Bob_98SR5 is going green! Look at my 87 Mercedes 300D Turbo!

[Bob98SR5]

Hey guys,

Boy, i have never been on pins and needles about an ebay auction as I was just about 30 minutes ago! I knew this 1987 Mercedes 300TD would go for a tidy sum, but I think b/c the auction ended on a Sunday, alot of people were probably not watching it. Anyways, I just won this (hopefully) little gem for $4,250. Now I know some of you are about to faint, but something like this with 216k miles in California would fetch about $8k to 9K, no joke! And not to mention, this is a turbo diesel which is even harder to find out here. Anyways, I'm estatic that I found something good for under my $5k goal.

Oh yeah, enough babbling. Here are some images:

EDITED: CHECK OUT MY BLOG AT biodieselbob.blogspot.com

As many of you guys read in another thread, I'm planning to drive this for a few months to see if its worthy for a waste vegetable oil conversion. If it truly gets 30-32 mpg, i'll be getting double the mileage as i do now, so its avoided cost savings which I'll apply to the conversion kit.

So, I gotta get on the ball tonight to take care of the paperwork

And thanks to everyone I've emailed about Mercedes advice. You know who you are

Bob

[reggie 00]

nice.

I thought the biodiesel didn't require a conversion.

[neliconcept]

you got the last good year of mercedes, my father has a 300sd turbodiesel 1985 and it has 310k on the clock, it looks almost brandnew. he keeps it up well

[slosurfer]

Give that thing an urban camo paint job and biodiesel and you are set! Congrats!

[reggie 00]

Na he needs some tint and so new gear:

[Bob98SR5]

hey reg,

dontcha read, fella??!?! i'm going to convert it after a few months of driving it. if this is a crappy vehicle, id rather not spend the $$ on the conversion

bob

[Peter]

Let us know how it turns out. I've been thinking for the last year and a half about getting a full-size diesel truck (shhh, domestic) and doing the same conversion.

[slosurfer]

You will know when Bob passes you on the freeway. You will get an instant craving for churros.

[reggie 00]

You will know when Bob passes you on the freeway. You will get an instant craving for churros.

but when you get home there will not be any....

[Bob98SR5]

serious, chris! it will defintely smell like churros or tortilla chips

i'm just unglued at the moment. i can't wait for this car to come in!

bob