He might have gotten hosed on a rebuilt trans for a B2 piston or something. If he's got dealer records from day 1, he should be able to prove the odometer. Then it's up to the market to decide what a clean well maintained low mileage car is worth, but for 123 sedans I've been seeing 90kmi cars for a lot less than $16k. Wagons and coupes are of course a different story.
There was a coupe recently that we had a 'guess the auction price' contest on last week. I was the lowest guess at $9xxx and it sold for $7200. Mitch. > On December 20, 2016 at 2:49 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > $16k for that car is crackhead money, in my opinion. I would also be suspect > of an 83 with only 137k on the clock having a rebuilt transmission. That’s > way, way below the norm. I could see maybe $10k or $12k, but $16k is pretty > outrageous in my opinion. > > Dan > > > > > > On Dec 20, 2016, at 2:42 PM, Kyle Arola via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > wrote: > > > > hahaha! I was hopeful that I had not disappointed Curley to that point > > quite yet... > > > > So is it worth flying to California to buy a "perfect" 123 wagon for 16K? > > Opinions please..... I do know there is no such thing as a perfect car, > > but, you can get it pretty close. It is a guy on peachparts and he is > > going to be sending me pictures. bwhitmore is the user name. He doesnt > > have a gallery so I couldnt see the car. Here is what he sent me. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > *Kyle - I have a 1983 300TD wagon that fits your description however I am > > in Southern California and my price is $16K. The car is white with Palomino > > interior with 137, 545 miles. Everything (AC, cruise, SLS, engine trans, > > door locks, etc.) works perfectly. I am the second owner of the car which > > was sold new by Stahl Motors Mercedes in Monterey, Ca (now called Mercedes > > of Monterey). I have all service records since new plus all of the original > > manuals for the car. The car is 95% original paint with no rust ever. The > > hood and the small panels below the headlights were painted due to stone > > chips. The interior is immaculate with a no crack dash and perfect Zebrano > > wood. The carpets and seats (MBTex) are like new including the cargo area > > carpet. Work on the car within the last year includes: New AC > > compressor/receiver drier/expansion valve Rebuilt transmission New, genuine > > MBZ vacuum pump New genuine MBZ timing chain and guides/tensioner New > > genuine MBZ SLS accumulators New tires I am a W123 enthusiast and also own > > a W123 coupe and sedan. The work mentioned above (with the exception of the > > AC work and transmission) was done as part of my routine maintenance > > schedule. The car has received regular 3,000 mile oil changes along with > > fuel filters every 6,000 miles and valve adjustment every 8,000 miles. If > > interested, I am glad to send pictures. Thanks. Bill Whitmore* > > > > On Tue, Dec 20, 2016 at 2:37 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > >> Ja, Shore! > >> > >> Uff Da > >> > >> Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> > >>> December 20, 2016 at 1:30 PM > >>> Methinks Curly was referring to Andrew, not you. > >>> > >>> 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 > _______________________________________ 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
