I bought a 95 e-320 out of a barn about two years ago for three hundred. Six hundred dollars and two months later I licenced it and have been driving it since. It's got 228,000 on it and it's one of the best cars I have ever owned. Good buy on this one!
Merry Christmas Ike and John, this is another great addition to your fleet of unique autos, back in the late 80's when i worked for Volvo here in Canada in sales and leasing i took a number of these in on trade and some pretty minty condition and one stood out in particular, it was a white 300TD wagon with the tan interior with around 300kms, 186k miles, for analyst 10 yr old car, it was a gem, 100 % dealer serviced and ran and functioned 100% every single feature in the car worked right down to the power antenna and after we had cleaned it up for sale in the used car dept, I took it home for a long weekend trip and it sat on the highway happily at 65 mph hour for us and got over 30mpg Canadian with 4 of us in the car and burned a single tank of diesel, man what comfortable car and the A/C blew good and cold the only things we had to do with the car for safety was a leaky front caliper on the passenger side and new front pads fluid changes and front shocks , the clear coat was flaking in some spots so we had it redone and the car looked so crazy good and did not take long to sell at all , a guy from the country like it, bought it and drove it to over half a million kilometres before he sold it and bought another car from us, he loved it and said it never failed to start ever as long as the block heater was plugged in during the winter and our winters hit -25 to 30 regularly here in central Canada 👍
My friend just bought one in central Portugal, 130,000 miles it is in almost mint condition........ we also had problems with interior heater and radio not working, it has play in the ignition barrel, if we turn the key back a tiny amount the heater works, new ignition and wiring needed....... you bought a great car
Definitely the ignition switch! Didn't look like anything electronic turned on when you hit it, just the engine. Guarantee that's why that new switch was in there! Cool car!
I had an 82 300 Turbo Coupe loved it with over 200,000 on it and was doing great till I loaned it to a business partner for a Wedding he put Unleaded gas in it. I sold it to my Mechanic who was A German Citizen to be rebuilt for his son. Speedometer going to 85 I broke a few cables. Loved it. We lived in Phoenix Az so the A/C Compressor was rebuilt almost every summer
I've always loved those cars. My old boss had one for a few years. It wasn't a turbo and was pretty slow but it was an amazing car. You can put a layer or 2 of fiberglass on the dash to cover the cracks then paint it black and nobody will give it a second thought.
Cool car. I seriously thought it was brown. Must have been sitting awhile. Hopefully, we will see more of this car. I think this year/style is the one I like the best. These cars were new when I was a kid. Brings back memories. Got to drive one once. Was about the same year and model. Real comfortable car to ride around in. Sadly, they are known for electrical gremlins, even today.
Check inside the end of the chassis legs as often as not when i used to repair these cars there was a key sstuck down just at the front end. We pressumed it was from the factory👍
i remember in germany in the mid 80s these were used as taxis. what a bargain! a little TLC, and this will be a sweet ride. i'd hang on to it for a while and make it my daily. at least for 30,000 miles. that will give you time to work out all the bugs, but still won't be seriously cutting into the useable miles this is capable of.
I had a 1984 300D and put 458K on it. The car was still running and driving good when I sold it. I love my diesel Benzs. I have 2006 that I bought from my parents dad bought it new for mom its only got 123k on it and looks new inside and out. You should fix that car up and let it be your daily driver. Merry Christmas!!
I love the sound of those old diesels. I've got a 300SD sitting in my driveway I'm gonna pull the motor from to hopefully put in my old Nissan D21. Have a 190D Turbo with somewhere north of 350k miles on it (ODO didn't work when I got it - does now) and it still runs great.
I had a buddy whose parents owned the 300 turbodiesel wagon, and that thing was awesome, you could hear that turbo spinning up and the car would just gather momentum and push you in the back like a big American sedan with a big block
Very nice score... I seem to recollect that very era car running in the Paris Dakkar rallye a few years with that engine and drivetrain back in the late 70s earler 80s.. Trunk lid was removed and several mud terrain tires were strapped in side by side in the trunk with 4 mud terrains all around the auto and huge Hella off road lights replacing the stocks as well as the driving lamps as well as fender mounted Hellas... Bulletproof doesn't describe those autos.. Million miles isn't unusual for that engine or manual transmissions and the autos have been known to go half a million with zero issues as well... That'd be my date night ride once all cleaned up and made nice inside again...
