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1992 300D 2.5 Turbo Diesel. - 6/11/2007 2:33:12 PM

04 Diesel

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Hi, new here. Please tell me all good and bad things before I buy this car, car has 200,000 miles. Thanks.

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RE: 1992 300D 2.5 Turbo Diesel. - 6/12/2007 8:13:15 AM

BoostingTurboNut

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your in the same boat as me lol,
i got a 93 and trying to find info on these cars is hard but if i find out anything i will let you know

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RE: 1992 300D 2.5 Turbo Diesel. - 6/12/2007 9:27:03 AM

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Great diesel Benz. Could eat you alive depending upon how much neglected maintenance there is. Rust could certainly be an issue, too.

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RE: 1992 300D 2.5 Turbo Diesel. - 6/12/2007 11:45:17 AM

Sailing131

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I had a 93 drove it 230,000 it was a great car and i would still be driving it if it were not wrecked. Only problem I had with it in 230K miles was with the AC. The evaporator core had to be replaced the new core was about $700 and the labor to install it was About $1300. Only other problem was the alternator which failed at 220K funny thing was it failed and i never got an alternator light on the dash. I wish I could find another with about 200K i would buy it.

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RE: 1992 300D 2.5 Turbo Diesel. - 6/12/2007 3:07:08 PM

04 Diesel

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I bought it last night, thanks for all of your help.

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RE: 1992 300D 2.5 Turbo Diesel. - 6/17/2007 10:17:51 AM

dreamsinger

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I just bought a '92 300D, my initiation into the diesel fraternity. It has 220K on it. It needed a new drive shaft and the injector pump resealed. Everything else works well and the local MB mech has blessed it as being in good shape. I got 35mpg on the last fill, not as good as the 54mpg Igot on the Jetta TDI I bought concurrently but way better than the '05 Taurus it replaced.

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RE: 1992 300D 2.5 Turbo Diesel. - 6/30/2007 8:43:32 PM

ImpalaSS126SD

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how well do he transmission hold up on the 2.5T's? like if they r maintained how many miles b4 they start giving issues like slipping or leaking?

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