Re: [MBZ] Is this for real?

2005-08-15 Thread Marshall Booth
Desert Rat wrote: MB never produced a turbo diesel with manual transmission. Correction, Mercedes never made a 3 liter turbodiesel automobile with a manual 4 or 5 speed transmission. There was a 602.96 2.5 liter (in a 201 chassis I think) available in Europe for a couple of years in the early

Re: [MBZ] Is this for real?

2005-08-15 Thread Desert Rat
MB never produced a turbo diesel with manual transmission. On 8/14/05, Loren Faeth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It has the "no Grief" heater controls too. No gee whiz junk to break. > > At 05:36 PM 8/12/2005, you wrote: > >http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-300-Series-300D-Manual-1984-

Re: [MBZ] Is this for real?

2005-08-15 Thread Loren Faeth
It has the "no Grief" heater controls too. No gee whiz junk to break. At 05:36 PM 8/12/2005, you wrote: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-300-Series-300D-Manual-1984-MERCEDES-300D-RARE-AND-DESIRABLE-NO-RESERVE_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ6330QQitemZ4568256207QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW e

Re: [MBZ] Is this for real?

2005-08-13 Thread Kevin Beswick
I own a 1985 300D, grey market non turbo, but with an auto transmission. Sunil Hari wrote: Did MB do non-turbo 300Ds after 1982? I thought all 300Ds were turbo from 82-85?/ On 8/12/05, Kevin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Fri, Aug 12, 2005 at 06:36:16PM -0400, Sunil Hari wrote: http:

Re: [MBZ] Is this for real?

2005-08-13 Thread Joe Knight
The switch to turbo happened midyear '81 for the TD. An '81 TD might be of either persuasion. joe > Sunil Hari wrote: > > Did MB do non-turbo 300Ds after 1982? I thought all 300Ds were turbo > > from 82-85?/

Re: [MBZ] Is this for real?

2005-08-13 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
so you could get a euro turbo wagon? I wondered because I have a euro turbo wagon wondered if it was factory or not. Marshall Booth wrote: Sunil Hari wrote: Did MB do non-turbo 300Ds after 1982? I thought all 300Ds were turbo from 82-85?/ All the euro 123 series 300D sedans were non-turb

Re: [MBZ] Is this for real?

2005-08-13 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
euros were all non-turbo. Sunil Hari wrote: Did MB do non-turbo 300Ds after 1982? I thought all 300Ds were turbo from 82-85?/ On 8/12/05, Kevin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Fri, Aug 12, 2005 at 06:36:16PM -0400, Sunil Hari wrote: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-300-Series-30

Re: [MBZ] Is this for real?

2005-08-13 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
oh yea, its non turbo of course unless they added a turbo later(bad idea), which they didnt going by the pics anyways. Kevin wrote: On Fri, Aug 12, 2005 at 06:36:16PM -0400, Sunil Hari wrote: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-300-Series-300D-Manual-1984-MERCEDES-300D-RARE-AND-DESI

Re: [MBZ] Is this for real?

2005-08-13 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
yes, but the price has jumped up quite a bit. Sunil Hari wrote: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-300-Series-300D-Manual-1984-MERCEDES-300D-RARE-AND-DESIRABLE-NO-RESERVE_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ6330QQitemZ4568256207QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW ebay item 4568256207, owner says it's a g

Re: [MBZ] Is this for real?

2005-08-13 Thread OK Don
It sure looks like a fun car -- anyone close enough to look at it? On 8/12/05, Craig McCluskey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, 12 Aug 2005 20:47:47 -0400 Sunil Hari <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > that's what I was thinking. Still, even without a turbo, that thing > > could be pretty fun.

Re: [MBZ] Is this for real?

