Gerry, I'll drop you a note... I've been casually looking for another 240D for years, maybe yours will be the one!
Jaime On Sun, May 13, 2018 at 12:58 AM, archer75--- via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > This discussion about wheels got me thinking about my '83 240D which has > painted hubcaps and steel rims. I've been thinking about selling it and the > '83 300D because I'm getting too old; 90 next year. I can still repair > them, but it's such a slow and painful process I need a much later model > car that won't need as many repairs. The Prius is okay around here, but I > don't like to drive it on the interstates or into the big cities. > NADA says the current selling prices for that year are: > Low $3,325 Average $5,050 High $6,950 > It's all mechanical with stick shift, no solid state. It would probably > bring a price between average and high if it had fewer miles IMO. It has > only been driven enough to keep the battery charged for the 11 years > since my wife died. Mileage is around 191,000 and the motor is in very > good shape as is everything mechanical including new brake calipers and > pads. > The matching hub caps are in pretty good condition since they haven't been > on the car. > I'm offering both cars to you listers before advertising them on a > website. Write me offline if interested or if you know someone who may be > interested. > Thanks, > Gerry > P.S. FWIW: My Prius has a garage mate so I'll still have a backup car if > both Mercedes are sold. I don't like the Prius' garage mate for a number of > personal reasons, but it's okay temporarily if the Prius breaks down. > Son bought it at auction for a lower price since it had a number of issues > that would have cost a lot to fix at a dealer. I've fixed all but three > (the remote locking mechanism (key pod), the gas door lock, one tail light, > and the hood latch. > It's a silver Porsche 911 Carrera Cabriolet in very good condition > otherwise. > 70,000 miles, average 20 mpg, 0-60 about 5 seconds, and 170 mph top speed. > Whatever repairs it needs will be done by son on weekends under my > direction. > Next time he comes up we'll take it out on U.S.19 after midnight when the > cops are gone and see if it really will do 170. > It's a blast to ride in or drive. Son is looking for someplace in the > Southeast where he can drive a road racing course with an instructor in the > right seat. > Neither Daytona nor Sebring have such a program, so if anyone knows of one > please let me know. > Thanks, > Gerry > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > On Sat, 12 May 2018 14:31:19 -0400 (EDT) > Mitch Haley wrote: > > > > > On May 12, 2018 at 2:23 PM MG via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > > What do they look like? To me centric is a generic term for > > > wheels that have a center hole that fits on the center ring of > > > the brake disk. > > > > Some wheels are lug-centric. > > Virtually all OE wheels are hub-centric. > > Did AMG use BBS brand mesh wheels in the 1980s? > > Mitch. > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. > http://www.avg.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
