Bought a '83 300D a couple of weeks ago with the odo showing 125k, which may be right based on the interior condition. Plan on making it a daily driver as I just spent $1,000 for a rebuilt fuel distributor and governor on my '91 300CE and it needs some more things. Parts are expensive on small production run cars. On the 300D there is a thump that sounds almost like a knot on the tire but it stops with firm braking. The brake wear indicator light in on and the front pads do need replacing but thy are not in the metal, with a little less than 1/4 inch of pad showing. My guess is a warped rotor. Another point, the car looks to have had a front end collision. It is a new repaint but the hood fit shows some body work has been done on the front fenders. Any ideas?
Alan Duff Knoxville, TN
