OK for some reason I thought I '95 would be worth more. But you're right. I found out it has 220K miles so a worn-out tranny would not be unsurprising. Also do these have the biodegradable wiring problems?
Allan On Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:29 -0500, "Mitch Haley" <m...@voyager.net> wrote: > Allan Streib wrote: > > OK this is what I was asking originally. The "sometimes doesn't go > > into reverse" is that a symptom of a fatal problem > > For some reason I was thinking this car had a laundry list of > problems, must have confused it with another W124. Mileage is > undisclosed, but for now I'll assume it's high enough to keep the > retail value at or below $3200. Then you have the tranny problem, > which may be missing shift bushings but is more likely to be a tranny > so worn that the delay on shifting into reverse is approaching > infinity. > > Best case for the rest of the car and worst case for the tranny, you > pay $2200 to have a rebuilt tranny installed, everything else is top- > top, and the resulting car is worth $3k or maybe a bit more. In > reality, if it's worn out the tranny, it probably needs a good bit of > suspension work and maybe a valve job. > > Mitch. > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
