Those 2.5s are so awesome. I think I like them better than the later 606 e300.
Sent from my iPhone > On May 26, 2016, at 8:03 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > Thanks, Kaleb. > > I’ll get a VMI at the dealer today, as I need to swing by and pick up some > parts I had ordered. > > For the benefit of the list’s reading, the car’s last check in that showed > mileage was in September of 2012, with 404k on the clock. > > It’s now four years later, meaning it’s probably got closer to 500k on the > clock by now. > > This should be interesting. > > Dan > > >> On May 26, 2016, at 8:57 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> There are no MB dealer service records on the carfax I sent you. Dealer >> service records almost always show up on a carfax. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On May 26, 2016, at 5:42 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes >>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> Ahh, validation. I thought Kaleb was going soft for a minute there. >>> >>> This is NOT a $1000 car. There is easily a two page list of stuff that it >>> needs, and that’s not coming from a Martha/obsessive-compulsive point of >>> view, either. Granted, individually none of it is significant, but >>> collectively it’s pretty substantial. >>> >>> Combine that with the very limited and completely anecdotal information on >>> its past and you’re taking it down a few more notches. >>> >>> I’m going to decline at $1000 and offer him $700. I’ll wait until late in >>> the day to put additional pressure on him. I’ll have the cash ready to go >>> so I can ratchet up the pressure as well. “I have the cash in hand and am >>> ready to pick it up now." >>> >>> I’ve got to get a VMI from the dealer today, too. That will be telling if >>> what he said about the OP is true. For the car to have mad it this far >>> says something about how it has been cared for in the past. >>> >>> Dan >>> >>> >>>> On May 25, 2016, at 10:47 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes >>>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> From what Dan described, $750 is fair, maybe even a tad generous given how >>>> desperate the seller is. >>>> >>>> On Wed, May 25, 2016 at 9:42 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes < >>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> AC is the biggest possible problem, but may be cheap / easy. >>>>> >>>>> Rear window regulators could be a broken plastic slider, about $10 or less >>>>> each side. >>>>> >>>>> Washer tank - heater coil leaking - there are o-rings that can be >>>>> replaced. >>>>> >>>>> High mileage is also a down check, but it sounds like the engine is still >>>>> solid. >>>>> >>>>> The rest you mention is very minor. >>>>> -- >>>>> Max Dillon >>>>> Charleston SC >>>>> '87 300TD >>>>> '95 E300 >>>>> _______________________________________ >>>>> 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 > _______________________________________ 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
