Somebody went through some trouble to polish it up nice, but I bet it's starting to rust again today, five years later. That loose stuff under the wheel well wasn't just straight old factory undercoating.
Considerada um tanque de guerra está station wagon, 118 CV 5 cilindros, um tanto lenta! Mais feita pra andar no mínimo 800k pqp era de ouro dos carros Mercedes Benz... Pena que acabou os que foram feitos pra durar pra sempre.
Hey, I was actually looking to buy one of these because my Volvo 265 isn't drivable without a working engine. The one thing I wanted to confirm was whether or not it had hinges in the front of the backseat, and it looks like it has from what I could see in when you lifted up those mats in the back seat, and that will be very useful for me. In my Volvo, those backseat can be folded down completely and there's actually enough space for me to lay down and have a good night sleep :) Nice video.
1979 or 1980, since the diesel wasn't turbocharged yet. From the 1981 model year forward, all 300TD wagons used the turbocharged version (U.S. and Canada only).
I went and looked at a W123 240D recently at a used car lot. Poor thing had been neglected there for a year. I couldn't get it past 40mph and i could stick my hand through a rust spot on the bottom and poke the carpet. They wanted 3 grand for it it was in a sad state :( Honestly I havent found a single one without rust.
i like the red colour but the gloss or non metallic ones tend to fade and bleech very easily! though its not a turbo right. love your vids as always. ;)
This is still in San Diego yes? I am in Pasadena, and my girlfriend is looking into buying this thing. We would be able to just drive down there and drive it back yes?
The turbo OM617 wasn't introduced until 1981. This is not turbo. TD doesn't stand for turbo. The T indicates it is a wagon not that it has turbo. Also not a TDI: there is neither a turbo nor direct injection, the OM617 is indirect injection. That is one of the cheapest resprays I have ever seen in my entire life.
Walter K Bauer That is true, you do get what you pay for. My daily is a 300D sedan. It had 95,000 miles when I got it. It's going to turn over to 200,000 miles next week, and in the past few years I've driven it in every country from Canada all the way to Argentina(except for the short bit where I had to have it shipped from Panama to Colombia). I haven't had to do a single thing to it besides change the oil, transmission and differential fluids. Even the A/C still works. Before that I owned a MK1 Jetta, with a diesel as well....what a nightmare! I used to change the head-gasket/bolts 3 times a year, which I was so good at I could do it in the morning before going to work. The injection pump would start leaking horribly every 10,000 miles or so. The car got over 50 mpg but it was not worth it. Nothing electronic worked on it when I sold it, the dash was useless, the rear wheel bearings would wear out every couple months. Never again will I think about owning a Volkswagen and that one was actually more reliable than the brand new one my sister had.
Ah, another pretty video about a pretty car^^ This colour does not looks silly on that car i think. The W123 is one of the best cars ever built, when they run about 500 or 600k kilometers, that is nothing special...some goes up to 1,1 million km and they still run without problems with the first engine...In the 70s and 80s, the Mercedes-Benz-quality was not able to get beated. Also great was the W124 which cames after that W123...both great cars, but i more like the W140
Hi, I'm from Iraq, a friend of mine have W123 230E and he would like to have a set of those chrome wheels size 14" for his car, if you could help him with a web site or a dealer or any other way to have such wheels, thanks a lot
not original paint - Mercedes NEVER oversprays their cars ! ALL That over spray under the car is a dead giveaway that it was repainted. As well as the rust bubbles by the front headlight...
We have one to sell. Same color, same car. It is my dad's car but he is very sick and is not able to drive it anymore. It's in a very good shape. We have some stuff going with this car like a console... In Switzerland, there are not a lot of people like to buy such a car. So if anyone is interested... let me know.
+J Menge came across this video again.....this is no Turbo Diesel. Diesel, yes but TD stands for "Transporter Diesel". If it was a Turbo, it should say so on the back "Turbodiesel" in chromeplated letters. You also can see under the hood that there is no turbo present. Had one myself...
I am fairly certain he knows that....he uses a lot of humor in his videos which makes them very interesting. I've watched these videos for years now and Nathan is very well educated.
ach ja, mercedes. elegant wie ein klotz, karg wie ein sarg, jeder furz kostet extra und alle leute reagieren völlig irrational darauf. das muss wohl das iphone der 80er jahre sein.
the guy has no idea what he's talking about first, T stands for touring not turbo about tdi engines, or turbo diesel injection, at that time nobody had dreamed of complete lack of competence the engine in this car is unfortunately an ordinary diesel, like in old garbage trucks, not tdi for it is gold scrap on the finger for 100 dollars is it pathetic or funny?
