Re: [MBZ] Anyone with a 300TE?
On Wed, Oct 18, 2006 at 06:05:02AM -0700, Jim Cathey wrote: > > Hello Folks! Does anyone have a 300TE and can share any advice to a > > shopper for one? Any better years? Any things to watch for? Anyone > > have one for sale? > > Yesterday I drove past a for-sale 124 wagon, and stopped for a quick > peek. A '90 300 TE, they're asking $5500. FWIW, there's a 92 300TE and a 94 E320 wagon for sale that I noticed in the classifieds last night. Think each was for $4900. It isn't biodiesel, so nobody around here seems interested. Both seemed like very well kept examples. K
Re: [MBZ] Anyone with a 300TE?
Hello Folks! Does anyone have a 300TE and can share any advice to a shopper for one? Any better years? Any things to watch for? Anyone have one for sale? Yesterday I drove past a for-sale 124 wagon, and stopped for a quick peek. A '90 300 TE, they're asking $5500. -- Jim
Re: [MBZ] Anyone with a 300TE?
I have an 88. I can't advise about anything newer, because it is the newest in the fleet. Its my experimental gasser winter car that has turned into a year-round car. It is a great running car and rivals my SDL in the $ per mile category. I am guessing it gets 22-24 mpg on the road. I've never measured it. I'd part with it for a price New rear $hock$, rebuilt tandem pump, new battery, new coil, new tires. SDL gets maybe a little better mileage, but we are getting ripped for Dissel fool prices, so $ per mile is not great with the SDL, but, it IS an SDL! The 300TE 124 gets better mileage than the 123 230TE we had. Loren 88TE 86SDL 87SDL et al At 10:00 AM 10/16/2006, you wrote: Hello Folks! Does anyone have a 300TE and can share any advice to a shopper for one? Any better years? Any things to watch for? Anyone have one for sale? John Peterson Kingston RI 1991 300D 2.5 81k ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com Loren Faeth
Re: [MBZ] Anyone with a 300TE?
The only thing that's really different from a sedan W124 is the tailgate and rear windows. Those have a tendency to leak. Gas tank is in the right rear fender instead of behind the seat, and it will have a SLS rear end -- make sure it had normal ride height and suspension travel. Extremely rough ride is flat accumulators in the SLS, not a big job but $200 in parts and some labor. Left for extended periods, the struts become damaged and they are $600 or so EACH. Nice cars, I wouldn't swap mine off willingly! Peter
Re: [MBZ] Anyone with a 300TE?
Raleigh Auto (919)821-0952 has a 3.2L TE for sale. Trampas -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John M McIntosh Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 5:18 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Anyone with a 300TE? Later is better, the early models had issues with the hydraulic lifters in the m103, they would wear causing ticking. Part's guy told me they reved the lifters about 8 times over the production life to make them harder. Early valve seals wore out quickly, consuming lots of oil, but easier to replace. Check the rear doors, again earlier models had door handles attached via two bolts and some plastic tabs overzealous pre-teens would yank on door and break tabs off, then handle would work loose, fixing require new door handle/armrest. With my 88 300TE over say 200K miles we averaged 18-19 mpg, never really saw anything over 20ish. But perhaps fuel mixture was always too rich. Lastly I'd suggest of course you find a 3.2 liter TE for more horsepower and torque. On 16-Oct-06, at 8:00 AM, John Peterson wrote: > Hello Folks! Does anyone have a 300TE and can share any advice to a > shopper for one? Any better years? Any things to watch for? Anyone > have one for sale? > > John Peterson > Kingston RI > 1991 300D 2.5 81k John 1983 300TDt 368k Kilometers (mobil 1 Delvac) 1990's 300TDt 172k Kilometers (mobil 1 Delvac) 1993 500SEL 180k Kilometers (mobil 1 Delvac) ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Anyone with a 300TE?
I picked up a 1991 300TE 4Matic this past summer and I'm loving it a lot. I named it Beulah after the gym teacher in Porky's because it's got a sturdy frame. I got it for almost half of the going price and it's in pretty good condition. The mileage is pitiful around town (16 mpg) but goes up to a more respectable 22 mpg on the highway. Mind you, the all-wheel drive pulls the mileage down and I'd expect a regular TE to do a couple mpg better. Tim 1982 300TD Moby (4 sale) 1991 300TE 4Matic Beulah -- Message: 4 Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 11:00:26 -0400 From: John Peterson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [MBZ] Anyone with a 300TE? To: Mercedes Discussion List Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Hello Folks! Does anyone have a 300TE and can share any advice to a shopper for one? Any better years? Any things to watch for? Anyone have one for sale? John Peterson Kingston RI 1991 300D 2.5 81k
Re: [MBZ] Anyone with a 300TE?
I had a1990 that I sold over the summer. It had 138K on it, and was a good second car for my wife and 4 kids. We didn't use it over the past winter though, and it developed a bunch of little problems from sitting when we started using it in the spring. I'm pretty sure none of them would have happened if it didn't sit idle for so long. Gas mileage wasn't bad on it, usually around 20. Dave Wakin - Original Message - From: "John Peterson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 11:00 AM Subject: [MBZ] Anyone with a 300TE? Hello Folks! Does anyone have a 300TE and can share any advice to a shopper for one? Any better years? Any things to watch for? Anyone have one for sale? John Peterson Kingston RI 1991 300D 2.5 81k ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Anyone with a 300TE?
there's a guy near me who's selling a white 300TE - claims to be in excellent condition, wants somewhere around $4500 for it. On 10/16/06, John Peterson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hello Folks! Does anyone have a 300TE and can share any advice to a shopper for one? Any better years? Any things to watch for? Anyone have one for sale? John Peterson Kingston RI 1991 300D 2.5 81k ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- Sunil Hari 1992 300D 2.5T - 286Kmi. [EMAIL PROTECTED] 513-205-7474
