1985 Mercedes-Benz 300-Series

w123 Wagon

3.0L

Automatic

WDBAB93C7FF040380

Clear

Diesel

1985 was the last year Mercedes built the beautiful 123 series station wagon . This car has only 129k original miles on it and drives accordingly . This wagon is in pretty good condition throughout . The body is straight with only a couple of tiny dings , normal for a used W123 . The paint is a little faded on the hood and there are only very small rock-chips below the front headlights . Whenever i drive the car , people ask me what year it is and they can not believe it is 25 years old . It is not your average looking 25 year old car . It really sticks out . The dashboard does have a couple of small hairline cracks. This wagon has always been maintained very well and it shows . It always starts up right away , idles smooth and does not smoke like many other older diesels . Just recently we changed all fluids and filters , adjusted the valves , installed new motor mounts . The transmission shifts smooth through all the gears and the car has plenty of pick-up . It is not slow at all . You can comfortably cruise with 90 mph and still get 22 mpg of diesel . At this speed the wagon still feels very solid and is truly fun to drive . It is built like a tank . Even though there are no airbags , this is one of the safest classic cars , which you can drive every day and not think twice about it . These cars are known to go for over 500k miles with the same engine , if you keep up the maintenance . This 5 cylinder turbo diesel engine is also the perfect candidate for Bio-diesel conversion . This way you could drive it on vegetable oil or free waste oil from restaurants . I have never tried it , but with gas prices where they are today it sounds like a great idea. This car would do well as a safe every day driver for many years to come or as a practical long term investment . Mercedes just does not built them like this anymore and they have been going up in value for several years already . Feel free to email , if you have any questions , need some extra pictures or if you would like to see the car . All questions will be answered quickly and honestly . I would really prefer to sell it to somebody local , who could come by and check it out . But i would also be willing to help with shipping arrangements. Please do have your financing in order and ask all questions BEFORE placing a bid . This is a 25 year old car . It has been cared for very well and any realistic person should not be disappointed . It will be sold without a warranty as is and where is . Vehicle will not be released until MONEY is at HAND! Thank you for looking at my auction ...