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Member ID: Turbodiesel300D

Location: Staten Island, NY

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1982 Mercedes-Benz D-Class

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  • 1/4 Mile0 sec @ -1 mph
  • 0-600sec
  • Top Speed-1mph
  • HP-1
  • Weight-1lbs

Major Upgrades

  • turbo
  • nitrous
  • bore increase
  • port and polish
  • supercharger
  • extrude honed
  • stroke increase
  • engine swap

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Last updated: Feb 04, 2006

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Matt’s Mercedes-Benz D-Class

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Turbodiesel300D's 1982 Mercedes-Benz D-ClassThe mint palomino interior
Turbodiesel300D's 1982 Mercedes-Benz D-ClassThe car in the driveway I baught it from
Turbodiesel300D's 1982 Mercedes-Benz D-ClassMy car as it is todayThe story of my 300D. The lil thing was driven by an old lady, who never really broke 60. Never in an accident and completely clean. In 1995, she had it imported from Italy. She came here, and moved to an apartment in New York City. It was in a garage, both in Italy and America. In 2000, the woman moved to Staten Island, an outer borough of NYC. Car was not frequently used. In the summer of 2003, a few cars in the neighborhood, including my 300D, had their plates stolen. When this happened, the woman did not want to drive to the DMV and risk a ticket, nor did she know how to go by bus. Every morning on the way to school, from the bus window, Id say, "I gotta see if there gonna sell that car." After some procrastinating, I did so. I got a good look at the car, saw the paint was badly chalked and that the fender moulding was missing. After an inquiry, I was put on a list of about 10 people who also wanted the car. The lady liked me, and she sold me the car, which only has 88,ooo miles, for a mere $1,5oo. What a score. I braught it home, compounded it out, cleaned it out. The car was georgeous. The only downfall was that the car was, "Americanized". They installed the bigger bumpers, and the round headlights. When I saw the receipt for the lights, the lady told me she shipped them back to the apartment she had in Italy. I later received the lights in the mail and I was fast on the road. The car looks and rides great. best $1,5oo I ever spent. I removed the old stereo, and added a new Sony Cd player, with 4 new Rockford Fosgate speakers. So thats the story of my 300D. I hope to get some more pics of it soon, I hope you enjoy!

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CHRY476  

Posted by: CHRY476

05/25/2006 02:52PM

Great story. I'm the third owner of my 83 300TD. I bought it from an Army officer who bought it from an Army officer, who either bought it new in Germany, or bought it new here and later did a tour in Germany, because the maintenance book is full of German service stamps. She is up over 300,000 miles now, and going strong. I was supposed to ship over to Germany in 2003, and had every intention of taking her with me. I ended up doing a year in Iraq instead. Hell of a lot of these over there, too.

Zora350  

Posted by: Zora350

02/08/2006 09:51PM

You say you have upgraded the turbo. Where did you get it and how radical was the upgrade? I am having trouble finding performance parts for my 1981.

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Vehicle Owner

Member ID: Turbodiesel300D

Location: Staten Island, NY