hey Ike, this car needs to be buffed and waxed..it will be so classy..the thing i noticed was no electricals...got some gremlins in the wiring maybe ..no brake lights, back up lights, radio, windows etc..good luck on that bud..sendin some Bama love ya'lls way
i got myself a 95 e300 N/A OM606 and i love it besides it hating me in return of fixing it up and then it crapping out like a typical benz but they’re amazing and their ain’t nothing like them
I recently picked up a 1980 300sd. 252k. Sat for 6 years. Previos owners running vegetable oil or whatever. Flushed out new fuel filter a couple hoses got it to start. Did a valve adjustment which really helped it come around. Along with just running clean fuel with some injector cleaner. .. and those electrical gremlins are annoying. Mine has wipers when it feels like. Only 2 windows. Flashers when they wanna work. Glow plugs when they wanna work. But heck the first time i got it started it was 27 degrees with no glow plugs. And before valve adjustments gummed up injectors. Probably still had rubbish in the fuel lines.
Awesome video. I’ve been putting a om617 from a 1984 Mercedes 300 into my 1992 Toyota 4x4. I bought the Mercedes from my forman with 174xxx kms on it (just over 100000 miles.) so the truck will outlive me lol. It’s been a fun project
I LIKE Turbo Diesels and this one is not rotten so that alone is pretty rare. engine sou ds so healthy, and its fun to drive as it is. repair all digitals to work, fix an AC and enjoy the car. it deserves to be driven. Old Mercedes and Volvos are always fun!
If this engine has oil it will run. I have driven an 84 and an 85. Both had about 500k miles on the clock. Both would roast the tires through first into second gear and hit 100mph on the highway.
What sorta om617 do you have?!! These things will not do 100 mph downhill or burn the tires off into second. Hell they won't break the tires free except in rain or ice. That was an awfully bold uneducated statement to claim of what these cars can do..😂
Merry Christmas. Don't mess around with Mercedes, they will hook you an then you will never want anything else. Trust me I know; I must have had at least a dozen and still own a 300cd.
I love your videos and I love this car! I also dig your music you play in your videos. Here is one of my favorite songs: Rockit by Herbie Hancock (official release and 12-inch extended version).
There are guys in the UK who modify these engines and extract over 500hp out of the OM606. The engines are also used for transplant into other vehicles. There are race engines using almost stock components at 1000hp, basically a turbo swap and injector work.
This isn't a om606, you can't get much more than 200-220 reliably at the wheels from a om617 before you bend the rods. The 617 only makes 58 hp at the tire, 40 years ago, probably less now.
I too have had many a Mercedes Diesel (over 75), and they are great cars! I know you are experienced with these cars, having worked on them in your previous job. By the way, there is no "T" in Dexron....
the great thing about mechanical diesel, there are no safety requirements on the engine that has to be met in order to start them. if it has fuel and compression well then it will start after a few cranks, no need to build oil pressure or anything like that before it will fire. I once saw a video of a guy doing cold starts that had a Mechanical tdi and an etdi. If i recall right it was at -10c or something like that. The mtdi would crank a few times and start, roughly but it started right away, the etdi though took close to a solid minute to start
Excellent video Issac :) also Mercedes Benz cars are amazing especially use there motor in Ford cars too also roomie too and lots more also and have classic too! Merry Christmas & Happy New Year 2022 ahead too!
Great video as always man! you are so fun to watch work on things I love your hearse I hope to see it some more I would like to have one and paint it black and red cruise through town in it. Keep making videos man I enjoy every one of them merry late Christmas Isaac!
Looks like some electrical gremlins, I'd just start replacing fuses and see what comes to life. Good buy!
Body and engine seem in great shape. That blue is really nice! Happy holidays to you and the C&C crew.
I have had several of those 300d's they have a really good engine design and will run a very long time
Never seen a car that wasn't a barn find change color like that!!😳🤯👍👍
Sounds like a really solid runner. Great cars once you get all the little things sorted out.
Back when benz was truly still a quality car
These things are awesome. Possibly one of the best cars ever made.
To be just about 40 years old, she looks and sounds amazing!
The carwash makes her look ten years younger.
Thanks for sharing!
What a nice color it really is blue!!
Thanks for sharing your adventures!
Merry Christmas Ike
I bought a 95 e-320 out of a barn about two years ago for three hundred. Six hundred dollars and two months later I licenced it and have been driving it since. It's got 228,000 on it and it's one of the best cars I have ever owned. Good buy on this one!
