Re: [MBZ] Is this for real?

2005-08-15 Thread Marshall Booth
Desert Rat wrote: MB never produced a turbo diesel with manual transmission. Correction, Mercedes never made a 3 liter turbodiesel automobile with a manual 4 or 5 speed transmission. There was a 602.96 2.5 liter (in a 201 chassis I think) available in Europe for a couple of years in the early

Re: [MBZ] Is this for real?

2005-08-15 Thread Desert Rat
MB never produced a turbo diesel with manual transmission. On 8/14/05, Loren Faeth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It has the "no Grief" heater controls too. No gee whiz junk to break. > > At 05:36 PM 8/12/2005, you wrote: > >http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-300-Series-300D-Manual-1984-

Re: [MBZ] Is this for real?

2005-08-15 Thread Loren Faeth
It has the "no Grief" heater controls too. No gee whiz junk to break. At 05:36 PM 8/12/2005, you wrote: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-300-Series-300D-Manual-1984-MERCEDES-300D-RARE-AND-DESIRABLE-NO-RESERVE_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ6330QQitemZ4568256207QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW e

Re: [MBZ] Is this for real?

2005-08-13 Thread Kevin Beswick
I own a 1985 300D, grey market non turbo, but with an auto transmission. Sunil Hari wrote: Did MB do non-turbo 300Ds after 1982? I thought all 300Ds were turbo from 82-85?/ On 8/12/05, Kevin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Fri, Aug 12, 2005 at 06:36:16PM -0400, Sunil Hari wrote: http:

Re: [MBZ] Is this for real?

2005-08-13 Thread Joe Knight
The switch to turbo happened midyear '81 for the TD. An '81 TD might be of either persuasion. joe > Sunil Hari wrote: > > Did MB do non-turbo 300Ds after 1982? I thought all 300Ds were turbo > > from 82-85?/

Re: [MBZ] Is this for real?

2005-08-13 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
so you could get a euro turbo wagon? I wondered because I have a euro turbo wagon wondered if it was factory or not. Marshall Booth wrote: Sunil Hari wrote: Did MB do non-turbo 300Ds after 1982? I thought all 300Ds were turbo from 82-85?/ All the euro 123 series 300D sedans were non-turb

Re: [MBZ] Is this for real?

2005-08-13 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
euros were all non-turbo. Sunil Hari wrote: Did MB do non-turbo 300Ds after 1982? I thought all 300Ds were turbo from 82-85?/ On 8/12/05, Kevin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Fri, Aug 12, 2005 at 06:36:16PM -0400, Sunil Hari wrote: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-300-Series-30

Re: [MBZ] Is this for real?

2005-08-13 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
oh yea, its non turbo of course unless they added a turbo later(bad idea), which they didnt going by the pics anyways. Kevin wrote: On Fri, Aug 12, 2005 at 06:36:16PM -0400, Sunil Hari wrote: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-300-Series-300D-Manual-1984-MERCEDES-300D-RARE-AND-DESI

Re: [MBZ] Is this for real?

2005-08-13 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
yes, but the price has jumped up quite a bit. Sunil Hari wrote: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-300-Series-300D-Manual-1984-MERCEDES-300D-RARE-AND-DESIRABLE-NO-RESERVE_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ6330QQitemZ4568256207QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW ebay item 4568256207, owner says it's a g

[MBZ] Is this for real

2005-08-13 Thread Bill Aston
Quite aside from the artful calculations of potential fuel money saved, I recommend that you keep the dear wife on the bike for as long as possible. It is just damn good for the soul for you to see her gettin' out and about in such a healthy manner! Congratulations. Bill Aston Fort Lauderdal

Re: [MBZ] Is this for real?

2005-08-13 Thread OK Don
It sure looks like a fun car -- anyone close enough to look at it? On 8/12/05, Craig McCluskey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, 12 Aug 2005 20:47:47 -0400 Sunil Hari <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > that's what I was thinking. Still, even without a turbo, that thing > > could be pretty fun.

Re: [MBZ] Is this for real?