2005-08-13 Thread Craig McCluskey
On Fri, 12 Aug 2005 20:47:47 -0400 Sunil Hari <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > that's what I was thinking. Still, even without a turbo, that thing > could be pretty fun. Just like my car, except with a 5-speed instead of a 4-speed. Craig --- Craig McCluskey Present: 1982 240D/3.0 (Euro 1984 617

Re: [MBZ] Is this for real?

2005-08-13 Thread Slozukimc
In a message dated 8/12/2005 6:36:53 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Right now, it's at $820 with 3 days left. > > So much for thatOver 2 grand now. Mike

Re: [MBZ] Is this for real?

2005-08-13 Thread Craig McCluskey
On Fri, 12 Aug 2005 18:41:56 -0400 Sunil Hari <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Did MB do non-turbo 300Ds after 1982? I thought all 300Ds were turbo > from 82-85?/ Look at the VIN: WDB1231301A083109 WDB = Mercedes 123 = 123 series 130 = W123 sedan with 617.912 naturally aspirated engine

Re: [MBZ] Is this for real?

2005-08-13 Thread Sunil Hari
that's what I was thinking. Still, even without a turbo, that thing could be pretty fun. On 8/12/05, Marshall Booth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sunil Hari wrote: > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-300-Series-300D-Manual-1984-MERCEDES-300D-RARE-AND-DESIRABLE-NO-RESERVE_W0QQcmdZViewI

Re: [MBZ] Is this for real?

2005-08-13 Thread Marshall Booth
jgiels wrote: the shifter knob is a 4 speed... not for real.. Euro 300D sedans were available with either 4 and 5 speed manual transmissions. Marshall -- Marshall Booth (who doesn't respond to unsigned questions) "der Dieseling Doktor" [EMAIL PROTECTED] '87 300TD 181Kmi,'87 1

Re: [MBZ] Is this for real?

2005-08-13 Thread Marshall Booth
Sunil Hari wrote: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-300-Series-300D-Manual-1984-MERCEDES-300D-RARE-AND-DESIRABLE-NO-RESERVE_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ6330QQitemZ4568256207QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW ebay item 4568256207, owner says it's a gray market 84 300D turbo, manual tranny, manual

Re: [MBZ] Is this for real?

2005-08-13 Thread Marshall Booth
Sunil Hari wrote: Did MB do non-turbo 300Ds after 1982? I thought all 300Ds were turbo from 82-85?/ All the euro 123 series 300D sedans were non-turbo (wagons were available with or without turbos) while all the in the US 123 300D sedans after '81 were turbo! Marshall -- Marshall

Re: [MBZ] Is this for real?

2005-08-12 Thread Steve MacSween
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > ebay item 4568256207, owner says it's a gray market 84 300D turbo, > manual tranny, manual everything, cloth interior, 148Kmi. Did any > 123s exist in this form, Euro or otherwise? Look at the intake. It's a non-turbo, no turbo hiding under there. He says it's a six c

Re: [MBZ] Is this for real?

2005-08-12 Thread jgiels
the shifter knob is a 4 speed... not for real.. douglas.. - Original Message - From: "Sunil Hari" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes mailing list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, August 12, 2005 3:36 PM Subject: [MBZ] Is this for real? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-3

Re: [MBZ] Is this for real?

2005-08-12 Thread Sunil Hari
Did MB do non-turbo 300Ds after 1982? I thought all 300Ds were turbo from 82-85?/ On 8/12/05, Kevin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, Aug 12, 2005 at 06:36:16PM -0400, Sunil Hari wrote: > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-300-Series-300D-Manual-1984-MERCEDES-300D-RARE-AND-DESIRABL

Re: [MBZ] Is this for real?

2005-08-12 Thread Kevin
On Fri, Aug 12, 2005 at 06:36:16PM -0400, Sunil Hari wrote: > http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-300-Series-300D-Manual-1984-MERCEDES-300D-RARE-AND-DESIRABLE-NO-RESERVE_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ6330QQitemZ4568256207QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW > > ebay item 4568256207, owner says it's a gra