Thinking seriously about picking up a 1980 Mercedes 300CD I looked at today, but know nothing about them. I currently drive a 2001 VW Golf TDI (currently with over 220K miles!) so I'm not new to diesels, just to Mercedes-Benz.
Haven't talked to the owners, or even heard it run yet, but it looks pretty good. Nice exterior, good paint (yellow, maybe a little faded), no dings or dents. Glass good. Interior looks great from what I could see through the windows. Seats are good, clean and looks to be well taken care of.
It's been for sale for awhile, however (maybe because it's a diesel?), and they want around $2700 for it.
Questions are, assuming it runs as well as it looks:
Worth the money?
Problems I might want to watch out for, or ask about?
Expected mpg's?
Worth anything as a collector's item?
Parts availablity and cost of repairs?
Anything else I should know?
Thanks in advance,
Jeff in Texas
Haven't talked to the owners, or even heard it run yet, but it looks pretty good. Nice exterior, good paint (yellow, maybe a little faded), no dings or dents. Glass good. Interior looks great from what I could see through the windows. Seats are good, clean and looks to be well taken care of.
It's been for sale for awhile, however (maybe because it's a diesel?), and they want around $2700 for it.
Questions are, assuming it runs as well as it looks:
Worth the money?
Problems I might want to watch out for, or ask about?
Expected mpg's?
Worth anything as a collector's item?
Parts availablity and cost of repairs?
Anything else I should know?
Thanks in advance,
Jeff in Texas