It looks like a pretty nice car... the undercarriage photos are very nice. I'll be watching this closely, as I plan to put the 250S I'm working on now up there eventually to sell. Engine should be back from the machine shop this week.
Jaime On Tue, Oct 4, 2016 at 2:37 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I sincerely doubt ANY 280S would be worth that much now - even in tobacco > brown, one owner, and unmolested. > > On Tue, Oct 4, 2016 at 2:23 PM, Dimitri via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > > Mileage is irrelevant at the price point we think it will sell. If truly > > 17K and documented sans rust and otherwise good condition it would be a > 20K > > car > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > > On Oct 4, 2016, at 2:07 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > > I didn't see the low mileage. Did they say they could document it? > > > > > > On Oct 4, 2016 1:27 PM, "Dan Penoff via Mercedes" < > mercedes@okiebenz.com > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > >> These engines commonly fail in the margins between the cylinder pairs. > > >> The metal in these areas is very narrow, and due to the presence of a > > >> coolant passage they tend to develop corrosion and even indications of > > >> cavitation under some circumstances. They start to leak between the > > >> cylinders, and as the head gasket fails, coolant makes it’s way into > the > > >> cylinders. > > >> > > >> Just ask Jaime about this… > > >> > > >> I could see worn guides as well, especially if the engine had over > > >> 125k-150k on it. I’ve owned a number of these in different chassis’ > and > > >> they’re great engines when set up properly. This is a known area of > > >> weakness that you just have to be aware of so it doesn’t become > > >> catastrophic. > > >> > > >> If they did valve guides on the BAT car it’s an indicator that the > > mileage > > >> is inaccurate. I find it near impossible to believe that it would > need > > >> guides after such little mileage. Head failure I could maybe > > understand as > > >> it could be attributed to the storage. > > >> > > >> Dan > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >>>> On Oct 4, 2016, at 1:16 PM, Dimitri via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > >>> wrote: > > >>> > > >>> Top end rebuilt could have been for worn valve guides. > > >>> > > >>> Rocker panel rust is not terminal unless the car is worthless and > even > > >> then some people like me will do it on even a measly 240D! > > >>> > > >>> Sent from my iPhone > > >> > > >> > > >> _______________________________________ > > >> 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 > > -- Jaime Kopchinski http://www.jaimekop.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
