If you have a lot of crap or unusual circumstances such as owning 80 cars it makes it difficult to buy a new house while still keeping your existing house. You have to have a while to move all of your crap out before you can put old house on the market. We got lucky and were able to squeak by with 2 mortgages so I could move all cars to new location. No way you could try to sell a house while having that many cars.
Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 29, 2020, at 4:54 PM, Kevin Kraly via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > The deal for the other house didn’t work out, so we’re staying put at least > for now. Since we don’t have enough income for another loan for the new > property, we either have to be able to do a rent/pre-occupancy deal while our > house sells or a contingent, bumpable buyer. With four dogs, and being both > visually impaired, we can’t be in limbo without a place to live. The seller’s > lender was going to allow pre-occupancy, but her lender wouldn’t approve our > rent as income so she couldn’t more forward with the loan on her new property. > Kevin in Hillsboro, OR > 2019 Sprinter 750 miles, Low Mileage Lutgard > 1982 240D, High Mileage Hildegard with the low mileage engine, soon to be > back on the road!!! > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Apr 29, 2020, at 2:44 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> wrote: >> >> Yeah, I was really lucky to score this one. I’m surprised someone didn’t >> beat me to it. >> >> Sounds like the 240D is just about ready to go. How much longer before you >> move out to the new digs? >> >> -D >> >>>> On Apr 29, 2020, at 5:11 PM, Kevin Kraly via Mercedes >>>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> Sounds like you got an awesome deal on that E420! A used car of any era >>> with EVERYTHING working is a rarity, let alone one that is 25 years old! I >>> finally got some news on my 1982 240D that’s been in the shop since >>> February. They are wrapping things up, and it COULD be ready by the end of >>> the week! It will be nice to have Hilde back! My niece moved up here from >>> California, and she’s excited to drive it! >>> Kevin in Hillsboro, OR >>> 2019 Sprinter 750 miles, Low Mileage Lutgard >>> 1982 240D, High Mileage Hildegard with the low mileage engine soon to be >>> back on the road!!! >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>>>> On Apr 28, 2020, at 8:18 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes >>>>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> The $1500 1995 E420 arrived yesterday morning from Columbus OH about >>>> 9:30. No surprises for the most part. >>>> >>>> I forgot how much fun these cars are. Really. The W124 has that “bank >>>> vault” feeling when you close the door, and the interior, while spartan, >>>> is comfortable yet “tight”. Engine idles smoothly, could easily pass the >>>> champagne glass test. Everything, I mean EVERYTHING, works on this car. If >>>> there was a complaint I would say that the sunroof doesn’t open all the >>>> way, but that’s clearly due to a need for a good greasing. Suspension is >>>> tight, there’s no wandering, swaying and the steering tracks straight and >>>> true. >>>> >>>> The good: >>>> >>>> Everything works >>>> 113,000 miles on the clock >>>> All maintenance up to date >>>> Nearly new (snow) tires on the car, spare set of wheels with old Michelins >>>> Suspension rubber appears to be tight >>>> No road or drivetrain noises >>>> Inside of valve covers are CLEAN >>>> >>>> The bad, or not so bad: >>>> >>>> Paint on roof is toast. Clear coat is a crackle finish. Good part is that >>>> this is limited to the roof, so it would be easy to fix. Rest of the paint >>>> is good. >>>> Driver’s seat bottom is torn >>>> One rear headrest is split >>>> Front bumper cover is missing under right corner. Gone. >>>> ASR and ABS lights are on. SDS revealed a bad idle position switch, which >>>> is on order >>>> Brake booster leaks internally >>>> Both air intake hoses are toast >>>> Broken right front sway bar bracket >>>> Coolant reservoir level switch is bad >>>> Trunk lid stops are gone >>>> Fuse box lid has one hook broken off >>>> Retainer mounts on the tops of the headlights are broken or missing >>>> Blower motor regulator needs to be replaced, only runs on low speed >>>> Cover for seat heater fuses is missing >>>> >>>> So yes, it’s not perfect and there are some minor repairs needed, but the >>>> seller made these all known so they’re not a surprise. I’ve ordered all of >>>> the parts necessary for the repairs so as those trickle in I’ll be >>>> covering the jobs as I do them. Big ones will be the brake booster and the >>>> blower motor regulator. All the rest are little rinky-dink ones I can do >>>> as the parts show up. I ordered a new lock cylinder, too, as the keys I >>>> have are both pretty worn. Might as well replace the lock cylinder and get >>>> a new key out of the deal since I would order a new key anyway. >>>> >>>> I’ll drive it with the snow tires as they’re literally new. No need to >>>> drop serious coin for new skins when these will do the job, they’ll just >>>> wear out quicker. I got a new front bumper cover for under $150 shipped, >>>> so I’ll need to rattle can that along with the bumper strip, since it’s >>>> still black (should be bumper color on this model year). >>>> >>>> It may take some time to get the paperwork sorted since I’ve got to do >>>> everything with the tax collector (they do all the DMV stuff in FL) >>>> through the mail. I could swap a valid plate from one of my other cars and >>>> drive it without an issue, I’m sure, but it would be nice to be legal. >>>> >>>> More fun as it takes place! First parts order is probably due on Thursday, >>>> so that’s when the fun really starts! >>>> >>>> -D >>>> _______________________________________ >>>> 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 > _______________________________________ 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
