It's interesting how the prices of pristine unrestored models uncannily reflect the cost of purchasing and then restoring a less than perfect example of the same car. My sense is that restoration costs have inflated way faster than general inflation, which acts to suppress the market value of tired/rusty/oogy 111 coupes,108 sedans, and soon to be classic 123 diesels.
On 12/23/05, Tom Scordato <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Ronald said "A great car...if I had a new one, I would sell it and buy > this > one..there > something elegant in it's simplicity that is appealing..." > > Amen Ronald, that is what I think. If I had just not purchased a 1979 > 240D > with 76K I would have considered it or sure. The old lady would have > really > flipped if I brought this home!!! She only flipped a little when I > brought > the others home. > > Regards Tom Scordato > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rhonald Angelo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, December 23, 2005 10:01 AM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Looks to be a fine daily driver > > > >A great car...if I had a new one, I would sell it and buy this one..there > > something elegant in it's simplicity that is appealing... > > > > Rhonald > > 1985 300D > > 269,000 miles > > Washington, DC > > > > ----Original Message Follows---- > > From: andrew strasfogel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Reply-To: Mercedes mailing list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: Mercedes mailing list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Looks to be a fine daily driver > > Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2005 09:49:26 -0500 > > > > If you've pounded the pavement looking for a clean used Mercedes you can > > really appreciate the virtues of ebay, particular when the seemingly > > PERFECT > > car comes along and you can relax and gaze longingly at those beautiful > > photos. WIth ebay's far-flung reach, bids from a potentially global > array > > of potential buyers serve as a better ratification of market value than > > can > > be realized by conventional car selling methodologies (newspaper and > > supermarket ads). > > > > On 12/22/05, Tom Scordato <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > John asked "Why are people paying these crazy sums?" > > > A) eBay is a sellers market > > > B) as the years tick on, these are getting rarer to find (supply and > > > demand) > > > C) we love these diesels > > > D) longevity is so rare in our society > > > E) maybe compared to todays new disposable rock climbers even at $7K > > > with > > > 65K miles on it it is no such a bad deal . Hey if you make it a daily > > > driver > > > put 300K on her, not a bad price to pay for a ride. Heck you can > > > work/maintain on alot of it yourself... > > > > > > Regards Tom Scordato > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "John Peterson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: "Mercedes mailing list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2005 7:06 PM > > > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Looks to be a fine daily driver > > > > > > > > > > It is such a pretty car- I don't think I'd spend 7k for it. Where > do > > we > > > > guess it will end? I saw a 300SD online for 17k or something like > > that. > > > > Why are people paying these crazy sums? > > > > I should put up my 300D 2.5 74k miles on Ebay, ask $15k for it. > > > > Retire > > > > early. > > > > John Peterson > > > > Kingston RI 1991 300D 2.5 74k > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Tom Scordato" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > To: "Mercedes mailing list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2005 6:21 PM > > > > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Looks to be a fine daily driver > > > > > > > > > > > >> andrew may have said > > > >> "Looks awesome, though "The car ooozes class and regality" strikes > me > > > as > > > >> a > > > >>> bit of hyperbole... After all, it's only an entry level car for > > that > > > >>> year > > > >>> and probably listed for about $5 grand" > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> I am a 123 chassis sort of diesel guy, but that era low fin body > > > >> style > > > >> and > > > >> simple 4 banger appeals to me for some reason. > > > >> > > > >> Regards Tom Scordato > > > >> From: "andrew strasfogel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >> To: "Mercedes mailing list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >> Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2005 2:41 PM > > > >> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Looks to be a fine daily driver > > > >> > > > >> > > > >>> Looks awesome, though "The car ooozes class and regality" strikes > me > > > as > > > >>> a > > > >>> bit of hyperbole... After all, it's only an entry level car for > > that > > > >>> year > > > >>> and probably listed for about $5 grand. > > > >>> > > > >>> On 12/22/05, Tom Scordato <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >>>> > > > >>>> > > > >>>> > > > > > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1967-200D-diesel-66K-miles-Like-new-True-Survivor_W0QQitemZ4598627758QQcategoryZ6329QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem > > > >>>> > > > >>>> > > > >>>> Tom Scordato > > > >>>> Bellefonte PA > > > >>>> > > > >>>> > > > >>>> > > > >>>> _______________________________________ > > > >>>> For new parts see official list sponsor: > http://www.buymbparts.com/ > > > >>>> For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >>>> > > > >>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > >>>> http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > > > >>>> > > > >>> _______________________________________ > > > >>> For new parts see official list sponsor: > http://www.buymbparts.com/ > > > >>> For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >>> > > > >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > >>> http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > > > >>> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> _______________________________________ > > > >> For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > > > >> For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >> > > > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > >> http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > > > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > > > > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > > > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > > > > > _______________________________________ > > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > > > > > > _______________________________________ > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net >
