1987 Mercedes-Benz 300-Series

Sedan

om603 6cyl 3.0l Turbo Diesel

Automatic

WDBEB33D7HA384315

Clear

Diesel

Up for sale is my 1987 Mercedes 300D. This is one of the cleanest and most mechanically sound 87 300D's you will find in the northern states. This car has seen very little snow in its entire life. I bought this from another diesel Mercedes Lover who purchased the car in Florida, where it spent most of its life up until the last few years. This classic Mercedes has been used as a daily driver for the last 12 months, while recieveing exceptional care and maintenance. In those 12 months I put about 14,000miles on it, and never had any major problems. I’m a big advocate of preventative maintenance, so any issues are always addressed before they become problems. It just went from here in Ohio to Indian Beach, North Carolina in July without any issues and averaged 28-30mpg with the car loaded down. My daily commute is 30-40 min one way and I track my fuel economy with the best being 31.5mpg and the worst being 28.4mpg. Before I started this job, the 300D was mainly used in town and averaged 22-24mpg all in town miles. The car drives beautifully on the highway and will pull 80mph easily. The suspension is very tight and as you will see in the list below, it is pretty much all new. It does have a slight pull to the right, and will eventually need a Mercedes Benz alignment; however she has had this pull for at least 5000miles with no issues, and no wear on the tires at all. The transmission has good shift points, and pulls stongly, but shifts too firmly at times. The hvac system works very well, the a/c will freeze you out, and the heater works well. All buttons work correctly moving the air to where it is supposed to be. Even the rear headrest still flip down. While this car is an exceptionally clean driver, she still has some flaws, and this auction is as-is only. There will be no refunds or anything of that nature. I prefer that anyone bidding on the car actually come out to take a look at it. I am fully disclosing any issues this car has, whether they are big or small that I know of; however it is 25 years old and I cannot make any guarantees. I will not ship the car. I am only selling because I am going to start college this year, and do not want this beautiful car to be parked on the street. Please ask any question you have, and include a number I can call (or text if you prefer) you back at. Some things that are needed:Rear driver window does not go up or down. (Narrowed down to pinched wire in the pillar going to door)Front seat head rest motors run but don’t move head restsPower antennae not functioning but makes noiseHas a miss when fired up for the first time each day no matter what the temperature is. (One bad glow plug, have set of 6 Bosch that come with car. Even with one being out, I have started down to 5 degrees)Has a few rust bubbles here and there, all smaller than a quarter. (Shown in pictures)Dent in rear drivers quarter, also shown in pictures. Listed below is all of the work and replacement parts that myself and the previous owner have done in the last 2.5 years, and between the mileage of 120,000 and 160,000. I have receipts for almost all of it (previous owner was much better at keeping invoices than I am...) Rebuilt injectors with Monarch nozzles Bosch glow plugs Rear subframe mounts and bushings, Lemforder Differential bushings and mount, Lemforder Sway bar links Both rear wheel carrier arms Bilstein shocks in rear Half shafts Lemforder motor mounts Driveshaft center support bearing and mount Battery Left rear wheel bearing Both front wheel bearings Left rear brake caliper, hard line and rubber line Windshield washer pump Belt tensioner Return lines on injectors Front end alignment General Altimax HP tires Steering filter and fluid change Defroster switch Filter and fluid change on transmission Rotella Synthetic oil every 5,000 miles Both front ball jointsIdler Arm repair kitTie-rod arms and ends both left and right frontBlock heater New expansion tank (old had become hard to see through after yellowing with age)Coolant flush and refill with new Zerex antifreeze designed for the MercedesAlignment at Mercedes DealershipRear brake padsDrivers side rear brake caliperBoth Fuel filters changed every 10,000Only about 8,000 miles on current General Altimax tires mounted on Mercedes Wheels, as well as about 8,000 on Cooper tires mounted on Mercedes Wheels. Both sets come with car.Box of extra parts that will come with car include items such as glow plugs, spare glow plug relay, new serpentine belt, Fuel filter (needed in 5000miles)Dual stereo with HD radio, IPod connection and Bluetooth Cruise control amp