[MBZ] Wagon
Anyone in the Houston area that could look this over? My daughter is beginning to shop for a wagon around Austin, Texas http://houston.craigslist.org/cto/4052708735.html Michael E. Esh 231-286-2344 ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] POS Wagon
Yeah I had a look, it's a piece of junk, keep looking. Actually when they say runs like a tank, it looks to have been in a few battles. Filthy engine bay tells me it has not been looked after and it's sunburnt. Hendrik whose TE has a few battle wounds but not on that scale On 21/10/13 17:27, Mike Esh wrote: Anyone in the Houston area that could look this over? My daughter is beginning to shop for a wagon around Austin, Texas http://houston.craigslist.org/cto/4052708735.html Michael E. Esh ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Wagon
Mike, I have some nice palomino door panels and rear hatch covers if you do get the car and want to replace some of the interior. On Mon, Oct 21, 2013 at 2:57 AM, Mike Esh michael...@mac.com wrote: Anyone in the Houston area that could look this over? My daughter is beginning to shop for a wagon around Austin, Texas http://houston.craigslist.org/cto/4052708735.html Michael E. Esh 231-286-2344 ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] POS Wagon
Hendrick! Thanks for the information. Would would you think a fair price is? Do you have a feel for the cost of getting it road ready? Is the body rusted out? How was the interior other than the seats? I thought you were in Australia? Michael E. Esh me...@horizonenv.com michael...@mac.com http://www.yugster.com/invite/138123 (C) 231.286.2344 On Oct 21, 2013, at 06:12 AM, Hendrik and Fay heni...@gmail.com wrote: Yeah I had a look, it's a piece of junk, keep looking. Actually when they say runs like a tank, it looks to have been in a few battles. Filthy engine bay tells me it has not been looked after and it's sunburnt. Hendrik whose TE has a few battle wounds but not on that scale On 21/10/13 17:27, Mike Esh wrote: Anyone in the Houston area that could look this over? My daughter is beginning to shop for a wagon around Austin, Texas http://houston.craigslist.org/cto/4052708735.html Michael E. Esh ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Wagon
Thanks Andrew! I will keep you in mind. Mike Michael E. Esh me...@horizonenv.com michael...@mac.com http://www.yugster.com/invite/138123 (C) 231.286.2344 On Oct 21, 2013, at 07:12 AM, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: Mike, I have some nice palomino door panels and rear hatch covers if you do get the car and want to replace some of the interior. On Mon, Oct 21, 2013 at 2:57 AM, Mike Esh michael...@mac.com wrote: Anyone in the Houston area that could look this over? My daughter is beginning to shop for a wagon around Austin, Texas http://houston.craigslist.org/cto/4052708735.html Michael E. Esh 231-286-2344 ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] POS Wagon
Hendrick is just being his usual wise-assed self. Aussies have humor kinda dry like a desert. Ya gotta be lookin for it..lol Mike On Oct 21, 2013 7:55 AM, Mike Esh michael...@mac.com wrote: Hendrick! Thanks for the information. Would would you think a fair price is? Do you have a feel for the cost of getting it road ready? Is the body rusted out? How was the interior other than the seats? I thought you were in Australia? Michael E. Esh me...@horizonenv.com michael...@mac.com http://www.yugster.com/invite/**138123http://www.yugster.com/invite/138123 (C) 231.286.2344 On Oct 21, 2013, at 06:12 AM, Hendrik and Fay heni...@gmail.com wrote: Yeah I had a look, it's a piece of junk, keep looking. Actually when they say runs like a tank, it looks to have been in a few battles. Filthy engine bay tells me it has not been looked after and it's sunburnt. Hendrik whose TE has a few battle wounds but not on that scale On 21/10/13 17:27, Mike Esh wrote: Anyone in the Houston area that could look this over? My daughter is beginning to shop for a wagon around Austin, Texas http://houston.craigslist.org/**cto/4052708735.htmlhttp://houston.craigslist.org/cto/4052708735.html Michael E. Esh __**_ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/**archive/http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.comhttp://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com __**_ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/**archive/http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.comhttp://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
Re: [MBZ] POS Wagon
