Spend 40k restoring it to new condition and you can get 40k for it probably.
On Fri, Sep 4, 2020, 1:56 PM Andrew Strasfogel <astrasfo...@gmail.com> wrote: > Wonder whether 370K miles will dampen bidding enthusiasm for my '83 300TD, > which has been obsessively maintained for over a decade.. > > On Fri, Sep 4, 2020 at 4:52 PM Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> The car had minimal stuff replaced. Fundamentally a 35 year old >> underpowered car with some flaws and a lot of expense required to bring it >> back to good condition. >> >> I'm with Allan. 16k is a fortune for that car. You could easily put 10k >> into it to make it nice, and even then it would not be perfect. >> >> Insurance did just offer me 6k to fix a clapped out 83 wagon after it got >> hit by a car transporter, so they must think even a poor example is worth >> at least that much. Not even sure I will fix it. >> >> The BAT price history graph shows not many 123 wagons selling for under >> 10k. So that seems to be the floor for a presentable example. >> >> On Fri, Sep 4, 2020, 1:40 PM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> > I'm stunned. I guess it lacked a "deal breaker". >> > >> > On Fri, Sep 4, 2020 at 4:22 PM Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes < >> > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> > >> > > I’m turning my spare cash into fountain pens. >> > > >> > > Sent from my iPhone >> > > >> > > > On Sep 4, 2020, at 4:00 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes < >> > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> > > > >> > > > I've been turning my spare cash into guns. You might remember that >> > > auction I viewed last weekend. I ended up buying 2 which is 2 more >> than >> > I'd >> > > really intended when it started. >> > > > -Curt >> > > > >> > > > On Friday, September 4, 2020, 3:28:08 PM EDT, Dan Penoff via >> > Mercedes >> > > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> > > > >> > > > I’m just enjoying all the money I’m saving by not having to commute >> to >> > > work, buy lunch, not going out, etc. >> > > > >> > > > There have been a number of mentions in the media about how personal >> > > saving has gone up and consume debt has been dropping. eople are >> banking >> > > spare cash or using it to pay off consumer debt. >> > > > >> > > > -D >> > > > >> > > >> On Sep 4, 2020, at 3:23 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < >> > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> > > >> >> > > >> It could change in a flash. >> > > >> >> > > >>> On Fri, Sep 4, 2020 at 3:11 PM G Mann via Mercedes < >> > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> > > >>> wrote: >> > > >>> >> > > >>> It seems the covid economy has captured disposable income >> spending. >> > > >>> Just read an article a few days ago about how even people >> splitting >> > the >> > > >>> check in a restaurant are now calculating the "share" down to the >> > > penny, >> > > >>> where before, a buck or two was "close enough". >> > > >>> >> > > >>> 120 days of unsure jobs, closed businesses, and wearing masks >> while >> > > locked >> > > >>> in houses has, it seems, generated a hang on to your wallet >> > culture.... >> > > >>> coupled with businesses burned and looted every night... >> > > >>> >> > > >>> For several days now, BAT bidding has been much less brisk across >> the >> > > >>> board... Just a sign of the times we now live in. >> > > >>> Just my personal observation.. yours may vary. >> > > >>> >> > > >>> On Fri, Sep 4, 2020 at 5:58 AM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < >> > > >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> > > >>> >> > > >>>> Nice color but surprisingly little bidding passion. >> > > >>>> >> > > >>>> >> > > >>>> >> > > >>> >> > > >> > >> https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1985-mercedes-benz-300td-turbo-28/?utm_source=dm&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2020-09-04 >> > > >>>> _______________________________________ >> > > >>>> 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 >> > > > >> > > >> > > >> > > _______________________________________ >> > > 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
