Finally!!
Found and bought an 85 300CD smke silver maroon interior 190K. I've been looking for over ten yrs for the right car,right price etc. Found it less than 2 miles from my house. Car is two owner, Cape Cod all it's life and teh previous owner was son of original!!! Seller put over $4,000 into it in last yr. Car came w/ window sticker and sales brochures all service records from day 1 to last week, (new radiator in May!!)
I've owned a few 113's an 83 300D and a couple of S diesels but I've wanted a C for so long. The only body issues are the driver fender was painted, I assume some light accident,but the rest appears original. There is quarter sized rust at both rear wheel wells, at bottom and the jack point rubberized covering around all four is cracking a little w/ some rust showing, no glass, no through holes...seems almost too nice but I really tore it apart, plus the seller gave me 4 Blizzaks, (little did I know till I got home that they were mounted on MB alloys), wow 8 wheels.
Anyways, the only thing I really need right now are the 2 grommets that keep the gas door up, they are both gone and the hatch sits below the body line...other than that seems great, ice cold air,good turbo kick, etc, I'll change oil tonight when I get home and check all the fluids, any other advice?
I've been lurking on this site for a long time, I'm excited to be able to finally be part of teh family
Found and bought an 85 300CD smke silver maroon interior 190K. I've been looking for over ten yrs for the right car,right price etc. Found it less than 2 miles from my house. Car is two owner, Cape Cod all it's life and teh previous owner was son of original!!! Seller put over $4,000 into it in last yr. Car came w/ window sticker and sales brochures all service records from day 1 to last week, (new radiator in May!!)
I've owned a few 113's an 83 300D and a couple of S diesels but I've wanted a C for so long. The only body issues are the driver fender was painted, I assume some light accident,but the rest appears original. There is quarter sized rust at both rear wheel wells, at bottom and the jack point rubberized covering around all four is cracking a little w/ some rust showing, no glass, no through holes...seems almost too nice but I really tore it apart, plus the seller gave me 4 Blizzaks, (little did I know till I got home that they were mounted on MB alloys), wow 8 wheels.
Anyways, the only thing I really need right now are the 2 grommets that keep the gas door up, they are both gone and the hatch sits below the body line...other than that seems great, ice cold air,good turbo kick, etc, I'll change oil tonight when I get home and check all the fluids, any other advice?
I've been lurking on this site for a long time, I'm excited to be able to finally be part of teh family