Car was a beater, sort of. The body wasn't bad and as stated previously all the known issues were addressed, such as evapectomy, delivery valve O rings and washers, wiring harness, etc.
What put me off were the "repairs" that had been done to the car. Lots of short cuts, stuff eliminated and bypassed, etc. it would have been a major undertaking to get everything right again, and that's if the components involved, like the PB unit, were still functional. For example, the AC had a wire run directly to the compressor clutch. That is, it ran 100% of the time, which explained why the expansion valve appeared to be frozen. And this was on a 66F day. Lights and signals worked, but no hazards. Things like the fuel heater and windshield washer heater all bypassed. Messy. Interior was actually pretty nice, with the wood being cracked and a little bit of headliner droop starting to show. The upholstery, which was a really dark tan like tobacco (color code 174, whatever that is) was in really good shape. I might have considered it at $1000, knowing it would take another grand to make it safe and fully functional, but there's no way I would pay his $1900 asking price. I'll see if he comes back to me on it as I expect he will. He won't like my response and will probably blow me off. However, if I could get it for $1000 I would do it. I was amazed at the performance of the car despite not being turbocharged. That's still a pretty spritely ride considering it's normally aspirated. It drove well and was almost as good as a gas W124, I thought. Dan Sent from my iPad > On Feb 17, 2017, at 9:47 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > What;s the deal with that cheep dizzel? > > --FT > > >> On 2/17/17 9:43 AM, Dan--- via Mercedes wrote: >> I might go look at the 300k 300SEL this weekend. >> >> Does anyone have any direct experience with the M103 in the W126 chassis as >> far as fuel mileage? I'm really curious about this, but don't have any real >> information short of anecdotal stuff. >> >> Thanks, >> >> -D >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >> _______________________________________ >> 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 >> > > -- > --FT > Winston Churchill: > “Never give in--never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large > or petty, > never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense. > Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the > enemy.” > > > _______________________________________ > 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
