1983 Mercedes 240d, Manual 4 Speed on 2040-cars
Durham, North Carolina, United States
Body Type:Sedan
Vehicle Title:Clear
Engine:W123
Fuel Type:Diesel
For Sale By:Private Seller
Number of Cylinders: 4
Make: Mercedes-Benz
Model: 200-Series
Trim: Chrome
Options: Arm rests, front and back, Detachable face stereo, Leather Seats, CD Player
Drive Type: Rear wheel
Power Options: Power Windows
Mileage: 278,000
Sub Model: 240D
Exterior Color: Blue
Number of Doors: 4
Interior Color: Tan
Warranty: Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty
This 240D has been a daily driver for me for 3 years. This is a rust free Southern car. A great commuter, fuel conversion candidate or restoration project.
- AC doesn't work- heat is fine. Was converted to 134a according to sticker under the hood.
- Dieseling- Engine runs after key is turned off. I suspect a vacuum system leak. I stall it out to shut off engine when this happens.
- The check engine light has been on since the front brakes were done. I think it may be the brake pad wear sensor.
- The door locks don't all lock with the driver's key from the exterior, or from the interior by depressing the driver's side lock button. this is likely due to a vacuum leak as well. Locks will operate manually.
- The sunroof is not working, though it was when I bought it. I suspect a bad switch.
- Minor dents in driver's rear 1/4 panel and passenger front 1/4 panel. Dents scratches, and nicks as would be expected for an old car.
- Top foam portion of shifter knob broken off. Still works fine. I tried an aftermarket one and it kept coming loose. Needs a Merz knob.
- The antenna is not connected in the trunk, so the radio reception is sometimes fuzzy.
- The driver's side rear window switch is out. The window can be opened from the driver's seat, but not from the back seat.
- Switch for exterior passenger side mirror control is out.
- Clock just stopped working. Speedometer, odometer, gas gauge, temperature gauge work normally.
- There is an occasional short in the low beam/ high beam control arm, where you have to jiggle it to get the lights to shine. It is occasional, and always corrects with a little jiggle, so i haven't looked into fixing it.
- Passenger's front seat has a bad spring so that it is lower on the side closer the door.
- Some upholstery and rubber seals have degraded from age.
- Front door springs are worn. Doors open, close, and latch, but could use some attention.
- One of the heat/ AC vents is loose in it's slot.
Mercedes-Benz 200-Series for Sale
- 1967 mercedes-benz 280 se coupe - stunningly beautiful, no reserve
- Mercedes 280se 3.5 coupe 105k miles !! low grill restored new rubbers, leather
- 1971 mercedes benz 250c coupe, 2.5l 6cyl, auto, mostly unrestored ca survivor!
- 1961 mercedes 230 fintail barn find(US $1,450.00)
- 1967 mercedes 250se cabriolet: 4spd trans, exceptionally beautiful & well sorted
- 1952 mercedes 220 4 door sedan street rod, one of a kind with only 2000 miles(US $49,995.00)
Auto Services in North Carolina
Z-Mech Auto ★★★★★
Xtreme Detail ★★★★★
Wheels N Bumpers Car Wash ★★★★★
Weavers Body Shop & Front End ★★★★★
United Muffler Shop ★★★★★
Trotter Auto Glass Plus ★★★★★
Auto blog
Maybach lost upwards of $500k on each vehicle sold
Wed, 08 Feb 2012Daimler is shuttering Maybach in 2013 after seven years of production. In that time, the company's ultra-ultra-luxury arm managed to sell just 3,000 units, and CAR reports Daimler lost somewhere around $500,000 on each and every one of them.
Even with a ludicrous price tag of over $370,000 for an "entry" Maybach 57, the brand couldn't quite recoup the dizzying $1.33 billion Daimler poured into it since its (re)inception. Rumors ignited over a possible tie up with Aston Martin that would have resulted in a range of new and attractive models, but Daimler has instead decided to snuff out Maybach altogether.
We can hardly blame them.
Erebus Motorsport Mercedes E-Class V8 Supercar completes the field [w/videos]
Sat, 23 Feb 2013Ford, Holden and Nissan introduced their V8 Supercar challengers a while back. Erebus Motorport, whose racing program got the green light not even 120 days ago, has finally shown off the Mercedes-Benz E-Class racer that will complete this year's field of entries. The first AMG race car ever to be built outside of Germany, it's an Australian-built tube-frame chassis specced to the series' Car of Tomorrow rules, fitted with body panels that channel the E63 AMG.
Supported by AMG Customer Motorsport, the 5.0-liter engine is provided by HWA in Germany, the racing arm of AMG. Regulations dictate that it have roughly 650 horsepower, a redline between 7,000 and 7,500 rpm and a torque curve that matches the parity baseline set for all cars.
Lee Holdsworth, Tim Slade and Maro Engel will drive the three team cars, each with different sponsors. Their first showing will be at the Clipsal 500 on March 3 in Adelaide, here in the US we'll get to see them in May at the Circuit of the Americas. Check out the videos below of the Erebus car starting up at its launch, and footage of all of this year's cars doing pre-season testing on track together.
Mercedes leads in US luxury car thefts
Wed, 31 Jul 2013Mercedes-Benz makes some fine automobiles. The Silver Arrow'd cars are so good, apparently, that thieves can't help but try to steal them. The German brand is at the top of the charts for luxury car thefts in the US, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau, with New York City leading the way. (And those New Yorkers complain about Detroit being bad!)
The C-Class was the most stolen model, with 485 ganked between 2009 and 2012 in NYC alone, while the E-Class and S-Class (which also boasted the worst recovery rate, at 59 percent) both finished in the top ten. Following the C-Class was the BMW 3 Series and Infiniti G. Not surprisingly, each of these were the most common models in their respective lineups. Los Angeles and Miami are also prime hotspots for luxury car thefts, according to the Detroit News report.
While getting your car stolen is pretty awful, there was one inspiring statistic compiled by the NICB - the average recovery rate across the board was 84 percent, with the Cadillac CTS getting recovered 91 percent of the time.