Чего вы все там беззубые,цингой переболели,зубы потеряли? Русский позабыли?Сестру-систером обозвали? Это всего-лишь 123-сарай. Оставьте эту машину русским и немцам Обнимите свой ягуар ,и всё остальное ну не вяжется ваша больная английская речь на фоне этого немецкого совершенства
You can see the car was re-sprayed. There's overspray on the base of the B pillar inside when you open the door.
Somebody went through some trouble to polish it up nice, but I bet it's starting to rust again today, five years later. That loose stuff under the wheel well wasn't just straight old factory undercoating.
@@Greg042869 , cover rust.
Nejlepší auto které jsme kdy měli alespoň co vím z vyprávění 😍
What a beautiful car! I really loves these w123's. I have a w126 turbodiesel, but I would want both as a matching set!
I don't care what others say I love those US-spec headlights
now i am stuck on Mercedes diesel cars
I LOVE that car, those wheels are amazing!
I saw a Rust hole in the floor pans, quick view.
Nice video, beautiful car. California package is awesome.
Piękny! Pozdrawiam z Polski!
This is just a regular diesel, not a turbo diesel. The T in 300TD stands for Touring, not Turbo.
Damn, look at that panel gap on the driver's side of the hood. You could put your fist through that. No W123 left the factory like that!
That ring is BLINGIN!!!
I just noticed, I have the same indoor/outdoor carpet that was in the drivers side floor,wow, the car is meant for me.
What a gorgeous w123. I would like to have one of these in black someday.
Considerada um tanque de guerra está station wagon, 118 CV 5 cilindros, um tanto lenta! Mais feita pra andar no mínimo 800k pqp era de ouro dos carros Mercedes Benz...
Pena que acabou os que foram feitos pra durar pra sempre.
In Germany we call this Car HeizölFerrari , it is 25Years ago, befor 200Diesel HP and more! PS nice Pictures !
Those Mercedes had thick sheet metal back then unlike todays cars where you barely touch them and they get a dig.
Damn, those rims look great.
Hey, I was actually looking to buy one of these because my Volvo 265 isn't drivable without a working engine.
The one thing I wanted to confirm was whether or not it had hinges in the front of the backseat, and it looks like it has from what I could see in when you lifted up those mats in the back seat, and that will be very useful for me.
In my Volvo, those backseat can be folded down completely and there's actually enough space for me to lay down and have a good night sleep :)
Nice video.
Welcome back Nathan.
1979 or 1980, since the diesel wasn't turbocharged yet. From the 1981 model year forward, all 300TD wagons used the turbocharged version (U.S. and Canada only).
your lucky the weather seems so nice in San Diego, it was -22c today where i live
I went and looked at a W123 240D recently at a used car lot. Poor thing had been neglected there for a year. I couldn't get it past 40mph and i could stick my hand through a rust spot on the bottom and poke the carpet. They wanted 3 grand for it it was in a sad state :(
Honestly I havent found a single one without rust.
i like the red colour but the gloss or non metallic ones tend to fade and bleech very easily! though its not a turbo right. love your vids as always. ;)
Run the diesel. Unscrew the oil fill cap. It should sit there if it has no blow by
+mobyhunr sure...
This is still in San Diego yes? I am in Pasadena, and my girlfriend is looking into buying this thing. We would be able to just drive down there and drive it back yes?
9:52 - Are those fricking truck stacks on the rear of that Mercedes parked by the garage door.... really...
Hey I'm not sure if this is a turbo, cause the turbo versions have a tachymeter
I love it!! Damn I would love to have this!
were those lights just for american market? I have never seen them on a european version
I love station wagons sepicaly the pontaic parisiennes
The turbo OM617 wasn't introduced until 1981. This is not turbo. TD doesn't stand for turbo. The T indicates it is a wagon not that it has turbo. Also not a TDI: there is neither a turbo nor direct injection, the OM617 is indirect injection. That is one of the cheapest resprays I have ever seen in my entire life.
+Joshua Helgeland
that`s what i said, months ago...
Walter K Bauer That is true, you do get what you pay for. My daily is a 300D sedan. It had 95,000 miles when I got it. It's going to turn over to 200,000 miles next week, and in the past few years I've driven it in every country from Canada all the way to Argentina(except for the short bit where I had to have it shipped from Panama to Colombia). I haven't had to do a single thing to it besides change the oil, transmission and differential fluids. Even the A/C still works.
Before that I owned a MK1 Jetta, with a diesel as well....what a nightmare! I used to change the head-gasket/bolts 3 times a year, which I was so good at I could do it in the morning before going to work. The injection pump would start leaking horribly every 10,000 miles or so. The car got over 50 mpg but it was not worth it. Nothing electronic worked on it when I sold it, the dash was useless, the rear wheel bearings would wear out every couple months. Never again will I think about owning a Volkswagen and that one was actually more reliable than the brand new one my sister had.
Joshua Helgeland my mom had a 72 v.w square back. first year fuel injection was introduced and what a p.o s. it was!!
