Hi,
While I've been happy with my 85 and 83 300SDs, they don't suit our
lifestyle with the dog. Been researching the 87 300td. Looking for some
list wisdom on fair market value for one in good to excellent condition.
Here's what I've discovered so far.
NADA ranges from $3950 to $8600
Original
as the higher costs to maintain the Benz and
the arithmetic is even less in favor of the Benz.
Unless, of course, I can find one like yours. :-)
Martin
John Robbins wrote:
carbucks wrote:
While I've been happy with my 85 and 83 300SDs, they don't suit our
lifestyle with the dog. Been
wagons in pristine condition for ~$2k. They will have
all wheel drive too. They take premium.
-Dave Walton
On Feb 13, 2008 2:16 PM, carbucks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Thanks, John. Nice looking TD.
Fuel is the other cost I'm factoring in. According to
http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/noframes
I do my own. Have two 300SDs. What I'm finding is they are taking up
more and more of my time.
I've had both VWs and Mercedes as well as BMWs. They share a number of
qualities. The VWs are less expensive to maintain and very few get close
to their mpg.
Martin
John Robbins wrote:
Do you do
13, 2008 11:33 AM, carbucks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Good point. They get similar fuel mileage to the older diesels and have
better performance. The 300SDs are fine on the highway, but have trouble
keeping up with some city traffic.
Martin, have you driven an early-'90s diesel Jetta
That's why I'm looking at a Jetta wagon TDI that's a few years old. The
largest part of the depreciation is gone and it will be good for another
ten years or so. By that time I'll have saved enough on fuel (over the
Benz) to buy another one.
I have an '82 Jetta that I bought brand new. At
working on Mercedes. You need a computer just to
check the transmission fluid level.
The VW's are very light and tinny in my opinion. Although with 6 air
bags they might have a safety advantage depending on the
circumstances.
-Dave Walton
On Feb 13, 2008 2:40 PM, carbucks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote
.
Idiotically, I gave up my 1979 300TD for a new 2002 Golf TDI. It took me
about a week to start hating it, and almost two years to ditch it -- for a
1984 300TD.
D.
On Feb 13, 2008 2:16 PM, carbucks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Thanks, John. Nice looking TD.
Fuel is the other cost I'm factoring
Thanks Marshall and Bob.
Found this site, http://dieselgiant.com/glowplugrepair.htm complete with
pictures, which details the steps to check the fuse and plugs.
Martin
Marshall Booth wrote:
carbucks wrote:
Hello all,
Looking for some list wisdom.
What does it mean when the glow plug
Hello all,
Looking for some list wisdom.
What does it mean when the glow plug light won't go out?
My 85 300SD light often stays lit until the car starts. I wait the usual
number of seconds (I have another 300SD), before starting it.
Lately the light will come back on after the car has been
Need some list wisdom about a problem I'm having with my 84 300SD.
My wife was driving to work with most the electrical services on
(wipers, lights, fan, radio). The radio died first and then the
wipers.No alternator light came on. She couldn't see because of the
heavy rain, pulled over to
Thanks. I got it now.
Martin
Jeff Zedic wrote:
You don't necessrily use all the holes though. You use five if you have
the city light and want to use it but I've only ever used four wires.
Low beam
high beam
Ground
Fog light
Cty light
spare space for symmetry?
Jeff Zedic
Toronto
are you keeping the 84 and selling the 85? 85 was the
last and best year of those.
carbucks wrote:
Hello all,
I have two 300SDs, an 85 with Euro headlights and an 84 with N/A lights.
I'm selling the 85 and was wanting to swap the Euro lights over to the
84. Started the process to discover
Hello all,
I have two 300SDs, an 85 with Euro headlights and an 84 with N/A lights.
I'm selling the 85 and was wanting to swap the Euro lights over to the
84. Started the process to discover the lights themselves swap easily,
but the wiring harness is different.
Anyone know how difficult
Thanks for the response, Jeff.
What's confusing me is that the N/A system has four wires, while the
Euro has six.
Martin
Jeff Zedic wrote:
All you'll need to do, provided of course that you have the correct
connector on the 85, is to do a side-by-side swap.
I may be wrong, but it should
What temp should my SD be running at?
The 84 runs just a little less than half way up the gauge. The 85 just a
quarter of the way up.
Just changed the water pump in my 94 Cummins which used to run about
half way (90 degrees C) and it's now running about a quarter of the way.
Martin
84
there, done that with this?
Thanks,
Martin
85 300SD
84 300SD
Misc VW diesel
94 Dodge Cummins
carbucks wrote:
List wisdom rules! Kaleb nailed it. The PO or their mechanic had
routed the upper oil cooler line too close to the belt for the air
conditioner compressor. Over time, the belt had worn
Haven't tried that yet. So I need to undo the mounts and then jack it up?
Thanks,
Martin
Jeff Zedic wrote:
Have you jacked the engine up a bit from the mounts? Also, it's easier
to start the threads on both ends before tightening them down.
Jeff Zedic
Toronto
87 300TD
Thanks to all who replied. Came across this posting in alt.auto.mercedes
that confirms you have to raise the engine.
Martin
From: Russ Maki Russ Maki [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thurs, Jun 29 2000 12:00 am
Groups: alt.auto.mercedes
On my '82 300cd, the lower line has to come out first to
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Their parent company is http://www.primustel.com/ Never experienced such
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I, too, would love to replace my ailing Mercruiser 140 (GM four cylinder
iron duke engine) with an MB five cylinder diesel.
Anyone been there, done that?
Martin
84 300SD 300 000 miles
85 300SD 300 000 km
John Berryman wrote:
On Mar 15, 2006, at 3:44 PM, R A Bennell wrote:
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