Classic White 1983 Mercedes 240d on 2040-cars

Offered for sale by the original owner.  I took delivery of the vehicle from Bolen Imports, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in July of 1983 with 27 miles on the odometer.  Although the odometer shows 259,500 miles, the speedometer was replaced under warranty at 11,164 miles so I have listed the correct actual mileage.  1983 was the last year of production of this very popular model for the U.S. Market and was the culmination of the very successful seven year run of the 240D-123 Series introduced by Mercedes in 1977.  All of the original purchase and delivery information, owner's manual and booklets, and original window sticker are with the vehicle.  It has been garaged all of its life and there has been no smoking in the vehicle.  As the mileage indicates it has been an actively driven vehicle as a daily driver.  It was my wife's primary vehicle from 1983 to 1994 after which I became its principal driver.  As we have aged, she prefers to no longer drive a manual shift and since we keep two vehicles with the need to be able to drive them interchangeably the 240D needs a new home.     

Features on the vehicle which may not be on other 240D's of that era include: Central Locking System - Tinted Glass - Electrically Operated Right Outside Mirror - Becker Europa Stereo Radio/Cassette - Power Sliding Sun Roof - Power Windows - Alloy Wheels

Included with the vehicle are the following Accessories (See photos):  Le Bra front end protector - Color matching sheepskin front seat covers for both front seats (photo shows only driver's side) - All Weather front floor mats

Included with the vehicle are the following publications.  (Worth around $200 by themselves)   

Mercedes Benz Maintenance Manual USA Passenger Cars Starting Model Year 1981

Mercedes Benz Service Manual Chassis and Body Series 123, Volume 1

Mercedes Benz Service Manual Chassis and Body Series 123, Volume 2     

W123 Mercedes Service Manual on 2 Disc CD Set

Haynes Mercedes-Benz Diesel 123 Series Owners Workshop Manual     

1983 Mercedes Benz 123 Series Product Book (Showroom Literature)  

April 1977 Motor Trend Magazine (280E, sharing the 123 Series chassis, was Import Car of the Year) 

Key maintenance and repair items of interest over the past few years by mileage and time since the action are:

Rear Brake Pads                         5,400    1 year

New Tires                                    8,200    1.7 years

Front Brake Pads                      15,500    2.7 years

Starter Rebuild                          14,900    2.6 years

Clutch System Replaced           18,800    3.1 years

A/C System Refurbished           21,000    3.5 years

Vacuum Pump Replaced          29,600     4.8 years

Water Pump Replaced             29,600      4.8 years

Radio Refurbished by Becker  42,500      6.5 years

Alternator Rebuild                     43,600     6.7 years  

Serious bidders can contact me for other maintenance history for items of particular interest.  It has been maintained both aesthetically and mechanically, including such items as fluid and filter changes, valve adjustments, brake fluid flushes, etc.  Just in case you might want to know the date and mileage of the 71 times the oil & oil filter have been changed, I can tell you.  Oil & filter changes are a key element in maintaining the engines in this model and as the math indicates this typically has been done more frequently than the spec interval of 5,000 miles, and always with quality oil and filters.  I also have a record of the other routine maintenance items and repair actions.  Through the years I have repaired or replaced such items as the shift knob, shift boot, door checks, dome lights, instrument cluster dimmer, glove box door liner, window switches, flasher, and clock as needed.  There are no cuts, tears, or stitching issues in any of the seats or door panels.  The plastic frame around the lighted mirror on the passenger visor requires careful opening due to some some repaired cracks.  The power antenna just recently has become intermittent and will occasionally remain either down or up with no predictability.  I do not recall when the cruise control became inoperative as I rarely ever used that feature.  

The vehicle has never been wrecked or had any body damage from an accident.  A low impact bump from behind in a line of cars at a stoplight in January of 1984 caused slight damage to a couple of front plastic parts only, the grill insert and one headlight cover, which were replaced.  Bouncing gravel from a construction truck in 2003 resulted in a new windshield (replaced with a genuine Mercedes Benz part), new headlight covers, and a repaint of hood and front facing surfaces.  In addition, over the years I have had professional body shop repair of any rust spots that have occurred, including lower fender rust repair in 2011.

Buyer will be welcome to any small inventory that I may have left of filters, fuel treatments, fuses, gaskets, dash light bulbs, or other miscellaneous parts for this vehicle.