1999 Mercedes-benz E300 Turbo Diesel Original Owner 54085 Miles on 2040-cars
Madison, New Jersey, United States
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1999 Mercedes E300D TurboDiesel. 54085 miles
We purchased this car new in 1999. We are the original owners. It was used just for vacations, day trips etc. We took it to Maine and New Hampshire this past August. The car was always garaged. Although inside it was also under a fitted cover that we will give the new owner. We only drove it in the snow a couple times, as we had other, four wheel drive, vehicles. Finish, paint and headlight lenses look like new, no discoloration. I showed it a local car show at the 50000 mile mark and other MB owners came over to ask how I kept it so pristine. Many of the services during the warranty period were done at an MB dealer, including a full checkup just before the extended warranty period expired. After that I changed the oil with Mobil synthetic when the flexible service system told me to. The tires were replaced once with top of the line Michelins and are in good condition. We just had a front end alignment done a few months ago when the tires were rotated front to back. (The tire shown is the one that Costco replaced under warranty, where they lost my metal valve stem cap.) We are not smokers, no small children have ever been in this car (our daughter is twenty plus years past car seat age), and not dog owners (cats don't like to ride in cars). A couple of small chips on door edges, little scruff on the rear bumper. Parking attendant at the J.W. Marriott in Washington D.C. got yellow pylon paint on the front fender some years ago, the hotel paid for it to be repaired by one of the best body shops in our area. The only technical problem that I know of is that the dashboard LEDs on the speedometer display have sometimes blanked if the car was taken out on a frigidly cold day, like zero outside. I think that has happened twice, but it corrected itself immediately. Suspect it was the car's way of telling me it wanted to go back inside under its blanket. I did have the dealer check this and they found nothing wrong. Always starts easily, but I just put in a new Napa heavy duty battery anyhow, since the last five year old one was starting to get a little weak. New air filter over the summer too. I have had Mercedes 220D, 300D, 300SD, and 300D 2.5 cars and was a Mercedes-Benz Club of America member for many years. I have owned and operated numerous other diesel trucks, tractors, bulldozers etc. Have taken diesel mechanics night school. Retired from a career managing high tech engineering projects. I can assure you with confidence that this car is in excellent condition. We have sold three diesel vehicles on eBay, a Mercedes, a Chevy Suburban, and an Isuzu Trooper. New owners have always appreciated the condition the vehicles were in when they saw them for the first time, and how honest we were with the description. We even got a thank you note a year later from one of the buyers. The only reason we are parting with this car is because we are selling our house with a garage, and it would be a tragedy to store it in the barn at our farm or outside under a tarp. I intended to keep this car until I died, and it was taken care of that way, so you can be comfortable that this vehicle is in tip-top shape. However a change of lifestyle has altered that plan (the keeping the car part at least). Please email with any questions. Thanks for looking! |
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