So, the 1990 300D 2.5 arrived via shipping from New Orleans for my wife- I'm
sad to say that it has a few problems. I think they can be fixed at a
reasonable cost- can anyone tell me rough numbers?
1. Broken Windshield
2. Rear Muffler
3. Motor Mounts
4. Alignment (steering wheel upside down!)
5. Fuel leak on a small piece under hood, photo at
www.immersionstudio.com/images/fuel.jpg -- what is this piece??
Of course, the motor mounts make the thing sound like a Mack truck-
unbelieveable difference between my 1991which has 71k. It shakes like crazy.
In the end, the sad thing is that my wife will probably not want to keep the
car and I'll need to sell it. She thinks it is just too "rough" for her.
Should I sell it as is or do the above repairs? I paid 6k plus shipping. My
1991 was 7500, a much better deal as it turns out! It needed nothing.
John Peterson
Kingston, RI
1991 300D 2.5 71k www.immersionstudio.com/1991.asp
1990 300D 2.5 125k www.immersionstudio.com/1990
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Looks like the fuel thermostat is leaking. Other than the windshield
and muffler, the other items on your "to do" list don't strike me as
either expensive or difficult to rectify. The car looks nice, and the
price sure was right, so why not re-consider selling until you've had
it a bit longer? Looks like a great deal to me.
On 6/19/05, John Peterson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> So, the 1990 300D 2.5 arrived via shipping from New Orleans for my wife- I'm
> sad to say that it has a few problems. I think they can be fixed at a
> reasonable cost- can anyone tell me rough numbers?
>
> 1. Broken Windshield
> 2. Rear Muffler
> 3. Motor Mounts
> 4. Alignment (steering wheel upside down!)
> 5. Fuel leak on a small piece under hood, photo at
Casey
Biodiesel:
'87 300TD intercooler (205k)
'84 300D (201k)
Gasser:
'89 Vanagon Wolfsburg Edition (184k)
Olympia, WA
