There is an exception to that rule. If you to plan on a restoration, it pays to purchase a *running car* as cheaply as possible so you can take your time in making the most cost effective improvements at a leisurely pace.. This explains my 18 year enjoyment and simultaneous restoration of a 1970 280SE 3.5 coupe that had lots of issues, but I could at least drive it safely while fixing and restoring things.
On Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 12:44 PM, OK Don via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com > wrote: > My experience as well. How much will you have to pay for any MB with 68k > miles accumulated at the standard rate of 12k/yr. (a 2008 model)? It looks > like a bargain from that perspective. > > > On Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 4:37 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > Hendrik makes a very valid point, and one that pretty much applies to any > > used car purchased. That is, spend the money up front for the very best > > example you can find. You'll be better off than buying a fixer-upper or > one > > that needs work, as it will most likely end up costing you more. > > > > BTDT myself. > > > > Dan > > > > -- > > > > > > OK Don > > NSA: The only branch of government that actually listens to US citizens! > > "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who > learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence > for themselves." > > WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* > 2013 F150, 18 mpg > 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg > 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! > _______________________________________ > 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 > > All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those > individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner > has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. > _______________________________________ 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 All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
