Mitch Haley <m...@voyager.net> writes: > Allan Streib wrote: > >> An acquaintance of mine is wanting to sell me his W116 300SD. It >> frankly sounds like a basket case. He says it has no rust, but "needs a >> new crankshaft (?!) and the AC doesn't work, and the heater blower >> doesn't work, and the vacuum system is leaking (has to use the stop >> lever to shut it off). In that condition, with a straight face, he said >> he was asking $4000. > > If the crank problem is a loose harmonic balancer, and you can > drill/pin it to tighten it back up, the car is worth $400 easy. > (actually, if you time the market well, you might get $400 for it as > scrap metal, it's a heavy car)
he's asking 4000, not 400. Allan -- 1983 300D _______________________________________ 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