995 Cadillac next to it? Going to go to a collector most likely. A shop near me has a pair of these rusting in the yard

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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

Drool drool. I wish I had one of these.

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It would be fine driving in city. Easy to maintain once you had it straightened out. I could commute with it because I don't get on the freeway but I have my eye on a Husaberg FE570S. It is a shame.

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1986 300 SDL - rolling parts car and test bed.
1987 300 SDL - semi daily driver.
1977 U1000 Unimog
2007 Ram 2500 6.7l

I posted the san diego ponton in the diesel cl alert thread this morning. Wondering though, how much is a reasonable offer for something like this?

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1982 240 D, 308,000 - 321,127 miles (sold)
1982 300 TD,166,500 - 226,000 miles
1998 E 320, 120,000 - 144,000 miles
2005 C 230 K, 26,000 - 77,000 miles (sold)

Wowo Id love one of them. Wonder how rusty. Think it would make it back cross country? I might be able to convince my wife on that basis.

Will it go over 55 MPH?

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Current Diesels:
1981 240D (73K)
1982 300CD (169k)
1985 190D (169k)
1991 350SD (116k)
1991 350SD (206k)
1991 300D (228k)
1996 Dodge Ram CTD (442k)
1996 Dodge Ram CTD (267k)

Past Diesels:
1983 300D (228K), 1985 300D (233K), 1993 300D 2.5T (338k), 1993 300SD (291k)

Wish I had 6 grand right now. That thing is my age, and I'd love to have it just for that reason alone, not to mention that the body and interior are in better condition than my 81! Yeah, I want THAT for Christmas!! Why don't these things ever come along when I have funds to buy them with??

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"Knowing is not enough, we must apply.
Willing is not enough, we must do." Goethe

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1951 Chevy 3100

2003 Indian Chief Roadmaster

1983 GMC 1 ton Dually

1982 Chevy 1 ton Dually, service body (sold)

'90 GMC Suburban 6.2 "SS Veg-Burban"
(single tank WVO\diesel conversion) SOLD

'81 300D ~ Mama's car...my job (now my car)(but still my job) SOLD

'83 300sd ~ rescue car SOLD

2005 Ford Taurus (Mama's new car)(NOT my job!)

I had a 57 180D back in 78 79.. fun car. Has a 4 speed on the column, can't climb a hill, but was pretty cool. The engine was the same as used on ThemoKing truck units and i found parts at that dealer.
This one is REALLY nice.. same color as mine.
I think mine is still around ABQ somewhere.
Hope someone buys that one and keeps it up nice.

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1985 300SD
1998 Jetta TDI
Previous: lots of diesel VW's, MB's, KW's, Pete, Freightliner


Walking isn't a lost art: one must, by some means, get to the garage.

Years ago we had a '59 219, the gas version. Beautiful car, but not fun to drive, seats are upright, like driving your dining room chair. replaced it with a '70 diesel, another slow motion machine. When we bought a new 1974 240D, std shift, we thought it was a rocket ship.

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Houston, Texas
1984 300CD 235K miles, Elvira, one owner
1987 300TD 180K miles
1974 TR6 78K miles Sarah Jane, one owner
OBK #27