155,000 may not be a lot of a diesel, but 24 years old is 24 years old, and the list to put most 24 year old cars in "proper" working order, is pretty long. Factor in all the rubber in the engine compartment, suspension, so so paint, not to mention things like a 24 year old gas tank, brake lines, and everything else, it would have to be something more special than what was described for me to part with $6000, or more to buy. But that's just me, and enough ppl are obviously willing to spend that kind of money to keep the market for such cars where it is. Plastic or not, I'd take the 560 S Class any day over a W123. Besides, I don't remember a W123 having all that much more chrome than an W126
Ed 300E 2008/4/24 Rolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > 155k on a diesel is barely broken in. $6k is not unusual even with > todays diesel prices. I would expect the paint to shine like new and > everything to work. The 300TD was the flagship of wagons in its heyday. > The problem with your W126 is plastic. Chrome gets the big bucks. > > -Rolf > > E M wrote: > > While it has pretty low mileage for the age, it still blows me away that > ppl > > are asking and getting $6000 for 23 year old cars, that were best known > for > > being German taxis when new. For that kind of money, I'd want perfect > > paint, and for the car to have already had a going over by Martha. ;-) > You > > could probably buy the best 560 SEL in the world today, for that kind of > > money. > > > > Ed > > 300E > > > > 2008/4/24 LWB250 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > >> Just came back from picking up some camera stuff from > >> a guy on CL. Amazingly, the guy had a 1985 300TD > >> sitting in his driveway.... > >> > >> We started talking about the car, and I discovered > >> that he's looking > >> to sell it. He just had open heart surgery and his > >> kids convinced > >> him to buy something smaller, so he now drives a Jetta > >> TDI. Here's > >> the deal: > >> > >> 1985 300TD > >> 155,000 original miles > >> Dealer maintained > >> All records > >> 3,000 mile oil changes > >> Dark blue > >> Has crossmembers on roof rack > >> No 3rd seat > >> Good tires > >> > >> The only negatives I saw or learned of were: > >> > >> Paint is tired. Needs a serious Mercedes Martha > >> Stewart detailing, > >> but it's in good shape. Interior looks good, > >> everything is intact, > >> wood is good, blue custom sheepskins on the front. > >> Minor (very) rust in some of the wheel arches, not > >> rust through, but places where the paint has chipped > >> on the edge and the exposed metal has rusted. Nothing > >> of size, just some little chips here and there. Back > >> edge of hood has some surface rust right on the very > >> back edge. He says the AC needs to be recharged - it > >> blows cool, but not cold. Otherwise he says > >> everything is in working order. > >> > >> I did not drive or run it - I just did a cursory > >> walk-around and this > >> is what I saw. Everything else is based on what he > >> told me. The guy > >> is an expat from the UK and must be loaded, based on > >> the size of the > >> house and the stuff in and around it. The car was > >> purchased new in > >> Seattle and lived there for a few years before being > >> moved to Florida. > >> > >> He was looking for $7k. I told him it was worth $6k in > >> it's present > >> condition. He's pretty savvy, and has been watching > >> prices on eBay > >> and CL around here, so he's not about to be taken. He > >> wants to be > >> rid of it, but he's not going to give it away. He's > >> aware of the biodiesel garbage and how it's driven > >> prices up, to give you an idea of how well-versed he > >> is on the situation. He seemed satisfied with that > >> number and said if he could get $6k he would be happy. > >> > >> I would say that if you're looking for what appears to > >> be a good, > >> solid wagon with a lot of life left in it, this would > >> be a good > >> deal. If someone wants to buy it I would be more than > >> happy to bring > >> it over to my place and work my detailing magic on it > >> just for the > >> sheer fun of it. > >> > >> If you're interested, drop me a note off-list. If I > >> had the coin I would jump on this, but there is no way > >> short of cashing out some of my 401k earnings that I > >> could come up with the $$. > >> > >> Dan > >> > >> > >> > >> > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > >> Be a better friend, newshound, and > >> know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. 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