1982 Mercedes-Benz 240D

Sedan

2.4L 2404CC l4 DIESEL SOHC Naturally Aspirated

Automatic

WDBAB23A8CB291451

Clear

DIESEL

My daily driver. I love this car, but wife wants something nicer. Starts up 1st crank and runs good. Pretty good fuel economy w/ this diesel 4 cylinder engine. Vibrates some, but this may be normal? Interior is kinda worn. I swapped out the driver seat a while back. The original horsehair tends to break down after a couple of decades? I installed a professionally rebuilt engine with about 60,000 miles on the engine (this engine was in another '82 240D. The former owner said the rebuilt engine had about 50,000 miles on it at the time, and I guess I've put another 10,000 miles on it since it's been in this car.) The Odometer was broken at 185,000 miles when I bought the car. Figure the car to have more than 200,000 miles, but as mentioned above has a good rebuilt engine. I installed a new matched set of wheels and tires (from tirerack.com) a while back. Tires have less than 10,000 miles on them. None have been patched.The wheels are 90's series style Mercedes wheels. I like the style and they are easy to clean... Never curbed and thus no curb rash!I researched the wheels to make sure they have a near factory "offset", from memory within 2mm of factory offset. (This offset is important. If the offset is too far negative or positive, you will ruin the wheel bearings.)Tires are 15 inch (vs original 14 inch). The outside diameter is within 2% of original, thus speedometer reads accurate. Alignment is good w/ tires wearing well. All fluids have been changed in the not too distant past, ie. brakes, transmission, differential, oil, coolant, etc. The car has been repainted, more than 15 years ago. Paint has a few blemishes, peeling, and is faded a bit from silver to nearer gray? It a "10 footer", i.e. paint looks good from 10 feet away!I included a couple of pics of the only rust evident on the car. I believe this car spent most of it's life in GA and further south, and thus very little rust. I included one pic of the door frame to show no rust. (Up North door frames can give tell-tale signs of salt rust?)I do not believe this car has ever been wrecked, flooded, or subject to other catastrophe. Although the paint is a bit faded, the body is in very good condition. Battery is less than 2 months old. On Mar-28-14 at 05:25:27 PDT, seller added the following information: Just to be clear, the odometer remains broken at 185,000 miles and is not an accurate reading of mileage. Additional "just to be clear", these pictures look better than the actual car. Sometimes pictures "do not do justice" and sometimes they flatter? I think these flatter, that is why I have referred to the car as a "10 footer". The dashboard has some cracks. The windshield gasket is a bit dried w/ some cracks. I believe the windshield seal leaks a little, but I keep the car garaged and only drive it in fair weather. There is a leak at the front of the engine. About 10 drops / month? I kinda figure this amount insignificant, but if you are the finicky type that goes OCD at the thought of a drip, you should know this before bidding. The drip is at the front of the engine, which I view as less significant than if from the back of the engine. (If from the back of the engine, this might be a crankshaft seal, which is significant work to change.) Front of the engine, maybe some gasket needs replacement? The leak is oil looking, i.e. not coolant, not transmission, not brakes. On Mar-28-14 at 06:03:41 PDT, seller added the following information: Having mentioned the windshield leak (I'm going from memory, I have not seen the leak in years), the floorboards are in perfect condition w/ no rust what-so-ever. These floorboards are so solid I'm thinking you could stand an elephant on them, and they would hold! If you are going to be driving this car in the rain, you might want to replace the windshield seals/gaskets. (I am mentioning these "just to be clears" and other stuff so the winning bidder does not show up expecting a "show car" in present condition. This is a nice 32 year old car that you can enjoy running around town in, get a few looks (at 10 feet), and even confidently drive home if you win the bidding.)