WTB: W123 Mercedes 300TD Wagon 1979-84

[t6dpilot]

As the thread title says, that is what I am looking for. These guys were referred to me by a friend of my uncle in CA.

www.mercedesmotoring.com/

Wow, talk about some really nice cars. Too rich for my purposes and I would hate to see one deteriorate with daily use. What I am looking for is something in between the concourse collectors examples there and the beaters you see on CL. And much less expensive too. Anybody know of a cream puff just collecting dust in someone's garage?

[Jim Garfield]

Hey Scott, I'll keep you in mind if I see a nice 300TD in my quest to find a nice W124 300TE. I go hot and cold in my search - I'm not actively looking every day, but I would like to get one at some point. And like you I'm not looking for one that's been restored, or a beater. Ideally a one owner car that's been well maintained. I missed, by a day, a really nice one owner, low miles example that was in Santa Barbara last year. I'll let you know if I see anything out this way, and please keep me in mind if you stumble across a nice TE.

[t6dpilot]

Ah yes.... Birds of a feather do flock together, don't they Jim? I will keep my eye balls open for you. What years are the W124 cars? Seems the W123 TDs go fast. I mean really fffing fast like in our little world but at a lower dollar figure.

[Jim Garfield]

I think the W124s were '85 through '95.

[t6dpilot]

Couple of reference photos.

[Frank Beck]

Great minds think alike...
I'm currently looking at a 2 owner '83 300TD sedan.

Seems like all of these are difficult to find with under 200k miles on them.

[CurtEgerer]

Coulda. woulda, shoulda .... this was in the garage with the Ray Allen 731-mile '73 911T. 1200 miles on the M-B. It could have been mine for $15K.

ray allen MB 300D.jpg

[yale]

I had a 1985 300tdt. I loved that car though they rust (check metal around rear side windows) and the particulate matter, though not visable in my car, did create a asthmatic situation for my family and so it had to go.

[t6dpilot]

Seems like all of these are difficult to find with under 200k miles on them.

Yep, and I hear they are being snapped up by Europeans. I also have a hankering for a 280SE 4.5, but that would not work as a good DD duty for my wife.

Curt, that car would fit the bill perfectly! Ya missed out, buddy.

[911scfanatic]

When my oldest, Riley, turns 16 in a couple of years, that's my cue (read: excuse) to get an old Mercedes. He can drive the A4.

Scott: eBay