What badge makes it a turbo diesel
Rare no sunroof!
heeeey your back in the states
is that red a solid or metallic paint color?
Ah, another pretty video about a pretty car^^ This colour does not looks silly on that car i think. The W123 is one of the best cars ever built, when they run about 500 or 600k kilometers, that is nothing special...some goes up to 1,1 million km and they still run without problems with the first engine...In the 70s and 80s, the Mercedes-Benz-quality was not able to get beated. Also great was the W124 which cames after that W123...both great cars, but i more like the W140
I think Toyota is the best, but whatever.
+AE86 of Mt. Akina what the f... is a honda??
Cadillac > Mercedes-Benz
Andrew Samy Hahahaha. Oh, that wasn't a joke?...
great review but dude you cant start that thing like a regular gas car it has a glow plug!
About to buy one been sitting for ten years.
Could you please paste the link of your website? Thx
did u import this or u found this?
:D it's funny: You Americans never understand that the "TD" stands for "Touring Diesel".
@jarullar how is it shitty and how do you see a fix up
Hi, I'm from Iraq, a friend of mine have W123 230E and he would like to have a set of those chrome wheels size 14" for his car, if you could help him with a web site or a dealer or any other way to have such wheels, thanks a lot
Was that a hard downshift at 09:30?
How do they make those chrome wheels?
why are them mexican whells chrome .can you buy them like that ....
you have nice car. i would like to buy w115 or w123 mb sedan type in the future.
i have one.. 280 TE... petrol.. pearl white with gold carrier.. :)
not original paint - Mercedes NEVER oversprays their cars !
ALL That over spray under the car is a dead giveaway that it was repainted.
As well as the rust bubbles by the front headlight...
Privacy Guru This is original. Blind
@CerealMarshmallows its most def all original I am suprised that it doesnt have more blemishes
Hey I got a very similar Red Tourer, but with a much weaker 616 engine!
how to change this w123 old type engine sound ???
Very nice how much is it
Are you missing all that wet weather you've had for the past month?
This car pops up every time i open youtube......still no turbodiesel..
I live in Montana too!
This thing is only going for $9900. Man, if i had the money i'd buy this car.
Next time, while you're driving down, bring the tripod with you, just like saabkyle04 did on the test drives.
nathan wellcome home:)))
its English Red...the metallic is Inca
how much?
Looks like a shabby car with a dodgy paint job to me!
This can drink veg oil right
We have one to sell. Same color, same car. It is my dad's car but he is very sick and is not able to drive it anymore. It's in a very good shape. We have some stuff going with this car like a console... In Switzerland, there are not a lot of people like to buy such a car. So if anyone is interested... let me know.
Mercedes is Mercedes anyway.
the screws on the woodpanel... :/
Oh no, it's missing the third row!
По чем....продаётся...?🤗🤔🤑
Came 1984
By the way...TDI is wrong as well
abbabiidiba
Those wheels spoilt it.
This is no turbo...
+J Menge
came across this video again.....this is no Turbo Diesel.
Diesel, yes but TD stands for "Transporter Diesel".
If it was a Turbo, it should say so on the back "Turbodiesel" in chromeplated letters.
You also can see under the hood that there is no turbo present.
Had one myself...
T for Tourismus und Transport (estate/station wagon)
T for Tourismus und Transport (estate/station wagon) D for Diesel...thats all there is to it.
@PansageTrent9 Adjusting a tripod and buying it is not worth it.
Man i was unable to see the comment so may you please reply on this one ;)
Michelin isn't pronounced mi-che-lin, it is mi-sha-lin. thanks.
I am fairly certain he knows that....he uses a lot of humor in his videos which makes them very interesting. I've watched these videos for years now and Nathan is very well educated.
fair enough :)
ach ja, mercedes. elegant wie ein klotz, karg wie ein sarg, jeder furz kostet extra und alle leute reagieren völlig irrational darauf. das muss wohl das iphone der 80er jahre sein.
the guy has no idea what he's talking about
first, T stands for touring not turbo
about tdi engines, or turbo diesel injection, at that time nobody had dreamed of
complete lack of competence
the engine in this car is unfortunately an ordinary diesel, like in old garbage trucks, not tdi
for it is gold scrap on the finger for 100 dollars
is it pathetic or funny?
Чего вы все там беззубые,цингой переболели,зубы потеряли?
Русский позабыли?Сестру-систером обозвали?
Это всего-лишь 123-сарай.
Оставьте эту машину русским и немцам
Обнимите свой ягуар ,и всё остальное
ну не вяжется ваша больная английская речь на фоне этого немецкого совершенства
I can't stand this type of guy, this is what I feel is wrong with the car world. used car goblins repeating buzz words without caring about the car.
Poor car is a mess sorry buddy!
You have gay hands.
Total BS, cover up job
Damn, those rims look great.