Definitely. Lots and lots of warning flags. My first two would be the lack of trunk and engine compartment photos. A definite giveaway if there is something to hide.
I posted a question on the eBay auction asking about photos and why there were a bunch of pine air fresheners all over the back seat area. Definitely some fishy things going on there.... I love the finnies!!! Dan On Feb 19, 2012, at 10:30 AM, Dieselhead <126die...@gmail.com> wrote: > Not a $10,000 car. I would bet that the claim of 53k miles is bogus. I would > win the bet. Why does it have replacement hubcaps? Replacements are > unpainted. Originals are painted. Seller says "original" Would someone > really pay to have someone use paint stripper to take the paint off the > hubcaps? I have never seen or heard of that. Where is the hump carpet? > Where is all the rest of the floor carpet or mats. In 62, Euro delivery > could have all gummimatten, but most or all sold in the US had carpet. Why > does the headliner have water stain? Why is the headliner so stained? Years > of being driven by a smoker? That does not correlate with low miles. Why > would it need to be repainted if it was a garage queen? Notice that the > seller very carefully leads you to believe all the body panels are pristine, > but does not say that. > > > It is a decent 220S, perhaps, but a lot of indications it is neither low > mileage nor well cared for. It could be a rust bucket with shiny paint to > cover up the welding/bondo. > > Paint code 140 on the data sheet is silbergrau, so the repaint is at least > close to the original color. > > My verdict: lots of warning flags. It might be a decent starting point, or > it may be a complete POS. It is thousands of dollars away from a 10,000 car. > >> Nice: >> >> http://bringatrailer.com/2012/02/18/53k-mile-1962-mercedes-benz-220s/ >> >> Dan > > _______________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________ 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
