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On Nov 23, 2013, at 4:00 PM, Dan Penoff <d...@penoff.com> wrote: > Here's the dirt: > > Youngest son's 2004 Focus is about at the end of it's life. I can keep it > running, but there are some issues on the horizon I can't deal with myself, > which means the potential for putting more into it than it's worth. > > I would like to find him a W129 of some sort. Since these are pretty much > ubiquitous I figure I can find a decent one for a reasonable amount. How > much? I have a budget of between $3k-$5k. > > Based on the market here, $5k can get you a pretty decent earlier model with > some miles on it but in good condition. $3k would definitely be a fixer-upper > of some sort, which, depending on what the needs were, I would consider. > > I had a buddy who is also looking, but in a higher price range, who has found > a few (not the one by you, Gerry!) > > I still have a line on the 84 380SL I was looking at last week, but the deal > is somewhat sketchy at this point, as the seller is a relative of the owner > and this is not a priority for them at this time. If this panned out I would > get the 380SL and give him my S500. I don't see this happening for now. > > Why the W129? He would like a convertible, and there are so darned many of > these things around that the prices are reasonable. Also, since I already > have the S500 in the stable, I'm far more familiar with the systems on the > later model cars now, and as a result, more comfortable in my ability to > maintain them. > > If you know of or see something that fits this criteria, drop me a note. I > will travel for the right car. > > Also, does anyone have a good search engine or tool for using with > Craigslist? I know there are some out there, but I haven't found them yet.... > > Thanks, > > Dan > _______________________________________ > http://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 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
