1984 TWO OWNER (CALIFORNIA) CAR WITH 71K MILES! ALWAYS GARAGED & DEALER SERVICED

Description for Mercedes-Benz 300-Series 1984

This is an absolutely exceptional and virtually flawless example of this southern California 1984 Mercedes-Benz 300D 3.0L 5 cylinder 4 Door Turbo Diesel Sedan in its original factory 'Silver Blue Metallic' color paint with matching 'Dark Blue' color MB-Tex interior andoriginal 'Becker' radio/cassettewithonly 71K original miles!Brand new ASA Mercedes type rims with 215 front and 225 rear tires have less that 5K miles on them. The original Mercedes Benz factory 'Bundt' style alloy wheels and tires are also included.
Purchased and originally serviced by original southern California owner at 'Palmer Import Motors Mercedes-Benz', he Mercedes-Benz dealership of Long Beach, alifornia on 1/10/1984. The car will be sold with its original owners manuals, ealer stamped service booklet, rotecto-Plate and tools. The car was initially serviced under warranty at 'Palmer Import Motors' and since 1988 at 'South Bay Autohaus', he Mercedes Benz dealers of Torrance, alifornia where it was serviced regularly and on schedule until sold with 63K miles in 2014 and then serviced at Leith Mercedes in RaleighNorth Carolina.
This particular car was always garaged by its original southern California owner (and current NC owner) and the original factory 'Silver Blue Metallic' color paint is in absolutely beautiful condition and the original and matching 'Dark Blue' interior is also in absolutely gorgeous shape with virtually no signs of wear with the original dashboard and the wood veneer in beautiful original shape (always garaged and covered from the California & NC sun and elements).
The car's factory options include 5 cylinder Turbo Diesel engine, automatic transmission, ower assisted steering, ower assisted four wheel disc brakes, inted glass, ruise control, lectric window lifts, lectrically heated rear window, ully independent suspension, ower assisted four wheel disc brakes, nti-lock brakes, utomatic antenna, utomatic air conditioning with climate control, entral locking and desirable factory 'Bundt' alloy wheels with tires.
The car drives exactly like such a well maintained and serviced Mercedes-Benz Diesel with only 71K original miles (ultra low mileage and extraordinarily rare for these notoriously hard driven vehicles and virtually just broken in for this legendary engine) should and must be seen and driven to be truly appreciated! The engine is extremely strong with no noticeable oil leaks and the temperature always remains cool. All the power options are working as they should including the original 'Becker Europa' stereo cassette and the optional sunroof (an expensive factory option in 1984).
The Mercedes-Benz W126 is a now legendary series of flagship vehicles manufactured by Mercedes-Benz until 1991 and was a successor to the earlier W116 series and was offered in a straight six, 8 and the now renown diesel models. The 1981-85 diesel models are now considered to be one of the most reliable engines ever produced and one of the key reasons for Mercedes popularity around the world today as the ultimate long distance and durable touring car with many models still being used around the globe as taxi cabs boasting many hundreds of thousands of miles on the clock. They offered a unique combination of luxury, xclusivity, conomy and reliability that could not possibly be matched by any other brand making it the vehicle of choice by countless diplomats, xecutives and other such entities. These luxurious cars still command a strong demand internationally, specially low mileage and well maintained and unabused examples such as this particular example.
Without a doubt, his is one of the finest built cars ever made by Mercedes-Benz, ow becoming more desirable (with only 25 MPG city and 30 MPG highway) than ever before - certainly you will look long and hard to find a finer head-turning example of this original southern California owner example with such low original and dealer serviced well maintained miles and with every option working as it should available anywhere else! This particular model was obviously always garaged by its owners with no accidents and boasts a clean CARFAX report confirming both the original mileage and consistent service history since new. The car has had no accidents and has all its original parts and absolutely no rust whatsoever!
The clock and auto antenna does not work (can be fixed if requested.
Last image shows theOriginalfactory 'Bundt' alloy wheels- with Michelin tires in really good condition.
Offers are welcome - contact me, am willing to negotiate!
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