I have known numbers of owners who had the car totalled and bought the salvage for almost nothing. Then they rebuilt, as you contemplate. Only problem I know of with that is the salvage title will follow the car around. You need an expert, and I'm not the man. Good luck.
> 1. Its not as bad as I thought (Kaleb C. Striplin) >Message: 1 >Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2011 22:27:35 -0500 >From: "Kaleb C. Striplin" <ka...@striplin.net> >To: mercedes Mailing List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >Subject: [MBZ] Its not as bad as I thought > >I can fix this myself, all it appears to need is a fender, door, >some trim, and a little suspension work on the drivers side. Door >is bowed at the top because it is crunched in the middle and the >hinges are bent. Did not get into the structure of the car at all >nearest I can tell. So, I guess I can put it back on the road >even if it turns out the white walmart trash has no insurance. > >http://www.okiebenz.com/pics/e430%20wreck/ > >-- >Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK > 99 E430, 99 E320, 95 E300, 94 S500, 92 500SEL, 92 300SD, > 92 300E 4Matic, 91 350SDL, 91 300D, 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL x2, > 85 190D, 84 190D, 84 300D euro manny, 76 240D, 76 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://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com