1987 Mercedes-Benz 300-Series

300 TD Wagon Wagon

6 - Cyl.

Automatic

WDBEB93D4HF040737

Clear

Diesel

Normal 0 Here is quite possibly one of the nicest Mercedes Benz turbo diesel wagons available. Also known as the Touring Sedan, this vehicle is a classic and becoming more difficult to find in the diesel model. For those of you in the market for one of these, I don't need to convince you of the qualities that this car exhibits. For all the rest, the following is a brief highlight of the 300 TD. Out of a total production run of approximately 2700 vehicles, about 1000 were imported into the United States. This diesel model has a powerful 6 cylinder turbo-charged engine designed for autobahn travel. These engines (and their transmissions) have legendary reliability and fuel efficiency (31 mph - my average). They also have been known to easily reach 500K miles. Because the vehicle is fairly heavy, the chassis is very stable at high speeds and it was produced with a robust suspension system. As is typical of Mercedes, this vehicle has responsive steering and plenty of comfort and minimal noise. These vehicles came standard with many features found only later in subsequent makes and models. Included standard are anti-lock brakes, automatic rear suspension adjustment, airbags and supplemental restraint system (SRS), power windows, power memory seats, power sunroof with tilt and slide features, heated windshield wiper fluid jets, headlight wipers (which have been removed), automatic rear hatch latch, motorized antenna, fold-down third row seat for a total of 7 passengers, 110 volt plug-in engine oil pre-heater, emergency kit (never used), aluminum wheel rims, and adjustable roof rack. MECHANICAL This car is mechanically in great condition. Everything works as it should - yes, including the clock! It starts well and idles very smoothly. The head was removed and rebuilt in 2003 by European Motorsports. New head gasket, EGR valve, catalytic converter and electric radiator fan installed in 2010. There is no slop in the steering and the suspension is still solid. As owners of older Mercedes may realize, MB transmissions (although extremely reliable) sometimes shift "hard" in lower gears. This vehicle also exhibited this tendency between 1st and 2nd gear. I have had all the vacuum lines replaced with genuine MB parts and this has solved the majority of the problem and the shifting is much smoother. The plug-in engine oil pre-heater allows for easy winter starts and quick warm up time. The turbo charger still performs as it should. The air conditioner works very well. It has been known to disengage itself if one tries to accelerate the car too quickly from a standstill. It eventually resets itself. This is probably normal but I've never bothered to look into the details of how or why. This car was not designed for racing but it is beautiful at high speed and is a pleasure to drive! I have all the maintenance records. VEHICLE CONDITION A picture is worth a thousand words. As you can tell , this one is in very good shape. It has been garaged and covered when not on the road. There is no rust on this vehicle. It has spent the majority of its life in California. The paint is in good condition with some haze on the hood and some minor dings and scratches as is expected. There is one small dime-sized nick in the right wheel fender as noted in the pictures. The interior is absolutely near perfect. There are NO cracks in the dashboard, the leather steering wheel is perfect as is the leather shift knob, and the console and dash is perfect. All the wood work is beautiful. No tears in any of the upholstery - including the headliner. I have had the front seats professionally re-upholstered and firmed-up slightly along with the front headrests. The car comes with the brand new MB genuine sheepskin covers (if they fit any of my other cars I wouldn't let you have them!). The structural pillars between the front and rear seats have also been reupholstered. The rear seats and the 3'd row seat are perfect and firm. The carpets are exceptionally clean. All the interior door panels have been removed, inspected, and reinforced where necessary and found to be in structurally good shape. I installed a mid-priced CD player but have the original Blaupunct radio/tape player that was reconditioned. The motorized antenna works well. Some of these chassis have had a propensity to corrode or rust along the rear quarter panels near the lower edge of the rear windows. This is usually evident as the paint begins to blister but not always easy to detect otherwise. I have had both rear windows and rear hatch removed for inspection for this reason. No problems were encountered. I have also had the 5 rear windows professionally tinted - with lifetime warranty. They make a big difference in the heat-gain and protects the interior from the harmful effects of the sunlight over time. Although the tires have lots of tread wear available and look to be in great shape, they are about 5 years old and you may want to replace them due to their age. The original "doughnut" spare tire was replaced by a standard tire and is therefore a rather tight fit in the spare tire receptacle - but it does fit acceptably. This car still has the original, never used first-aid kit. How good the contents are I couldn't tell you! As I mentioned previously, both headlight wipers were removed as one had failed completely. I have not bothered to replace them - that's something you can do if you're a purist. This car is not perfect, but it's probably about as good as you'll find for its age! I'm only parting with it because of the times we all find ourselves in. Otherwise, I'd just as soon keep it.