1977 Mercedes 240D

1977 Mercedes-Benz 200-Series Description

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Sadly parting with my 240D. This car has served as my backup vehicle while I was working on my 300D. It proved to be a strong little vehicle. I drove it back and fourth to work ~100 miles rt for months. I do not know the history of this vehicle but from what I can it's been treated rather well. Since I've had it I've done some minor work such as oil/filter change, air filter, fuel filter change. I've just replaced the master and slave cylinder for the manual transmission. Yes that's right, a MANUAL w123! Believe me, this is a huge benefit. The vehicle is less slow sporting this transmission and more fuel efficient.

This is an amazingly simple vehicle and thus has been very reliable. It starts well and shuts off well (the vacuum is strong).

Original Paint (from what I can tell) thin in some areas, chipped in others, but still pretty nice.

Okay here are some details about the condition that I'm aware of:

Major problems:

• Motor Oil Consumption (unknown reason, could be as simple as a valve stem seal leak)
• Missing AC Compressor/drier (although this is actually probably a good opportunity to put in a better system than the one it was originally equipped with)
• Brakes not working. I recently noticed the brake fluid was really low and the brakes weren't working. So I topped it off with fluid, but maybe air is in the system because they still don't work. Leaking is not evident, but could be possible. PLEASE NOTE: Because I won't have this fixed before auction end, vehicle must be towed away.

Minor Problems:

• Fuel / Temperature Gauge - Non Functional
• Needs new hazard relay for flashers/blinker
• Needs new low beam headlight
• New tires are recommended
• Needs Dash Control Panel Lights
• Some paint chips
• The interior, while okay and still attractive, could use a good detail, some grunge is present.
• Cracked dashboard/some broken interior items such as broken door pocket, backseat magazine net
• Missing trunk lock (however, truck is accessible by pushbutton through hole where lock was located)
• Door locks do not fully function properly due to vacuum line issue.
• Stereo is non operational.
• I would recommend a valve adjustment, cold idle especially is a little rough.
• Broken, front left turn lens.