I'm gearing up to sell my repainted 1985 300TD, diamond blue with a near-flawless dark blue interior, after market third seat, working A/C, and roof racks. It has a replacement drive train but so what? Should be an interesting ebay auction. The toughest part will be settling on a reserve price...
On Fri, Sep 11, 2015 at 7:27 AM, Max Dillon via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Karl, > > Your 123 wagon is probably worth $5k or more on eBay. > > Are you looking for an '87 wagon or sedan to hot rod? Wagons are somewhat > rare, and usually neglected and beat up. 124 wagons are generally sold for > less than 123 wagons. > > My current dream is an OM606 turbo in a '95 wagon body. > -- > Max Dillon > Charleston SC > '87 300TD > '95 E300 > > On September 10, 2015 11:14:43 PM EDT, Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >I am thinking of going 87. Can't bring myself to hot rod the 85 and > >thereby > >reduce whatever value it has to virtually nothing. > > > >Which begs the question, what does a totally rust-free 85 tdt with a > >new > >tranny, rebuilt turbo and top end go for these days with everything but > >the > >center vents working and newish paint? It is actually almost a fast > >car; > >goes like hell after the new head and turbo. Been running synthetic > >since > >82k; has 189k now. Interior presentable but could use new carpet in > >back > >and passenger front. Headliner is fine, sunroof manual, no vacuum > >leaks. > >Basically totally functional but no blow from center vents so I guess > >that > >is next. AC cold, new controller. Yada yada. You get the idea; very > >good > >shape. > > > >Karl > > > > > > > >On Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 10:14 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < > >mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > >> In my case, I didn't realize the springs were different until about > >three > >> months after I bought them. I sent a message to the eBay seller and > >they > >> wanted all the details as far as application. When that didn't pan > >out, > >> they got Lesjofors involved. Despite photographs of the springs side > >by > >> side clearly showing they were different, Lesjofors just threw their > >hands > >> up and said I must have had some sort of one-off version of a W140. I > >> disputed that by showing them the EPC page with my VIN showing the > >proper > >> MB part number, which they said it was in their application guide. > >> > >> Never heard back from them. Fortunately, the seller was really good > >about > >> taking them back and was involved in the whole process of trying to > >sort > >> things out. > >> > >> In my case, the stock spring was flared out towards the top by a good > >inch > >> or more. The spring that Lesjofors said was the correct one was the > >same > >> diameter the whole length of the spring. They even checked the > >others they > >> had for W140 applications and said that none of them were like mine. > >> > >> That's been my first foray into MB springs. It just reinforced the > >lesson > >> of going to the dealer for the part. > >> > >> Dan > >> > >> Sent from my iPad > >> > >> > On Sep 10, 2015, at 12:34 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes < > >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> >> On September 10, 2015 at 10:21 AM Dan Penoff via Mercedes > >> >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> Guess that means I'll buy OE for the 98 S420 that needs front > >springs. > >> > > >> > The Lesjofors catalog info on the ebay listings seems dodgy. > >> > For some years, including 97, they list the same spring for the > >S500 and > >> S420 > >> > For other years, they list the same spring for S320 and S420. > >> > I'd seen comments on Benzworld that the S500 springs were too stiff > >and > >> made the > >> > car ride high. > >> > The EPC had 3 springs, and for my car specified the weakest spring > >with > >> 3 nub or > >> > 4 nub spacers. > >> > > >> > So I bought the "S320" springs on eBay (which were $50-60 cheaper > >than > >> the > >> > "S500") and 4 nub > >> > spacers from the dealer. > >> > The result was the only bad spring experience I've ever had in my > >life, > >> not that > >> > I've > >> > replaced many coil springs. Maybe I should have used JC Whitney > >springs > >> like I > >> > did when I put > >> > the trailer hitch on my Plymouth Horizon. I think I went to > >Carquest > >> when my '95 > >> > Taurus broke > >> > a spring. > >> > > >> > I do still need to contact Lesjofors and see what, if anything, > >they > >> will do. If > >> > they tell > >> > me I have counterfeit springs, I'm going to kick myself $113 worth > >for > >> not doing > >> > something > >> > through Paypal/eBay in a timely fashion. > >> > > >> > I contacted the eBay seller, who wanted specific info on my car to > >check > >> and see > >> > if I bought > >> > the "right" springs. I sent him the whole story, beginning with the > >> model, year, > >> > and VIN. > >> > He responded that I sent him a blank message. I replied again, and > >he > >> never > >> > responded. > >> > Looking back on it, I wish I'd filed an eBay complaint at that > >point. > >> > > >> > _______________________________________ > >> > 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 > >> > >> > >_______________________________________ > >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 > > _______________________________________ 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