Merry Christmas Ike and John, this is another great addition to your fleet of unique autos, back in the late 80's when i worked for Volvo here in Canada in sales and leasing i took a number of these in on trade and some pretty minty condition and one stood out in particular, it was a white 300TD wagon with the tan interior with around 300kms, 186k miles, for analyst 10 yr old car, it was a gem, 100 % dealer serviced and ran and functioned 100% every single feature in the car worked right down to the power antenna and after we had cleaned it up for sale in the used car dept, I took it home for a long weekend trip and it sat on the highway happily at 65 mph hour for us and got over 30mpg Canadian with 4 of us in the car and burned a single tank of diesel, man what comfortable car and the A/C blew good and cold the only things we had to do with the car for safety was a leaky front caliper on the passenger side and new front pads fluid changes and front shocks , the clear coat was flaking in some spots so we had it redone and the car looked so crazy good and did not take long to sell at all , a guy from the country like it, bought it and drove it to over half a million kilometres before he sold it and bought another car from us, he loved it and said it never failed to start ever as long as the block heater was plugged in during the winter and our winters hit -25 to 30 regularly here in central Canada 👍
A few things the Germans got right was their beer and the cars,good find issac
Of course this old diesel engine will run. It’s probably the last thing that stops working on these cars. Love this buy. Thanks for sharing
My friend just bought one in central Portugal, 130,000 miles it is in almost mint condition........ we also had problems with interior heater and radio not working, it has play in the ignition barrel, if we turn the key back a tiny amount the heater works, new ignition and wiring needed....... you bought a great car
Definitely the ignition switch! Didn't look like anything electronic turned on when you hit it, just the engine. Guarantee that's why that new switch was in there! Cool car!
That 300D has always been one of my all-time favorite cars. And that sky blue '66 Chevy pick-up is one of my all-time favorite trucks, too.
Merry Christmas Isaac and the best to you and yours in the NEW YEAR
I’ve seldom seen one of these fire up so quickly. This is the identical twin to the 300D my stepdad had in the late 8o’s. Great car
Those old Mercedes’ were built so well. It was awesome to hear it start right up and run so smoothly.
Great find! It's important to keep these W123's alive and well. Best cars ever built. I have two and love them both daily. A real joy to own.
It’s a Christmas miracle! Congratulations on a solid purchase
That's just awesome! I've wanted an old Mercedes diesel for years.
Give it a buff in Polish!! Love to see that blue come back to shine!!
Good looking daily drive! I had an 1958 same color you can run them for ever and put thru hell and won't die! Enjoy
.....geez, I thought you guys were joking about a bad brown paint job.....it really was blue! Awesome find Ike.
Score! Even if you can't do anything with the car people will pay top dollar just for the engine. Real popular for 4x4 swaps
My dad had that same color/model year mercedes. They run like a fine sewing machine. Awesome buy
What a fantastic find. Shes a keeper
I had an 82 300 Turbo Coupe loved it with over 200,000 on it and was doing great till I loaned it to a business partner for a Wedding he put Unleaded gas in it. I sold it to my Mechanic who was A German Citizen to be rebuilt for his son. Speedometer going to 85 I broke a few cables. Loved it. We lived in Phoenix Az so the A/C Compressor was rebuilt almost every summer
I've always loved those cars. My old boss had one for a few years. It wasn't a turbo and was pretty slow but it was an amazing car. You can put a layer or 2 of fiberglass on the dash to cover the cracks then paint it black and nobody will give it a second thought.
Cool car. I seriously thought it was brown. Must have been sitting awhile. Hopefully, we will see more of this car. I think this year/style is the one I like the best. These cars were new when I was a kid. Brings back memories. Got to drive one once. Was about the same year and model. Real comfortable car to ride around in. Sadly, they are known for electrical gremlins, even today.
Check inside the end of the chassis legs as often as not when i used to repair these cars there was a key sstuck down just at the front end. We pressumed it was from the factory👍
Dude I'm stoked to see your own channel and I love these cars!
Awesome car, I owed a 82 240D and a 80, 300D back in.the 90s. Awesome cars built like tanks
i remember in germany in the mid 80s these were used as taxis. what a bargain! a little TLC, and this will be a sweet ride. i'd hang on to it for a while and make it my daily. at least for 30,000 miles. that will give you time to work out all the bugs, but still won't be seriously cutting into the useable miles this is capable of.
North Africa is still awash with W123's running as taxis having finished doing so in Germany etc.
Excellent buy!! Looks good, runs well. Nice colour blue.
