I would say so. I loved my 88 s-15 Jimmy Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI
On Apr 26, 2018 10:52 AM, "Curt Raymond via Mercedes" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I have no real love of my childhood cars, my dad has a real knack for > picking garbage. > '72 Mercury Comet > '73? Ford Maverick > ? Ford Pinto > '76? Chevy Vega > '83 Mercury Lynx - bought new, rusted to death in 5 years. > '84 Ford Tempo - Dad bought new, my first car > '88 GMC Jimmy S15 - bought new, best vehicle my parents ever had, my > second car > '91 Ford Tempo - 3spd auto, terrible car. Angie's second car > '95 Jeep Cherokee - Why do people like these? > > Other than the '88 Jimmy I have no real desire for any car from my > childhood. Even the Jimmy I realize wasn't a good vehicle although it did > go some amazing places in the woods... > > -Curt > > > On Thursday, April 26, 2018, 1:18:35 AM EDT, clay monroe via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Hipsters want “ironic” cars if they want one at all. > > Or, they like the “virtue signaling” sort of car. The Priuiii. > > Around here they like the old benz or other iconic car. IF they get in > the family way, then, by all means something with a plug will make them > whole. > > I doubt they have any love for cars of their childhood. The cars of the > past three decades are by no means memorable. Witness the need for the > newest muscle cars to be clones of the originals. Mustang, Charger, > Corvette…. > > clay > > 1974 450sl - Frosch - Two tone green > 1986 SDL - Polei > 1982 300 SD - Allen > > retired models- > 2002 s430 - Victor, a Stately & well tailored crap > 1976 300D - Blei Vanst - it looks silvery > 1972 220D - Gump - She was green, simple and ran > 1995 E300D - Gave her life to save me against a Dame in a SUV > POS 1987 SDL - Beware Nigerian Scammers > > > > > > > > > On Apr 25, 2018, at 10:02 AM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > On 25/04/2018 11:33 AM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote: > >> I guess my question is whether this is a temporary bubble or aberration > in > >> the 123 wagon market, or has an inflection point been reached and values > >> will only go up from here? > >> > >> ------------- > >> Max > >> Charleston SC > >> _______________________________________ > > > > I would be concerned that the demand for old Mercedes will fade. I > cannot help but think that the buyers are older folks. > > I don't know that the younger generation appreciates them like we do. > > I am afraid that they yearn for a Prius and not a diesel Mercedes. > > They have been trained to think of diesels as bad. > > > > Similarly, with the Barrett Jackson auctions of old muscle cars. They > are in demand by wealthy senior citizens that wanted one when they were in > high school and can now afford to buy a nicely preserved example. The kids > don't want these cars and have no use for them. The successful young folks > want a new high end vehicle. > > > > RB > > > > _______________________________________ > > 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
