Introduction to my recently acquired C123 Mercedes-Benz 300CD.
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@chitown10982 ай бұрын
Totally love your CD. Many years ago I had the opportunity to buy a lighter shade of blue 300D Turbo Diesel. I passed on the deal and have always regretted it. As years passed I found a 1984 E320 sedan in Spruce Green with a tobacco brownish leather interior. I quickly bought it and it proved to be one of the best cars I have ever bought. I have owned various Mercedes ever since.
@RUfromthe40s25 күн бұрын
i stoped selling them and now i have 38,since 1951,the 220S and in 65 the 280SC, coupé without fins like the 68 280S four doors the diesels were in the 70´s and 80´s many of them ,cheap and great, what more to say
@thomascarver8045 Жыл бұрын
i daily drive a 85 300cd, best car ever made. 600,000 miles and i plan to rebuild anything that breaks on it.
@MrRjnr Жыл бұрын
which engine oil do you use?
@thomascarver8045 Жыл бұрын
@@MrRjnr shell rotella 15w40 non synthetic
@dannanddave Жыл бұрын
Sounds like a beautiful car!! I have a '85 300D. They're awesome!
@RUfromthe40s25 күн бұрын
@@dannanddave i have 3 of them ,castrol GTX not synthetic but the best for diesel engines they said to me once in 73 and i ´ve been using it since then, i have a w115 from 74 220D with more than 3.000.000kms i travelled all around europe than to africa and other continents we started by saying ,"we drive till it stops then we return by plane but it went every where , shiped it twice but went to midle east than through India after, Australia the farest point in the world from my home, the Australians do the same but in the opose direction and how many we found in the way in VW vans very old,when they ofered them
@nateo2131 Жыл бұрын
"The greatest achievement in human history." How right you are. The people I have met who have been influenced by experiencing a W123 has been an experience itself. It is a cult seeing greatness in what is minimal, but properly executed. I have said that if someone drives a W123 chassis for 200 miles they will understand its humble greatness.
@RUfromthe40s25 күн бұрын
just like mine ,i would use the long front bumpers to heat our backs in wintertime and drink some beers before we went to the sea , do some surfin` like 4 km´s of atlantic coast with perfect waves like tubes from one km1 to km4 not one rock ,only on the cassette player in the car
@saveyourhero33072 жыл бұрын
Benz in Blue. What a great car to cruise around.
@jpadicecoffee9812 Жыл бұрын
I rarely see the coupe versions of these 1970s MB. My neighbor has a 4 door. When I see a 2 door C123 at the MB shop next time, I will park by to see it.
@bokosdieselgarage Жыл бұрын
Great video and nice find!
@0mgapie Жыл бұрын
Had one that barely shifted and loved it.
@lbowsk3 ай бұрын
What is barley shifting? Some kind of malt thing?
@0mgapie3 ай бұрын
@@lbowsk what are you talking about?
@lbowsk3 ай бұрын
@@0mgapie Your initial post. Barley shifting. Pre-edit.
@0mgapie3 ай бұрын
@@lbowsk Ahhhh i see :-)
@ayawoke99068 ай бұрын
Bro, this is a gorgeous car, great job!
@hubalahu Жыл бұрын
I have the non turbo, just imagine how slow it would be
@MrRjnr Жыл бұрын
great car; good job!
@johnh23z Жыл бұрын
I rode in hundreds of these across North Africa.
@williemasterofdestruction5339 Жыл бұрын
My family had owned several old BMWs over the years.wonder how hard (Or easy) an ls swap would be? Had a 350 swapped jaguar that just wouldn't quit. Seems every Mercedes I've considered buying over the years has had some tweeker ruin the wiring or it was just beat by some kid owning it.
@NSR747 Жыл бұрын
I have 3 W124 CE-s. I like the lines (interior and exterior) of W124 CE more than the CE123. But in general I understand why you have it.
@martinsvensson6884 Жыл бұрын
I like that the w123 is wider by 5cm/2". Feels roomier inside.
@DerAnstreicher Жыл бұрын
Sehr schönes Auto!
@lbowsk3 ай бұрын
Very nice car.
@alexandrebeinotti3359 Жыл бұрын
Nice. Greetings from Brazil.