Thanks 👍
I had a 1984 300D and put 458K on it. The car was still running and driving good when I sold it. I love my diesel Benzs. I have 2006 that I bought from my parents dad bought it new for mom its only got 123k on it and looks new inside and out. You should fix that car up and let it be your daily driver. Merry Christmas!!
It's definitely a great buy and a great addition to your collection.
Very cool find in such great shape. One of the nicer classic European rides.
I thought it was painted flat black.(a bit color blind anyway).That blue really came out after the wash.Sweet buy.Merry Christmas to all !
I love the sound of those old diesels. I've got a 300SD sitting in my driveway I'm gonna pull the motor from to hopefully put in my old Nissan D21. Have a 190D Turbo with somewhere north of 350k miles on it (ODO didn't work when I got it - does now) and it still runs great.
Did you swap the d21??? I want to see this
@@MrDeadline34 haven't yet, the ol vg30 is still going haha
Daily driver... You look good in that Benz. Merry Christmas! Thanks for the content.
I think it's a great find Ike, once the little kinks are worked out it will make a heck of a nice road car.
Sounds like a proper Diesel Merc to me. A real good purchase and alot of carefree miles once you get the small things sorted out.
Nice motor you can't beat older german engineering I love my old 1990 bmw 3 series 2.5 325i loverly car to work on Germany did it right back then
I’ll bet you already checked the fuse boxes and replaced some dead ones…great freakin deal Isaac!!! Nice Benz!
I had a buddy whose parents owned the 300 turbodiesel wagon, and that thing was awesome, you could hear that turbo spinning up and the car would just gather momentum and push you in the back like a big American sedan with a big block
Nice grab, love the color...I wish i could find one like that
Cool , nothing better than when a plan comes together !
Awesome Isaac that it started right up. Maybe you can find the electric flaws. So cool
That Benz is a keeper. A real Goin' to Town Rig! (VGG)
That is a very nice car you’ll enjoy that for years great daily driver
Very nice score... I seem to recollect that very era car running in the Paris Dakkar rallye a few years with that engine and drivetrain back in the late 70s earler 80s.. Trunk lid was removed and several mud terrain tires were strapped in side by side in the trunk with 4 mud terrains all around the auto and huge Hella off road lights replacing the stocks as well as the driving lamps as well as fender mounted Hellas... Bulletproof doesn't describe those autos.. Million miles isn't unusual for that engine or manual transmissions and the autos have been known to go half a million with zero issues as well... That'd be my date night ride once all cleaned up and made nice inside again...
Great job as always! Mercedes are such good cars, I'm betting that it will be a good one for you. Merry Christmas John!
hey Ike, this car needs to be buffed and waxed..it will be so classy..the thing i noticed was no electricals...got some gremlins in the wiring maybe ..no brake lights, back up lights, radio, windows etc..good luck on that bud..sendin some Bama love ya'lls way
Merry Christmas guys
Awesome car man. That's one of my bucket list vehicles.
i got myself a 95 e300 N/A OM606 and i love it besides it hating me in return of fixing it up and then it crapping out like a typical benz but they’re amazing and their ain’t nothing like them
Ike, a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and all your family and friends. Keep saving and respecting those old machines.
I recently picked up a 1980 300sd. 252k. Sat for 6 years. Previos owners running vegetable oil or whatever. Flushed out new fuel filter a couple hoses got it to start. Did a valve adjustment which really helped it come around. Along with just running clean fuel with some injector cleaner. .. and those electrical gremlins are annoying. Mine has wipers when it feels like. Only 2 windows. Flashers when they wanna work. Glow plugs when they wanna work. But heck the first time i got it started it was 27 degrees with no glow plugs. And before valve adjustments gummed up injectors. Probably still had rubbish in the fuel lines.
I got a 98 300 TD as well it's a a beauty too liked your have restoring it. Keep in touch 😉😉☺️
Awesome video. I’ve been putting a om617 from a 1984 Mercedes 300 into my 1992 Toyota 4x4. I bought the Mercedes from my forman with 174xxx kms on it (just over 100000 miles.) so the truck will outlive me lol. It’s been a fun project
I LIKE Turbo Diesels and this one is not rotten so that alone is pretty rare. engine sou ds so healthy, and its fun to drive as it is. repair all digitals to work, fix an AC and enjoy the car. it deserves to be driven. Old Mercedes and Volvos are always fun!
Looks like you added another great car to your collection after a little bit of work on it, have a Merry Christmas
I like the Benz it's a nice car. Keep up the great work and God Bless you and your family. Have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
If this engine has oil it will run. I have driven an 84 and an 85. Both had about 500k miles on the clock. Both would roast the tires through first into second gear and hit 100mph on the highway.