For the record, I agree with Hendrick. I would pass on that one. Engine bay is filthy and how does a car that is rarely used get 260k miles? Sounds like it has been sitting a long time after getting used hard. Looks like trouble to me for that kind of money. Looks like a $1500 car to me. Mike On Oct 21, 2013 8:47 AM, Michael Canfield slozuk...@gmail.com wrote: Hendrick is just being his usual wise-assed self. Aussies have humor kinda dry like a desert. Ya gotta be lookin for it..lol Mike On Oct 21, 2013 7:55 AM, Mike Esh michael...@mac.com wrote: Hendrick! Thanks for the information. Would would you think a fair price is? Do you have a feel for the cost of getting it road ready? Is the body rusted out? How was the interior other than the seats? I thought you were in Australia? Michael E. Esh me...@horizonenv.com michael...@mac.com http://www.yugster.com/invite/**138123http://www.yugster.com/invite/138123 (C) 231.286.2344 On Oct 21, 2013, at 06:12 AM, Hendrik and Fay heni...@gmail.com wrote: Yeah I had a look, it's a piece of junk, keep looking. Actually when they say runs like a tank, it looks to have been in a few battles. Filthy engine bay tells me it has not been looked after and it's sunburnt. Hendrik whose TE has a few battle wounds but not on that scale On 21/10/13 17:27, Mike Esh wrote: Anyone in the Houston area that could look this over? My daughter is beginning to shop for a wagon around Austin, Texas http://houston.craigslist.org/**cto/4052708735.htmlhttp://houston.craigslist.org/cto/4052708735.html Michael E. Esh __**_ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/**archive/http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.comhttp://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com __**_ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/**archive/http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.comhttp://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
Re: [MBZ] POS Wagon
On Oct 21, 2013, at 6:55 AM, Mike Esh michael...@mac.com wrote: I thought you were in Australia? He is. I looked at the ad too, though and I would concur. Ad copy new fan needed for heater and a/c; needs new alternator new battery; and recently serviced suspension system; regular maintenance has been performed, including oil changes, filters, belts, shocks, fluids, and brakes. So they fixed the really easy stuff with URO trash parts (that will need replaced again, soon) and left the expensive stuff for you to fix. All for the bargain price of $3500. No thank you. $1500 is being too generous. Rick Sent from my iPhone ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] POS Wagon
Only reason I would consider over $1000 is lack of rust. Rusty 123's suck to work on. Well, rusty anything sucks to work on in my book. Mike On Oct 21, 2013 9:31 AM, Rick Knoble rickkno...@hotmail.com wrote: On Oct 21, 2013, at 6:55 AM, Mike Esh michael...@mac.com wrote: I thought you were in Australia? He is. I looked at the ad too, though and I would concur. Ad copy new fan needed for heater and a/c; needs new alternator new battery; and recently serviced suspension system; regular maintenance has been performed, including oil changes, filters, belts, shocks, fluids, and brakes. So they fixed the really easy stuff with URO trash parts (that will need replaced again, soon) and left the expensive stuff for you to fix. All for the bargain price of $3500. No thank you. $1500 is being too generous. Rick Sent from my iPhone ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Wagon
That is the same color as my 79, on which the body is rusting out but has good mechanicals and runs pretty well. I don't drive it much, it would be a good beater for a kid, or mash it up with that thing and come up with a half-decent car. --R On 10/21/13 2:57 AM, Mike Esh wrote: Anyone in the Houston area that could look this over? My daughter is beginning to shop for a wagon around Austin, Texas http://houston.craigslist.org/cto/4052708735.html Michael E. Esh 231-286-2344 ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Wagon
the car hasn't been driven in years and before then hardly driven for years, but it runs like a tank. i'll bet you this car is a pile of crap On Mon, Oct 21, 2013 at 2:57 AM, Mike Esh michael...@mac.com wrote: Anyone in the Houston area that could look this over? My daughter is beginning to shop for a wagon around Austin, Texas http://houston.craigslist.org/cto/4052708735.html Michael E. Esh 231-286-2344 ___ 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 -- *reliable vendor of superior parts for mercedes and other european cars * *www.BuyEUROparts.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
Re: [MBZ] POS Wagon
On Mon, Oct 21, 2013 at 6:36 AM, Michael Canfield slozuk...@gmail.comwrote: Only reason I would consider over $1000 is lack of rust. Rusty 123's suck to work on. Well, rusty anything sucks to work on in my book. Come out to the West Coast and you will find all the rust-free Mercedes you want, along with plenty of other old cars you thought you'd never see again. The Portland area is like the Island of Lost Toys for '70s and '80s European and Japanese cars. When I lived on one side of Portland and worked on the other, I used to see every day on my commute not just 123s, 116s and 126s, but also RX-7s, 240Zs, Alfas, air-cooled VWs of all kinds, and the occasional Peugeot, just to name a few. Alex ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] POS Wagon