@rybour4652 жыл бұрын
Mark I want one! Ryan
@l3storms512 Жыл бұрын
Love my 1982 123 300 cd to bro
@royalswan007 Жыл бұрын
I owned new a 1981 300cd same color. Car would still be with me if it did not rust out in 13 Chicago winters.
@mattbod Жыл бұрын
Nice and shame they didn’t bring the turbo version to the UK. Weird that it was only sold in US ehere diesel thanks to (then) cheap fuel never took off.
@alexmercer80426 ай бұрын
Not quite true. In USA MB was strictly a luxury brand, not a taxi car. They sold massive amounts of diesels enough to justify the W115 300D, W123 300TD, W116 300SD and the W126 300SD which were North America only
@chrisb2844 Жыл бұрын
Wow I love that Mercedes!
@roberthough3576 Жыл бұрын
My father had the 280 ce beautiful car
@MrRjnr Жыл бұрын
I love the M110 engine!
@Keeferlgb Жыл бұрын
Nice! Love the color and looks to be in great condition. I have sedans, a 240D and a 300D. One day maybe I'll find a nice coupe. Are you in the Jax area by chance?
@Schnitzelsled Жыл бұрын
No Pensacola
@reinaldoaponte4872 Жыл бұрын
This is an excellent & reliable Coupe, what do you mean by rare? It’s been in the USA market in three different versions, 280CE, 300CD 5 cyl. diesel & 300CD 5 cyl. Turbo Diesel.
@Schnitzelsled Жыл бұрын
Because is a low production number vehicle, and it’s 40 years later
@lbowsk3 ай бұрын
Less than 16K imported in 8 yrs. Very low production car.
@jasonlee-os1qi Жыл бұрын
Lovely! Have an 84 ;-)
@DerAnstreicher Жыл бұрын
Gratuliere
@Dr.Fiendish Жыл бұрын
I want that.
@brunoheggli2888 Жыл бұрын
Great
@Diesel8290 Жыл бұрын
The us bumpers and lights are not pretty I must say 😅
@dettinewident64937 ай бұрын
Leider nur für den Us Markt, in Deutschland nur als Reimport!
@giuseppebenvenuti2396 Жыл бұрын
Elegantissima
@paulk99852 жыл бұрын
What makes this so rare? They were all over the USA in the late 70s to mid 80s.
@Schnitzelsled2 жыл бұрын
I don’t remember now, did I mention production numbers for diesel coupes, very very low. Maybe I don’t understand the question though as that statement is true of almost any rare car made in the 70s and 80s, they were new cars. Even new, there were times where only a thousand CDs were produced for a whole year, and now it’s 40 years later.
@saveyourhero33072 жыл бұрын
Some are junked/totaled, while others that are still running. Not that many left.
@jaye2865 Жыл бұрын
IIRC, there were over 2.5 million 123s built. Of that, only about 8,000 were 300CD turbo diesels. I'd consider a survivor pretty rare.
@johnwalters8788 ай бұрын
My 83 CD has factory leather and heated seats. Super rare option, and they still work.
@lbowsk3 ай бұрын
Four door sedans were ubiquitous. The two door coupe is very rare.
@Rjisawake Жыл бұрын
How much for it?
@williemasterofdestruction5339 Жыл бұрын
Had a 68 BMW Bavaria. Wish I had kept it.the interior in those cars is mostly aspen.eww....awesome for my backroad rally fun but the wifey no likey...
@Disasterhannes Жыл бұрын
Those US Bumpers don't match the esthetics of this car.
@Schnitzelsled Жыл бұрын
I’m fine with it though, I actually use it as a park bench now and then 😂
@johnbelwell2461Ай бұрын
I'm from Europe and when i see those US spec Mercedes around they have something different that makes them prettier, the EU bumpers and lights make those look older, cheaper and miserable for reasons i can't explain.
@mohammedalshaikhli3891 Жыл бұрын
Beautiful car but I don't think it's rare at all..
@Schnitzelsled Жыл бұрын
It was a low production number car when it was new, it’s 40 years later. But okay 🤷🏻
@lbowsk3 ай бұрын
Then you are either confusing it with the 4-door sedan or you have been doing far too many bong hits. Only about 15K of these were imported to NA from 1977-1985.