1985 MERCEDES BENZ 300SD 380SE Genuine Vintage Ad ~ RARE CDN Ad ~ FREE SHIPPING!

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1985 MERCEDES BENZ 300SD 380SE Genuine Vintage Ad ~ RARE CDN Ad ~ FREE SHIPPING!
1985 Mercedes Benz 300SD & 380SE original vintage advertisement.
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The 1985 Mercedes Benz 300SD and 380SE: How can two such different sedans be so much alike?
ONE OF THE AUTOMOBILES dashing along in the picture above is powered by the direct descendant of a record-shattering turbodiesel performance engine.
The other is propelled by a lightweight aluminum-block gasoline V-8, cat-quick, turbine-smooth.
The resulting contrast in temperament and personality is vivid-but otherwise, so precise is the similarity that only an expert could easily tell these two sedans apart. Choosing between the 300SD and 380SE thus poses a unique but exquisite quandary.
For 1985, both cars are fitted with the Mercedes-Benz Anti-lock Braking System as standard equipment. This electronically activated system is designed to sense the onset of wheel lock-up in braking emergencies and instantly begin
regulating brake pressure to prevent it. Maintaining the car’s stability and the driver’s precise steering control in hard braking-even on wet pavement.
THE DIESEL THAT REWROTE DIESEL HISTORY
At ,380* the 300SD Turbodiesel Sedan rules the diesel world again in 1985.
Its turbocharged five-cylinder engine-a virtual carbon copy of the design of the engine that swept die 315 km/h Mercedes-Benz C-111/3 to nine world speed records in a day-revolutionized ideas of diesel performance. Having unleashed the diesel, the 300SD also tames it: its power is shrouded in running ease and cruising quiet that vie with gasoline cars.
Yet here is rock-ribbed diesel character to the core,
with diesel benefits intact. No spark plugs or electrical components to adjust or replace, for example. The inherent efficiency that burns one quarter as much fuel at idle as a gasoline engine of similar size. An aura of iron durability.
PERFORMANCE REDUX
At ,755* the 380SE Sedan spearheads a renaissance of driving excitement with a V-8 engine more notable not for brute size but adept technology Overhead camshafts for freer engine breathing. The precision and simplicity of CIS mechanical fuel injection. And durability and vibration resistance worthy of a cast-iron block-in a weight-saving cast-aluminum block.
The Editor of Car and Driver might well have had the 380SE and this 3.8-litre V-8 in mind when he wrote, “There is nothing like a big Mercedes with V-8 power. Nothing!" Whether the numerals on the trunk lid read 380SE or 300SD, this automobile is designed to be a stable driving platform; no luxury-car sponginess. A taut suspension and rigid body structure help absorb the commotion of rough-road driving. Serpentine, rollercoaster country roads are not a chore but a joy to negotiate.
Yet passenger comfort approaches the sybaritic. From fine velour carpeting to handworked wood trim to myriad electric, electronic and other amenities, life inside this cabin is lived first-class.
One would have to work at being uncomfortable in the driver’s seat Ergonomic sci
ence prevails. The car can be driven with fluid, almost effortless motions. The seat surrounding you is a 31 kg biomechanical support system, padded and contoured to subtract much of the strain from even marathon trips.
Beneath it all, the 300SD and 380SE are remarkable
exercises in safety engineering. Standard safety equipment is comprehensive. For 1985, Emergency Tensioning Retractors are fitted to both front three-point seat belt mechanisms meant to instantaneously tighten the belts in the event of a major frontal impact Additionally, you may order either model with the Mercedes-Benz Supplemental Restraint-System
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, adding a driver’s side air bag and other elements to the viral cause of occupant restraint.
THE RESALE FACTOR
To
ignore resale value at the time you buy a new automobile is to risk being rudely surprised when you get ready to sell it. You can take reassurance from the remarkable-and remarkably consistent-Mercedes-Benz resale record in Canada, model by model, over the past two decades.
The 300SD, or the 380SE? There may be no more difficult choice in the automotive world today. But either way you choose, there may be no more satisfying end result.
* Approximate suggested advertised retail price. FOB Toronto/Montreal. For Vancouver add 0.
☨ Optional at extra cost.
Engineered like no other car in the world
SPECIFICATIONS:
Color
Photo
Size -
Full Double Page (2 separate pages) - 8
inches x 11 inches -
20 cm x 28 cm, each page.
ALL SIZES ARE APPROXIMATE DUE TO CROPPING
Country - CANADA
Grading - Excellent
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