Asking $1500 offers considered, willing to take a small outbuilding (8x10, 10x12, 12x16) as partial trade

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1983 Mercedes 300D
4 speed automatic transmission
5 cylinder Turbo Diesel
New rear tires

It is probably getting close to having 200,000 miles. The previous owner estimated 150-180,000 miles and I've put 20-25,000 on it commuting to work.

Issues include:

A/C compressor needs to be replaced
Transmission does not always want to shift from low.
Front end needs new bushings and aligned
switch for the right front window needs to be replaced
vacuum door locks are disconnected because the gas lid lock has a vacuum leak
Dash lights don't work
Odometer does not work. It is stopped at around 112,000
Tachometer works intermittently
back seat upholstery seam has come unstitched

I bought it just after Thanksgiving 2006 and drove it to work daily from Bryan to South of Hempstead (57 miles each way). During that year I replaced the starter and the cruise control amplifier. Having the cruise control working raised the mileage slightly. It saved about a gallon of diesel every three trips to work.

A full set of 4 tires was put on in March 2007. The front were chewed up by October because of the front end issue. The rear tires were rotated to the front and a new pair put on the back.

clicking on a small picture will open a larger version. The small images are 160x120, the large ones 1024x768 approx 250k per picture

I've cleaned the car and reinstalled the under dash cover since these pictures were taken