1985 Mercedes-Benz 300TD Turbo Wagon

22 CommentsPosted as: ClearPOST COMMENT December 10th, 2024 at 7:43pm ESTDaniel75 (2) 0@RPMMB Thank you for being a very responsive and transparent seller. You ran a great auction. Good luck!December 10th, 2024 at 5:30pm ESTRPMMB (10) Seller 1Well, the market has spoken. I've got a few things I still want to do to make this car just right and I guess now I have time to make it happen. December 10th, 2024 at 4:32pm EST$23,000 bid placed by @Daniel75December 10th, 2024 at 4:30pm EST$22,500 bid placed by @foley_ackwellDecember 10th, 2024 at 4:29pm EST$22,000 bid placed by @Daniel75December 10th, 2024 at 4:28pm EST$21,500 bid placed by @foley_ackwellDecember 10th, 2024 at 4:28pm EST$21,000 bid placed by @Daniel75December 10th, 2024 at 4:26pm EST$20,500 bid placed by @foley_ackwellDecember 10th, 2024 at 4:25pm EST$19,850 bid placed by @Daniel75December 10th, 2024 at 4:25pm EST$19,250 bid placed by @foley_ackwellDecember 10th, 2024 at 4:24pm EST$18,750 bid placed by @DarrenMBDecember 10th, 2024 at 4:24pm EST$18,500 bid placed by @AvgDrvrDecember 10th, 2024 at 4:24pm ESTRADSTR (9) 2Fantastic cars; I have one of these 1985 wagons; may last forever!December 10th, 2024 at 4:23pm EST$18,250 bid placed by @DarrenMBDecember 10th, 2024 at 4:23pm EST$18,000 bid placed by @Daniel75December 10th, 2024 at 4:22pm EST$17,750 bid placed by @DarrenMBDecember 10th, 2024 at 4:20pm EST$17,500 bid placed by @foley_ackwellDecember 10th, 2024 at 4:20pm EST$17,000 bid placed by @Daniel75December 10th, 2024 at 4:19pm EST$16,000 bid placed by @jrmbenzDecember 10th, 2024 at 4:19pm EST$15,750 bid placed by @cjusselDecember 10th, 2024 at 4:19pm EST$15,500 bid placed by @foley_ackwellDecember 10th, 2024 at 4:19pm EST$15,000 bid placed by @Daniel75December 10th, 2024 at 4:18pm EST$14,250 bid placed by @cjusselDecember 10th, 2024 at 4:00pm EST$14,000 bid placed by @AvgDrvrDecember 10th, 2024 at 3:56pm EST$13,500 bid placed by @jrmbenzDecember 10th, 2024 at 3:51pm EST$13,250 bid placed by @cjusselDecember 10th, 2024 at 3:39pm EST$13,000 bid placed by @DarrenMBDecember 10th, 2024 at 2:47pm EST$12,500 bid placed by @BenzwatcherDecember 10th, 2024 at 2:29pm EST$12,250 bid placed by @AvgDrvrDecember 10th, 2024 at 1:56pm EST$12,000 bid placed by @DarrenMBDecember 10th, 2024 at 1:11pm ESTRPMMB (10) Seller 0Well, I've run out of time to get everyone an answer on the keys. Just got off the phone with Mercedes-Benz and the keys they promised me are no longer available - I'm feeling like quite the arse right now. Sorry guys, really sorry. I just don't know what to say. Making the current keys work in the glove box is simple. The tailgate not so much, but it can be done if neededDecember 8th, 2024 at 3:09pm ESTRPMMB (10) Seller 1Alright guys. Here’s a longer driving video. If you look real closely you can see the tailgate lock is now working as does everything else in the wagon with the exception of the key in the tailgate and glove box. I can’t be sure since the keys I have are aftermarket copies, but I’m suspecting they are copies of a valet key. I have 2 new keys on order from Mercedes that may or may not arrive before the auction ends, and they may or may not fix the issue. https://youtu.be/vt_UikFl1Ck?si=4IyuYygcXZQpfl1FDecember 8th, 2024 at 8:50am ESTRPMMB (10) Seller 1@cmpesson most of your questions are answered in the pictures and videos posted(see my previous comments), but to answer all of your questions: the only issue with any of your questions is the door locks. The tailgate lock does not work, but that’s my project for today. Once I have the tailgate back together I’ll post a long driving and walk around video showing cruise, stable temp, door locks, climate control functions ( a/c won’t exactly be a as good test since it’s cold out, but I can show that the system is full and the auxiliary fan runs, compressor was replaced just last month though). You will also see the cruise working, but cruise in these old things is not exactly smooth. December 7th, 2024 at 11:37pm ESTcmpesson (3) 0Do the gauges work properly? Does AC blow out of all vents? Any cracks in the dashboard or wood trim? Any issues with engine operating temperature or transmission shifting? Does the passenger side power mirror work? Does the cruise control function? Any cracks in the windshield? Do the power door locks work properly? Thank you.December 7th, 2024 at 8:26pm ESTJustinRM83 (9) 0What a spectacular example !!! Wow!December 5th, 2024 at 2:13pm ESTRPMMB (10) Seller 1Here’s a video of the door locks in operation. You’ll see that the trunk does not lock. I’m looking into that this afternoon. I don’t lock my cars so I’m just glad the rest of the locks work. https://youtube.com/shorts/9SdgXnKI-YI?si=TJTjWDpN9NSc7ZMIDecember 5th, 2024 at 11:15am ESTRPMMB (10) Seller 1@thembmarket thank you. For those of you that peruse the service history pdf there are some ROs with incorrect dates. That is due to an issue we had when we changed point of sales systems. We did not do any work on the vehicle in 1961. There are also several work orders without mileage, sorry. I get lazy when writing up my own cars. I never really expect to sell anything I have so I haven’t been great at record keeping for myself. I can provide individual invoices upon request if anyone is looking for more detail. December 5th, 2024 at 9:55am ESTthembmarket (691) 0Complete service records under the seller's care have been added to the gallery. December 4th, 2024 at 4:18pm ESTRPMMB (10) Seller 1@Tintin I wish I had a good answer for you, but it appears the odometer discrepancy happened shortly before I came into the picture. There were a few services performed with an odometer reading of about 228,000 in 2001 and the first time I saw the car the odometer read 211692 in 2010 . I bought this wagon from a customer that was moving to Connecticut with no garage. The wagon was his fathers car for many years before that, but his father passed before I entered the picture so I don't have the full sto