2005-08-13 Thread Craig McCluskey
On Fri, 12 Aug 2005 20:47:47 -0400 Sunil Hari <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > that's what I was thinking. Still, even without a turbo, that thing > could be pretty fun. Just like my car, except with a 5-speed instead of a 4-speed. Craig --- Craig McCluskey Present: 1982 240D/3.0 (Euro 1984 617

Re: [MBZ] Is this for real?

2005-08-13 Thread Slozukimc
In a message dated 8/12/2005 6:36:53 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Right now, it's at $820 with 3 days left. > > So much for thatOver 2 grand now. Mike

Re: [MBZ] Is this for real?

2005-08-13 Thread Craig McCluskey
On Fri, 12 Aug 2005 18:41:56 -0400 Sunil Hari <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Did MB do non-turbo 300Ds after 1982? I thought all 300Ds were turbo > from 82-85?/ Look at the VIN: WDB1231301A083109 WDB = Mercedes 123 = 123 series 130 = W123 sedan with 617.912 naturally aspirated engine

Re: [MBZ] Is this for real?

2005-08-13 Thread Sunil Hari
that's what I was thinking. Still, even without a turbo, that thing could be pretty fun. On 8/12/05, Marshall Booth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sunil Hari wrote: > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-300-Series-300D-Manual-1984-MERCEDES-300D-RARE-AND-DESIRABLE-NO-RESERVE_W0QQcmdZViewI

Re: [MBZ] Is this for real?

2005-08-13 Thread Marshall Booth
jgiels wrote: the shifter knob is a 4 speed... not for real.. Euro 300D sedans were available with either 4 and 5 speed manual transmissions. Marshall -- Marshall Booth (who doesn't respond to unsigned questions) "der Dieseling Doktor" [EMAIL PROTECTED] '87 300TD 181Kmi,'87 1

Re: [MBZ] Is this for real?

2005-08-13 Thread Marshall Booth
Sunil Hari wrote: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-300-Series-300D-Manual-1984-MERCEDES-300D-RARE-AND-DESIRABLE-NO-RESERVE_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ6330QQitemZ4568256207QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW ebay item 4568256207, owner says it's a gray market 84 300D turbo, manual tranny, manual

Re: [MBZ] Is this for real?

2005-08-13 Thread Marshall Booth
Sunil Hari wrote: Did MB do non-turbo 300Ds after 1982? I thought all 300Ds were turbo from 82-85?/ All the euro 123 series 300D sedans were non-turbo (wagons were available with or without turbos) while all the in the US 123 300D sedans after '81 were turbo! Marshall -- Marshall

Re: [MBZ] Is this for real?

2005-08-12 Thread Steve MacSween
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > ebay item 4568256207, owner says it's a gray market 84 300D turbo, > manual tranny, manual everything, cloth interior, 148Kmi. Did any > 123s exist in this form, Euro or otherwise? Look at the intake. It's a non-turbo, no turbo hiding under there. He says it's a six c

Re: [MBZ] Is this for real?

2005-08-12 Thread jgiels
the shifter knob is a 4 speed... not for real.. douglas.. - Original Message - From: "Sunil Hari" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes mailing list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, August 12, 2005 3:36 PM Subject: [MBZ] Is this for real? http://cgi.e

Re: [MBZ] Is this for real?

2005-08-12 Thread Sunil Hari
Did MB do non-turbo 300Ds after 1982? I thought all 300Ds were turbo from 82-85?/ On 8/12/05, Kevin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, Aug 12, 2005 at 06:36:16PM -0400, Sunil Hari wrote: > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-300-Series-300D-Manual-1984-MERCEDES-300D-RARE-AND-DESIRABL

Re: [MBZ] Is this for real?

2005-08-12 Thread Kevin
On Fri, Aug 12, 2005 at 06:36:16PM -0400, Sunil Hari wrote: > http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-300-Series-300D-Manual-1984-MERCEDES-300D-RARE-AND-DESIRABLE-NO-RESERVE_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ6330QQitemZ4568256207QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW > > ebay item 4568256207, owner says it's a gra

[MBZ] Is this for real?

2005-08-12 Thread Sunil Hari
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-300-Series-300D-Manual-1984-MERCEDES-300D-RARE-AND-DESIRABLE-NO-RESERVE_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ6330QQitemZ4568256207QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW ebay item 4568256207, owner says it's a gray market 84 300D turbo, manual tranny, manual everything, cloth in