$750? There’s a good two weeks worth of work to make it decent. Probably $500 worth of parts, I’m guessing.
Dan > On May 25, 2016, at 9:12 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > $1k is a very good deal. $800 would be a steal. I can't figure out why you > did not make a deal on the spot. If he took $650 you would be ripping him off > and he would be stupid. The bumpers are correct. All the issues you mentioned > are very minor. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On May 25, 2016, at 7:56 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> wrote: >> >> I call it a project because it needs a lot of piddly stuff. >> >> Went and looked at this car today: >> >> http://tampa.craigslist.org/hil/cto/5588988411.html >> <http://tampa.craigslist.org/hil/cto/5588988411.html> >> >> The good: >> >> The paint and body are in pretty good shape. It’s got a single stage >> original paint that other than the multitude of rock ships on the hood is >> certainly a good Martha recovery candidate. I could only find one spec of >> rust and it wasn’t even exposed - there was a quarter-sized area on the top >> window frame on the left rear door where there was some paint starting to >> bubble. Bumpers could use a touch up, but they’re intact with the exception >> of the one break on the right front. >> >> Interior is amazingly good. There’s a small tear on the driver’s outer >> bolster where you would expect a lot more wear. Carpets are good. Console >> wood is shot, but that’s no surprise. Dash is solid and intact. >> >> Almost new tires, glass is good. Doors and trunk are solid and all work OK. >> >> Engine starts up with a normal glow, idles smoothly for a diesel. No >> nailing when accelerating, and no smoke under load. Suspension is tight, >> transmission is solid and shifts smartly as expected. No delay on >> engagement in forward or reverse. Very good acceleration. AC works, sort >> of (more on that below). Becker works, all speakers intact. Lights, >> blinkers and horn all OK. Car tracks straight and no pulling when braking. >> >> The not so good: >> >> Last injector return line is wet, but the fuel pooling around the #5 >> injector has bubbles in it like the injector heat shield is leaking. Hmm. >> >> Windshield washer bottle removed and heater line jumpered together. Bottle >> in trunk with washer pump. >> >> Aux fans said not to be working. >> >> Some dry rubber parts, door seals >> >> Both rear doors need window regulators. >> >> AC works and even gets cold, but stops after about 10 minutes of operation. >> Owner had it checked out and shop said the expansion valve was sticking. >> Can’t verify the fan controller is a problem as it worked. >> >> Seat adjuster switches are missing most of the knobs, but the seats work >> >> Left headlight is slightly loose - the oblong black plastic thing that >> sticks up through the radiator support/cross member is broken >> >> Odometer does not work, car has close to 400k on the clock according to the >> owner. Odometer shows 266k. >> >> Owner told me the car was originally purchased by a Florida resident with a >> connection to Chicago who drove the car round trip multiple times a year, >> hence the high mileage. They had the transmission rebuilt at some time >> during their ownership. It was sold to another owner who was either an MB >> person or mechanic who had the head rebuilt, who the PO owner bought it from >> roughly two years ago. They have driven it on numerous long trips, mostly >> up the Eastern seaboard to New Jersey and Maryland and never got stranded or >> had problems with the car. >> >> So here’s the deal: >> >> He’s had it for as much as $2000 on CL with no bites. He dropped the price >> to $1499 last week, still no bites. He offered it to me for $1000. >> >> Considering it’s got good bones but a real laundry list of stuff that needs >> to be resolved to make it decent, I’m thinking $650. >> >> Icing on the cake: Owner is moving out of state on Saturday. Car must be >> gone by then. >> >> Whaddya think, folks? >> >> Also - did the diesel W124s have skinny, almost Euro-like bumpers? I never >> recalled the son’s 300E 2.6 having bumpers this skinny? Look here: >> >> https://www.dropbox.com/s/yfejjfm83d1j1ho/IMG_1138.jpg?dl=0 >> <https://www.dropbox.com/s/yfejjfm83d1j1ho/IMG_1138.jpg?dl=0> >> >> https://www.dropbox.com/s/b3dvepi2i7xk1zp/IMG_1139.jpg?dl=0 >> <https://www.dropbox.com/s/b3dvepi2i7xk1zp/IMG_1139.jpg?dl=0> >> >> 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 > _______________________________________ 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
