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-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of E M Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2008 6:19 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Gave in... WAS: Must... resist... temptation Hey John, congrats on the new car. Sometimes it's nice to just wash a car, stand back and admire the shine, and know that's all it needs. :-) Ed 300E On 09/04/2008, John Robbins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Just drove it home... my SD and soon(?) my 300TD will be for sale. > Kaleb has first dibs on the SD, but I doubt anyone on this list will > want it (I want $1500 for it...). I think there is a slim possibility I > can get that for it on eBay. I have to get the wagon put back together > before I sell it. I'm not in any hurry on that (ie, it might be 6+ > months). > > The built in Bluetooth hands free works great, and by the end of the > week satellite radio will be installed (a condition of the sale). > Dealer lost $2100 + Sirius cost... :) > > E M wrote: > > There is something to be said for newer too. Nice clear coat, better > > interiors, and newer things test to last longer than old > things. Sometimes > > the added money is worth it for those features. And at $26,000 or so, > I'd > > say the car has already taken it's biggest depreciation, while still > being a > > newer car. Sure, it will be cheaper still in a few years, but it will > be > > that much older, and that much closer to having stuff break too. Hey, I > > like the idea of an older cheap car that you can tinker on too, (look > what I > > drive), but there are a lot of built in extras with a newer car for that > > additional money too. > > Mostly my thoughts as well... I've gotten burned out on fixing up old > cars to make them nice. I'm anal and picky enough that I want a *nice* > car, and I've just lost all time desire to make the older ones as nice > as my anal tendencies want them. About 2 years ago I went through some > severe stress with school + cars + work + house... I still haven't > recovered... I'm still at the point of not being able to consistently do > chores around the house, much less make my cars nice. > > Also, after adding up all the stuff I wanted to do to the wagon I was > looking at over $10k of stuff (paint, updated interior & body panels, > superturbo engine mods, etc). Plus LOTS and LOTS of my time. I've > decided that at this point in my life I want more free time... So I > bought a car that will hopefully not need much work for the near future. > For you armchair financial advisers... I just couldn't bring myself to > buy a Honda, Toyota, or a FWD VW TDI. > > I miss being able to read a book, play a video game, go out with > friends, etc without feeling guilty/stressed because I still need to > paint this room, or get a car running, etc. I will get back into the > older car scene in the future, but I just can't right now. > > John > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.22.10/1367 - Release Date: 4/9/2008 7:10 AM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.22.10/1367 - Release Date: 4/9/2008 7:10 AM _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