What sorta om617 do you have?!! These things will not do 100 mph downhill or burn the tires off into second. Hell they won't break the tires free except in rain or ice. That was an awfully bold uneducated statement to claim of what these cars can do..😂
Ok, let's hear where your vast wealth of knowledge comes from.
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Any W123 questions? Maybe a CO-OP with Kent Bergsma of Mercedessource?
I love the fact you took it on the grand prix
Merry Christmas. Don't mess around with Mercedes, they will hook you an then you will never want anything else. Trust me I know; I must have had at least a dozen and still own a 300cd.
I love your videos and I love this car! I also dig your music you play in your videos. Here is one of my favorite songs: Rockit by Herbie Hancock (official release and 12-inch extended version).
Nice car! Picked up a project yesterday for myself. 2005 BMW 545i 6 speed manual. Merry Christmas!!
Wow!-cleaned up nicely!
Excellent! Merry Christmas, Ike!
Love the color.Happy Holidays
That make a fella a hell of a going to town rig,nice finde💯😎
the old mercs are the best. my dad has a 1998 C250 elegance. great cars. 😁 Merry Christmas to you guys. 👍🏼🎄🎅☃️🎁
Hi from MamaCard in Florida. Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!
Great find. This Old Man wishing you guys a Merry Christmas 🎄. Love your videos. 🛵🧔💝💝💝
I never seen you fire one up that quick. Sounds good.
There are guys in the UK who modify these engines and extract over 500hp out of the OM606. The engines are also used for transplant into other vehicles. There are race engines using almost stock components at 1000hp, basically a turbo swap and injector work.
This isn't a om606, you can't get much more than 200-220 reliably at the wheels from a om617 before you bend the rods. The 617 only makes 58 hp at the tire, 40 years ago, probably less now.
@@price8314 happily stand corrected, the pump can be used on the later engine to make it mechanical pump
@@vintagetintrader1062 think you mean the om603 mechanical pump can be used on the om606
@@SImpleeSTARstruCK yes, I was going to correct myself but never got around to it,
Nice find bud I like the old Benzes, Merry Christmas
Great video glad you posted keep them coming thanks
Isaac you made a good buy.
Picking up a 1982 300SD with the OM617 turbo diesel and the 4 speed auto this evening!
I wonder if a inline 5 from a sprinter van would fit into the thing
I too have had many a Mercedes Diesel (over 75), and they are great cars! I know you are experienced with these cars, having worked on them in your previous job. By the way, there is no "T" in Dexron....
Awesome cars ! That's gonna be a sweet ride and they are appreciating in value too .
Merry Christmas to you and the c&c boys
Great car Ike, enjoy!
Sharp looking Mercedes, I would work on it and use it as a daily driver. Merry Christmas everyone.
the great thing about mechanical diesel, there are no safety requirements on the engine that has to be met in order to start them. if it has fuel and compression well then it will start after a few cranks, no need to build oil pressure or anything like that before it will fire. I once saw a video of a guy doing cold starts that had a Mechanical tdi and an etdi. If i recall right it was at -10c or something like that. The mtdi would crank a few times and start, roughly but it started right away, the etdi though took close to a solid minute to start
Awesome, Issac your a machine magician. I love your videos, keep em coming. Happy holidays
Wow that thing cleaned up great and looks really good. Nice ride, I would definitely drive it!
They are a great car but here in Australia parts cost an arm and a leg to buy.
Tony from Western Australia 🇦🇺
Looks like a great buy.
Excellent video Issac :) also Mercedes Benz cars are amazing especially use there motor in Ford cars too also roomie too and lots more also and have classic too! Merry Christmas & Happy New Year 2022 ahead too!
A friend of mine got one of these for his 16th bday.just after he got his lis..it was soo cool..i loved it he hated it..
Great video as always man! you are so fun to watch work on things I love your hearse I hope to see it some more I would like to have one and paint it black and red cruise through town in it. Keep making videos man I enjoy every one of them merry late Christmas Isaac!
Good little car . Thanks for the video.
It's old, runs and a diesel so you should be able to get more out of it than you paid for. Good buy!!
overall one of the best cars that has ever been built.
Merry X-mass Isaac & all the Viewer's And Greetings From Santas Land Finland.
Hi bro I got just one that car but mine was 2008 Mercedes Benz c350 love it from west Alabama love ya