Used Car of the Day: 1985 Mercedes-Benz 300D

Tim Healey
by Tim Healey

Once again we're plucking a Mercedes diesel from our forums -- in this case, it's a 1985 Mercedes-Benz 300.


This California-model car is actually based in Eugene, Oregon. The seller says the car has been "impeccably" maintained and that the service records all the way back to the original purchase are available.

Recent maintenance includes oil, fuel, coolant, and transmission service, new front brake pads, new rear axle CV boots, new differential oil, and a valve adjustment.

The mileage is high -- over 269K -- and there is some minor rust.

There are spare parts available.

If you want to pick up an old diesel Mercedes-Benz for a relatively low price, the ask is $4,700.

[Images: Seller]

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Tim Healey
Tim Healey

Tim Healey grew up around the auto-parts business and has always had a love for cars — his parents joke his first word was “‘Vette”. Despite this, he wanted to pursue a career in sports writing but he ended up falling semi-accidentally into the automotive-journalism industry, first at Consumer Guide Automotive and later at Web2Carz.com. He also worked as an industry analyst at Mintel Group and freelanced for About.com, CarFax, Vehix.com, High Gear Media, Torque News, FutureCar.com, Cars.com, among others, and of course Vertical Scope sites such as AutoGuide.com, Off-Road.com, and HybridCars.com. He’s an urbanite and as such, doesn’t need a daily driver, but if he had one, it would be compact, sporty, and have a manual transmission.

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  • 28-Cars-Later Yes because "Mustangs" are EVOs in Clown World.They're really desperate to find a use case for their faux pas. I guess track use is out? :D
  • KOKing BYD doesn't sell _consumer_ vehicles in the US. They've been selling transit buses for several years, and are building a school bus factory.
  • 1995 SC 53k at the cheapest seems pretty steep. Do we know the plug in range or any other specifics?
  • 28-Cars-Later "The Shark PHEV pickup will be sold globally for a starting price of around $53,400"Things starting to heat up as this is further evidence of PRC based/owned firms using USMCA to their advantage... though is a 53,000 USD truck going to sell in Mexico? Maybe their economy is closer to that of the US and ours switched to being closer to historical Mexico?
  • ToolGuy The real reason for the border wall: keep me from walking down there and buying one of these.
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