I went through this with my 78 240D a few years ago - 1995 I think - and it
basically came to $3000 needed to make it basically as new. I would have
liked a new car at the time but didn't want to spend "new car" money. Then
I looked at what I'd get for $3000 on the used car lot - it became a
no-brainer.
But before you start throwing money at the problem, go through the car again
and find every thing needed to make it long term reliable and nice to look
at, then go through the used cars price list...
Good luck
LarryT
91 300D
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From: "Kathmandu" <kathma...@cableone.net>
Sent: Sunday, August 08, 2010 1:40 AM
To: <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Subject: [MBZ] Quandary
I have a 1989 Mercedes 300 SE with 175,000 miles on it. I put the last
40,000 on it and it has been a really dependable car even though I have
done a good bit of work on it. Thing is, the car is 20+ years old and it
needs a paint job and the seats are cracked pretty bad. I had a front
wheel bearing go out on it this week and spent the entire day today trying
to get the right bearing turning a 1.5 hour job into an all day affair
because all the car part stores in my area have the wrong bearings and
seals listed on their computers. (This isn't surprising but it is an
example of owning a relatively rare car ) Thing is, do I put any more
money into it? It doesn't have a speck of rust on it but it has enough
hail craters to make it resemble a golf ball yet I still get compliments
on it. Just today a black lady said she really liked my car even though
she was driving a $40,000 SUV. Upholstery shop wants $800+ to redo the
seats, needs exhaust from the cat converter back, hail dents, oil leak
and the rear springs are sagging. Do I put $4000 into a $2000 car to
have a $2500 car or plop down $4000 on another, newer car?
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