The lesson here is that there is a huge discrepancy in value between a low mileage documented well maintained and sorted through car and a well used example.
Sent from my iPhone On Apr 15, 2013, at 8:20 PM, Jon Agne <jonag...@gwi.net> wrote: > Yep..... > > > On Apr 15, 2013, at 7:49 PM, Jaime Kopchinski wrote: > >> He does... And has been for years. >> >> On Monday, April 15, 2013, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: >> >>> Interesting. I doubt they get their asking prices. >>> >>> On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 3:24 PM, Gerry Archer >>> <arche...@embarqmail.com<javascript:;> >>>> wrote: >>> >>>> From Sunday's NYT style magazine on Sunday: >>>> >>>> "It's not unusual to see a hipster tooling around Silver Lake or >>>> Williamsburg in a beat-up old Mercedes. What's rarer is to find those >>>> 35-year-old sedans, coupes and wagons restored to mint condition. That's >>>> the particular obsession of J. G. Francis (above right), who with the >>> help >>>> of Sean Johnstun, founded Mercedes Motoring, a boutique restoration >>> company >>>> based in Glendale, Calif. >>>> >>>> Francis says he had an epiphany after buying a 1979 300SD for $700. "I've >>>> heard people say somebody should make a car that will last forever," he >>>> says. "Mercedes did that 40 years ago." The engineering may be superior - >>>> and that diesel engine still gets competitive gas mileage - but it's the >>>> design that attracts many of the company's clients. The classic colors, >>>> like mint green and China blue, and a boxy profile make these cars >>> distinct >>>> from the S.U.V.'s and egg-shaped hybrids now crowding the roads. "I have >>>> never been drawn to things that are over the top," Francis says. "I like >>>> things that are subtly amazing." mercedesmotoring.com." >>>> >>>> http://tmagazine.blogs.**nytimes.com/2013/04/01/the-**benz-whisperers/< >>> http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/04/01/the-benz-whisperers/> >>>> >>>> >>>> ______________________________**_________ >>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/**archive/< >>> http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> >>>> >>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.com< >>> 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 >> >> >> -- >> Jaime Kopchinski >> http://www.jaimekop.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 > > > _______________________________________ > 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
