107s are priced entirely on condition. While the 1976 version isn’t as desirable as the 1977 or 1974 models (the 1975 and 1976 versions had the catalytic converters up in the engine compartment, not too far from the fuel lines, causing heat soaking and hot start problems; they moved the cats under the car in 1977), at…

Seems legit, and the mods don’t detract too much - and that he included all of the stock parts is a big plus. That engine is a blast to drive in a Lexus, and it also means no more Prince of Darkness.

“that doesn’t mean she can’t show unsuspecting fools how to dance when the traffic signal turns green.”

German cars in general are like this. German engineers assume that owners will strictly follow the maintenance schedule when they design things. Keep them up, and you’re golden for years and several hundred thousand miles. Let things slip, and you’re in a world of hurt.

The California registration difficulties wouldn’t bother me, since I refuse to live there. The car’s in great shape, and probably has a lot more miles to go in its lifetime. Still, $9800 is a bit much. Drop that to $7500 and we’ll talk. Reluctant CP.

Merciful $DEITY, what a kludge. Where’d he mount the extra alternator?

Only to a VW fanatic.

Gah. Yeah, it looks nicely built and well kept, but in the end, it’s a Super Beetle grafted onto a Mercury. Not worth $30K, even to a collector. CP.

Wow. Politicians with real horse sense. Just one more (big) reason to move to South Dakota.

Sioux Falls is a town of over a quarter million people, an is well-stocked with places to go and thigns to do. It’s also located in South Dakota, ideal for someone escaping the high taxes of neighboring Minnesota, like, say, former governor Mark Dayton (who kept his trust funds there).

Without the accident damage, I could see it as a collector’s vehicle. With it? No way. CP.

Got your Mercedes-Benz USA million kilometer badge on it? I’d love to earn one of those one day.

Meecy...micey...ballsy.......ballsy.

What the blue peeping hell did that monstrosity start out in life as?!

An afternoon with a clothes steamer, and Bob’s your uncle, as the Brits say. I did it to my 560SL. (Cmon, guys, a white 560SL with dark window tint just looks *wrong*.) No big deal.

There’s no T in any of the diesel models except for the wagon. (And there was a 300TE gasoline wagon, too.) The people who list their sedan W123s and W124s as 300TDs don’t know what they’re talking about. The T means “touring”, or wagon version.

Everything but the grille and front valance can be undone in a couple of days picking around with a beer in your hand, and I can live with those two.

Hey, you promised a high-mileage 300D. This one only has 200K. You cheated.

Make it stop. Make it go. Make it pretty. In that order.

What’s more American, the Mercedes built in Alabama, the Subaru built in Indiana, the Chevrolet built in Mexico, or the Ford built in Turkey? I have no guilt at all in driving a Mercedes SUV with a US VIN.