Even if they would the resale wouldn’t make it worthwhile after you do the top hydraulics and the bumper. That’s probably $1500 or more DIY. Top hydraulics will cost you $700-$800 for the rebuilt cylinders alone.
These cars are not flipworthy unless it’s a special one, like an anniversary edition or Silver Arrow. For $4k it would be a nice “fix it up and drive it until it dies” car. -D > On Apr 12, 2019, at 4:02 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > I doubt if the seller would go that low but who knows, for a bit less it > would probably be a good deal if you factor in $1000 for the top, and $1000 > for the bumpers. Yeah, so maybe $4k wouldn't be a bad offer. Looks like a > nice car. > > --FT > > On 4/12/19 3:58 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: >> OMG buy it for $4 K, take it to a decent body shop, and FLIP it. >> >> On Fri, Apr 12, 2019 at 2:39 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>>> wrote: >> >> This one might not be a bad price with a bit of dickering, the issues >> are too daunting. >> >> >> https://charleston.craigslist.org/cto/d/summerville-2000-mercedes-sl500-73k/6859786908.html >> >> -- --FT >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> 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 > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com <http://www.okiebenz.com/> > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > <http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > <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
