Vehicle Description
ATTENTION MERCEDES-BENZ DIESEL ENTHUSIASTS! ONE OWNER! ALL ORIGINAL
CONDITION! STYLE! QUALITY! COLLECTABILITY! AND VALUE! Light ivory
(623H) exterior with bamboo tex interior. 72hp 2.4L OM616 diesel
four cylinder engine, 4-speed manual transmission. One owner with
full history. Sold new at Star Motor Cars in Houston on 08/17/1978.
Original owner was a doctor (OB/GYN). He moved to Washington in
1980 and became the Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at UW as
well as an Affiliate Investigator at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer
Research Center until his retirement in 2016 after celebrating 50
years of practicing medicine. He passed in 2018, and his wife kept
the car in the garage for another four years until she desired the
garage space more than the car. Available for sale for this first
time in 45 years! This is a true, all-original, one owner survivor
in excellent condition, with all original owner's manuals and
dealer service history since new. Service entries in the Mercedes
Maintenance Booklet include entries at 923 miles, 3400 miles, 7030
miles, 10240 miles, 15494 miles, and 19337 miles all at Star Motor
Cars in Houston. It also includes entries at Phil Smart
Mercedes-Benz in Seattle at 30,384 miles, 38,409 miles, 48,023
miles, 58,319 miles, 63,867 miles, 88,204 miles. Service was
continued at Phil Smart Mercedes in Seattle (they stopped stamping
maintenance books around 1990). Originally factory equipped with
the following options; (513) Becker Europa radio - US version,
(524) clearcoat paint, (531) automatic power antenna, (542)
lockable glovebox, (575) folding armrest and passenger seat with
height adjustment, (580) air conditioning / tempmatic, (593) tinted
glass, (406) driver and passenger seat with orthopedic backrest,
(422) power steering, (634) warning triangle, (636) 15" steel
wheels and tires, and it still has the factory safety kit! Our
award winning service department just performed a buyer's
inspection and of course it passed easily. IF YOU HAVE BEEN LOOKING
FOR A ONE-OWNER, ALL-ORIGINAL MERCEDES-BENZ 240D WITH A 4-SPEED
MANUAL TRANSMISSION, YOU HAVE JUST FOUND IT! YOU MUST SEE AND DRIVE
THIS MERCEDES-BENZ IN ORDER TO APPRECATE THE PRIDE OF OWNERSHIP AND
METICULOUS MAINTENANCE THAT WAS KEPT ON THIS CAR! Sold new for
$11,516 in 1978 which equates to over $54,687 in today's money! #1
Concours value is $57,840. #2 Excellent value is $49,560. #3 Good
value is $18,120. AND THEY HAVE APPRECIATED BY OVER 33% SINCE
JANUARY! Why pay retail? IT WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE TO DUPLICATE ALL
THAT THIS CLASSIC 240D REPRESENTS FOR JUST $13,978. Save thousands
and buy quality and value!
Since 1983, Complete Automotive has been the premier pre-owned
luxury car dealership in the greater Seattle area.
Voted Best Service Department by Seattle Magazine, "we service what
we sell".
We specialize in service and sales of Audi, BMW, Jaguar, Land
Rover, Mercedes-Benz, MINI and Porsche.
In addition, we accept all trades. We also have various financing
options available to our customers.
Our cars are shown by appointment only. The best and quickest way
to reach us is to call direct at 206-322-5247. We will cater to
your schedule.
