It’s easy to make a case on a non-operable car. Just start going down the list of all the things you *can’t* check out and it gets ugly real quick. If the person is unwilling to accept this, make your best offer, walk away, and know that there will be others.
-D > On Apr 28, 2020, at 8:19 PM, Dwight Giles <dwight.gi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Yes good point. Not running would be,worth what a buyer would pay & assume > risk. > > Dwight Giles Jr. > Wickford RI > > On Tue, Apr 28, 2020, 6:39 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com > <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote: > Not to rant, but if yours was worth $4200 at the time and it was running, > what would a comparably appointed car of the same mileage and vintage be > worth if it’s not running? > > (I’m not ranting at you, just using your car as an example to make a point.) > > The logic escapes me when people come up with this dreck. > > -D > > > On Apr 28, 2020, at 6:35 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes > > <mercedes@okiebenz.com <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote: > > > > Yes mine ran well when i bought it for 4200. > > > > Dwight Giles Jr. > > Wickford RI > > > > On Tue, Apr 28, 2020, 6:23 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes > > <mercedes@okiebenz.com <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> > > wrote: > > > >> I wouldn’t offer jack until you can drop a battery in it and take it for a > >> drive. Cosmetics might be nice but it if you can’t check the mechanicals it > >> leaves a LOT of questions unanswered. > >> > >> -D > >> > >>> On Apr 28, 2020, at 6:19 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < > >> mercedes@okiebenz.com <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote: > >>> > >>> Maybe I should up my offer to $3k > >>> > >>> On 4/28/2020 5:15 PM, Dwight Giles wrote: > >>>> Some sell on BAT for 15K. In 2013 a tree came down on my 82 during > >> a,blizzard. I was ready to kiss good by but ins co said,worth 13,400 so > >> body shop restored & painted it for about 6500. > >>>> I think they are the ultimate,123 diesel. If i had room & permission i > >> would have several. > >>>> > >>>> Dwight Giles Jr. > >>>> Wickford RI > >>>> > >>>> On Tue, Apr 28, 2020, 5:56 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < > >> mercedes@okiebenz.com <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> > >> <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>>> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> There is this old guy I know who has this 85 300CD. He has owned it > >>>> about 25 years and bought it in CA. He has asked me about it in > >>>> the past > >>>> looking for parts etc. The other day he said he might be > >>>> interested in > >>>> selling it so I went and looked at it today. Car has been sitting > >>>> about > >>>> 5 years, he just parked it under a carport and quit driving it. > >>>> All the > >>>> tires were flat although tires themselves looked good. Zero rust. > >>>> Paint is pretty good but has some light fading in a couple of > >>>> spots on > >>>> the hood. Might clean up, not sure. It is a smoke silver with tan > >>>> leather. Leather is in great shape, even the back of the back seat. > >>>> Had around 250k miles on it. Needs a new rear bumper as the > >>>> chrome is > >>>> peeling off. Wheels are chromed and peeling. Battery is very dead. > >>>> Guy says the front end has been rebuilt, new radiator, new ac > >>>> compressor. I have seen the car around town but this is the first > >>>> time > >>>> seeing it up close. Being that it was a CA model I was expecting > >>>> to see > >>>> that funky CA air cleaner but it had a regular air cleaner. It was > >>>> probably swapped out would be my guess. He said he was either > >>>> going to > >>>> sell it or put about $3k in it and get it going again. I asked > >>>> him want > >>>> he wanted for it and of course he did not have an amount in mind. I > >>>> threw out a $2k offer which I thought was very fair but he did not > >>>> take > >>>> it. Just said he would think about it. He has a figure of $7500 > >>>> thru > >>>> $12k for these in really nice shape. I agree maybe these are > >>>> listed for > >>>> that but not sure if they actually sell for that. Needless to say a > >>>> deal was not made but I sure would like to have this car. 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