Thinking of buying a Mercedes 207d

oggy49

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Hello, Im thinking of buying a mercedes 207d and just wanted advice on them.Ie good points and bad.Have been told they are sluggish but that doesnt bother me.Its more reliability that matters,so if anyone out there cares to share that would be great,thanks John
 
Hi we own a 308d 1991 camper called Berty dont know what age you are looking to buy but I think the 207d is similar to our 308d?Our camper certainly is a little sluggish but will get you there and back.For a 24 year old vehicle the underneath of ours is pretty good,and yesterday passed its Mot with only a minor problem.The previous owner had been abroad and fitted a replacement headlight which was shining the wrong way.Soon sorted with a beam deflector so I am a happy bunny again with a solid vehicle for camping for the next year.I would advise you to get one,207D OR 308D.Berty always starts first turn of the key and even though he has done 176000 miles he drives A1.Top speed being about 58 mph so no faster.We had to sort the brakes last year and being 24 years old couldnt get rear shoes for him but was sorted as we got the originals relined so light at the end of the tunnel so older vehicles have fors and against your choice!

good luck in your search keep us posted!

regards Michael and Elaine..:)
 
I have a 207D,as you already know they aren't the quickest thing on the road but I happily plod along with the HGVs,they are prone to rust around the wings but replacement parts are readily available and very cheap. Other than that they seem to be reliable,mainly because they are so basic,there's not a lot to go wrong,and being older something will go wrong but most parts seem to be available (not needed to do the brakes yet) and they are generally at a good price.
Overall I'm happy with mine,they certainly have character!
 
i had a 307,more or less the same thing . paid 800 quid for it ,drove it down to portugal and treated it badly. i changed the oil once,and drove it many miles on dirt tracks and firebreaks, constantly overloaded it,never washed it-the outside was covered in rusty cactus scratches and the inside was constantly soaked from carrying water. it never once failed to start,and needed 2 wheel bearings on that time. i had it 8 years and drove it back to uk a few times. sold it for 300 to a guy who texted me for months afterwards-just been to Agadir,then Berlin, so many thousand miles here,so many there !
pretty good motors !
 
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oggy49 said:
Hello, Im thinking of buying a mercedes 207d and just wanted advice on them.Ie good points and bad.Have been told they are sluggish but that doesnt bother me.Its more reliability that matters,so if anyone out there cares to share that would be great,thanks John
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hi ref merc207d // spent a lot years on these old mercs important points change oil & filter every 4000 miles & make sure tappet clearance is 12th ex 4th inlet ??????? ////if you want any further info ??give me a call regards kg:camper:
 
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Thanks for all the replies,the more i look at these,(bags of character) and with all your positive replies its going to be a goer. Just got to sell the caravan then pick a good un,Thanks again and will post when i get one
 
207's & 307's much the same, difference being GVW. Standard 207's were 2600 Kg for SWB, or 2800 Kg LWB. 307's are nearly all 3500Kg, a few 3300 Kg ones around.
 
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my mate had this for years . cut the back off a van and stuck on an old caravan .
worked a treat went to morocco more times than many .
they can suffer overloading . slow but get there. after all why travel at more than 30mph . you can make miles of cars behind you .
get extra points in our games if you make a real long winding line of impatient car drivers . hee hee .
 
Vwalan or they get impatient and overtake going uphill as one member on here did to me because my van don't like hills quickly slowly yes but it not a merc
 
Asterix said:
I have a 207D,as you already know they aren't the quickest thing on the road but I happily plod along with the HGVs,they are prone to rust around the wings but replacement parts are readily available and very cheap. Other than that they seem to be reliable,mainly because they are so basic,there's not a lot to go wrong,and being older something will go wrong but most parts seem to be available (not needed to do the brakes yet) and they are generally at a good price.
Overall I'm happy with mine,they certainly have character!
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Hi, do you know where I can purchase the rear glass light case? mine has broken and cannot seem to find a replacement.
I also have a 1989 Mercedes 207D Campervan Elddis Autocirrus
 
paulweaver54 said:
Hi, do you know where I can purchase the rear glass light case? mine has broken and cannot seem to find a replacement.
I also have a 1989 Mercedes 207D Campervan Elddis Autocirrus
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Not sure but you could try Coastal Motorhomes in Ringwood,might be worth ringing then as I don't think everything is on their website.
 
If you're thinking of camper and not motorhome consider MB 100 wohnmobil plenty for sale in germany considered one myself but the 70 hp engine put me off same as my 240d merc car in the 70s
 
I bought a 308d lwb for £150 15 years ago , rear wheel arch had rotted away so rebuilt that and got it mot'd all it needed was the rear brake weight adjuster adjusting , I fitted two bunks out of a Mercedes tractor unit and a kitchen set up and I went all over the place in it , at a steady 60 it was giving me 40 mpg on a run and it never let me down , I only sold it cus I was buying a motorhome to stay in Ibiza for the summer , looking back I wish I had left it in the drive to come back to it was a cracking van .
 
paulweaver54 said:
Hi, do you know where I can purchase the rear glass light case? mine has broken and cannot seem to find a replacement.
I also have a 1989 Mercedes 207D Campervan Elddis Autocirrus
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If you're looking for light parts as original and not something the UK coachbuilder
has nailed on then I'm sure if you Google up....sparepartstore 24.co.uk or bestpartstore.co.uk or autodoc
and others (they are I suspect all branches of the same German Company based mainly in Berlin) I use them to source parts for my old crate (709d) and I'm sure I've seen a lot of parts for 207d 308d 310d etc etc. incl.
light lenses.
Minimum postage around £8.50. Shipped from Germany. Items priced in £s all kosher. Post back if you get lucky I for one would be interested.
Last order for me was thru bestpartstore.co.uk
 
IMG_2391.jpg if this photo comes up it's my old 508 another mercy I had , 380'000 miles smoked a bit but it was allowed then ;) , it had the 3.8 l diesel and still give me 25 mph I would have trusted it to go anywhere , the photo is on a site il looe it's not there anymore , it was run by an old farming family , as a lot are , it was a bit like visiting the Beverly hill billies but the views were outstanding , we would sit on a night watching the boats floating past in the moonlight , that photo is from 22 years ago .
 
I have the 'modern' successor to the 508d/608d, I use the term 'modern' loosely!!
But like the 508d at least I can put plenty in it and plenty on it.



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