1990 Mercedes-Benz 300 Diesel

Pros: Low purchase Price -- great value.

Cons: Diesel fuel only -- plan ahead.

The Bottom Line: Original 1999 review with an update intro. I still say, buy a D but the days when you can are waning.

Review: Below find the first review I ever write for epinions, one of the few writers' spots that has actually managed to survive. If I could change the title I would have it say GO FOR THE OLD D's (UPDATED October, 2003) and it would be about a 1983 Turbo Di ...

Pros: Reliable, Luxurious, Built for the Long Haul

Cons: It don't smell to good from the outside - You know - Diesel

Review: I like cooking in cast-iron. There is something about a skillet that weighs ten pounds that gives me confidence. You might not see the logic in that, but most of my cookware belonged to my late Grandmother and has been in constant service for close to...

Pros: Easy to maintain, inexpensive to buy, low cost to drive

Cons: expensive for major repairs

Review: I acquired my 1978 Mercedes-Benz 300D about four years ago. At the time it had (actual from maintenance records) about 150k miles on it and was in excellent shape. I learned quickly why Mercedes-Benz has such a high customer satisfaction rating.
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Pros: positive in what you pay for it and for what you spend for maintenace.

Cons: Back seat room a bit narrow if the front passanger sits pretty comfortably.

The Bottom Line: TAKE IT IF YOU FIND IT IN GOOD SHAPE

Review: I bought a used (1991) MB 250 Diesel a couple of years ago and it still looks great. Driving it is a real melody although it has some 230.000 km on its odometer. The driver's seat is comfortable but the back passanger feels pretty shrinked in his/her ...

Pros: excellent gas mileage and long life

Cons: not that fast

Review: The 300 D Mercedes-Benz is the most reliable car i own. I have a 1978 and it has over 300,000 miles on it. It has a 5 cylinder 2.5 liter engine. And it runs like I just bought it a week ago. The only things I've replaced are the radio and the gas...

Pros: better car

Cons: if you don't want to be noticed.

Review: In 1988 i bought this mercedes benz 300CD coupe I nicknamed "cedes".I loved it and you never go un-noticed.Back then was still in great condition and it still is! I've had a cadilliac we bought in 1992 ,it was a "1988"Eldorado.It's...

Pros: Everything

Cons: Nothing

Review: I bought this fine automobile for $3500 from a local dealer with 174,000 miles on it and I know it will last another 300,00 miles. The best thing about the car is...everything!!!. I love the diesel power plant and the great gas mileage it gets,...

Pros: 0

Cons: 0

Review: Wonderful statement, "best Diesel". But, it's the truth. No other Diesel engine can run 350.000 kms and more without any problem. I'm from The Netherlands, and a 300Diesel over here means 3.0/6 cylinder. This is
absolutely the most...

Pros: Sweet machine, basically they have all of the features of brand new cars. despite the fact that they are around 20 years old.

Cons: have to fight off to many women.

Review: Mercedes-Benz has always been senomonis with excellence in engineering. I am a student at Washington State University, and I studying Mechanical Engineering. The feeling by engineering professors and students alike is that this engine is the best...

Pros: almost everything

Cons: expensive if you need major repair

Review: We have had diesels in our family since 1963. I would not drive anything else. It is everything I would want in a car and that is my current 1993 300D. It is safe, exquisite workmanship and it is not what people think of a diesel that is being slow,...