The thing is that car is more than half worn out. It may keep clattering
along for another 100k before the tranny is totally shot, and a lot of
rubber looks like it was replaced, but the steering is going to be loose
and the motor may need work. Turn signal stalk may go, no cruise, yada yada.

On Mon, Jul 15, 2019, 2:08 PM Randy Bennell via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> On 15/07/2019 3:01 PM, Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes wrote:
> > Pretty good money for a sedan. At least it had new half shafts.
> >
> > I keep wondering where the value is though. No mention of rebuilt head,
> new
> > steering box, new transmission, or rebuilt turbo. All are wear items at
> > that mileage.
> >
> > I was impressed that he got the vac pods out without removing the dash
> > though. I may have a go at that.
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Jul 15, 2019, 12:08 PM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes <
> > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >
> Either they have the money to buy toys. Cars they wanted back when they
> were new but could not afford then maybe?
>
> Or, they looked at the price of a new Kia or Hyundai and decided that a
> half worn out MB was a better deal than a cheap throw away car for
> comparable money?
>
>
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