Mercedes 300td Wagon on 2040-cars
Portland, Maine, United States
I looked for a RUST FREE 300TD for a long time.... Here on the East Coast, they are very difficult to come by with a rust free body so my focus was to find a Mercedes from California. I am a vintage car & motorcycle collector. I found the car in San Diego. She was a one owner, now two owners including myself and had just over 85,000 miles when it was delivered by Intercity Lines in an enclosed truck. When she was lowered from the truck's elevator, I was amazed at the overall condition. According to the seller, the car remained in a car port for many years, being started and driven around the block occasionally... but it never ran consistently for the last decade. The car has never seen snow or salt !! I began to work on the wagon while she was in winter lay-up & most of the work was done by the best W123 Shop in Northern New England. There were many little issues with the car that needed attention. Following is what I have done in the last few years... I have owned the car for nearly a decade. (2) New Ball Joints (3) New Windshield & Gasket (No Water Leaks in this Wagon) However, it still needs a right rear door rubber seal. (4) New Tailgate Shocks (5) New Right Front & Right Rear Door Stops (6) Transmission Service, adjusted Modulator Valve, etc --> The tranny still needs the B2 Piston conversion for perfect shifting. (7) New Aux Water Pump (8) New Climate Control Unit --> The old one just wouldn't' operate correctly so after about ten hours of messing with it, we replaced the entire unit. (9) New Control Arms (10) 4 New Michelins 195/70r14 Tires (Existing Tires have about 3000 miles) The wagon needs the following: (1) Cruise control amplifier & (2) Radio Antennae does not go up and down smoothly. It has a non-factory radio that I installed a few years ago with IPOD hook up as well as four new Boston A speakers. The sun in Cali most likely has done it's job on the dash so when I purchased the car.. it arrived with a Coverlay dash cover. My intentions were to change out the dash with one that I have, but I have not gotten around to it. The car was been painted fifteen years ago... It looks good from ten feet, but there is a little overspray here and there & I think that it should either be repainted someday or wet sanded, etc. The interior needs very little; it is very nice. It has the typical fading in the rear (no third seat by the way) and a dog has scratched up the tailgate trim. The woodwork is in good condition, carpets are good & I would say overall... the interior is a 7.5/10. If the seats were restained, a few pieces of trim replaced, the interior could be a solid 9. Not a show car, but a great daily driver. There is a little rust in the sun roof well that was caused by a clogged drain at some piont in it's life. There is also a small rust spot on the drivers side rear quarter panel shown in one of the pictures. It was there ten years ago and has slowly doubled in size. A very easy fix but I have always held off as I planned to strip the entire car and paint it... The headlight doors should be replaced as they are cracked. |
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