On Mon, 21 Oct 2013 08:52:17 -0400 Michael Canfield slozuk...@gmail.com wrote: For the record, I agree with Hendrick. I would pass on that one. Engine bay is filthy and how does a car that is rarely used get 260k miles? Sounds like it has been sitting a long time after getting used hard. Looks like trouble to me for that kind of money. Looks like a $1500 car to me. It does look like trouble, indeed. The spots on the back of the seats are odd: oil? mold? What's with the Turbodiesel insignia on the tailgate? Craig ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Wagon
Harsh, perhaps, but a look at the driver's seat tells it all. On Mon, Oct 21, 2013 at 10:07 AM, Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com wrote: the car hasn't been driven in years and before then hardly driven for years, but it runs like a tank. i'll bet you this car is a pile of crap On Mon, Oct 21, 2013 at 2:57 AM, Mike Esh michael...@mac.com wrote: Anyone in the Houston area that could look this over? My daughter is beginning to shop for a wagon around Austin, Texas http://houston.craigslist.org/cto/4052708735.html Michael E. Esh 231-286-2344 ___ 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 -- *reliable vendor of superior parts for mercedes and other european cars * *www.BuyEUROparts.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
[MBZ] 300TE?
Looking for one? http://www.benzworld.org/forums/sale-wanted-trade-giveaway/1786889-300te-sale-minnesota.html#post6502025 He's got a 4Matic one too, but it needs some work. Dan ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] POS Wagon
I am in oztralia but can see from the pics that this car has been used and abused. As has been said, the only thing this heap might have going for it is a relatively rust free body (although a dented and scratched one). If there is any sort of rust starting to appear (bottom of rear windows is a common spot on wagons) then this car is pretty much worthless. In the world of old Benzes my view is that either the body is good or the mechanicals are good, if both are bad then the car will suck up a lot of money, which is better spend on a better example. If this S123 is intended to be a winter beater or used out in the bush as a workhorse, then yeah a rough body is not an issue and if you are handy with spanners and on a first name basis with the local wreckers, you can run this for not much money. As a comparison, there is a fella here trying to sell an 83 280TE, which has issues but is a seven seater, is registered and from a distance looks OK, he is asking 600 oz beans. Speaking of which, it also seems to be missing the rear headrests, this seems to be a common thing with the wagons, mine where missing, the PO did manage to find one and I modified some out of a 126 to fit. Don't these people realise that headrests are a safety item, or will they figure it out when the rear passengers have snapped necks? Hendrik who has a soft spot for the 123 chassis On 22/10/13 00:06, Michael Canfield wrote: Only reason I would consider over $1000 is lack of rust. Rusty 123's suck to work on. Well, rusty anything sucks to work on in my book. Mike On Oct 21, 2013 9:31 AM, Rick Knoble rickkno...@hotmail.com wrote: On Oct 21, 2013, at 6:55 AM, Mike Esh michael...@mac.com wrote: I thought you were in Australia? He is. I looked at the ad too, though and I would concur. Ad copy new fan needed for heater and a/c; needs new alternator new battery; and recently serviced suspension system; regular maintenance has been performed, including oil changes, filters, belts, shocks, fluids, and brakes. So they fixed the really easy stuff with URO trash parts (that will need replaced again, soon) and left the expensive stuff for you to fix. All for the bargain price of $3500. No thank you. $1500 is being too generous. Rick ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] notorious 300TE 4x4?
It is my understanding that early 4 matics where notoriously prone to breaking and notoriously expensive to fix. Hendrik with a 2wd 300TE On 22/10/13 08:41, Dan Penoff wrote: Looking for one? http://www.benzworld.org/forums/sale-wanted-trade-giveaway/1786889-300te-sale-minnesota.html#post6502025 He's got a 4Matic one too, but it needs some work. Dan ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] notorious 300TE 4x4?
Yes Sent from my iPhone On Oct 21, 2013, at 6:28 PM, Hendrik and Fay heni...@gmail.com wrote: It is my understanding that early 4 matics where notoriously prone to breaking and notoriously expensive to fix. Hendrik with a 2wd 300TE On 22/10/13 08:41, Dan Penoff wrote: Looking for one? http://www.benzworld.org/forums/sale-wanted-trade-giveaway/1786889-300te-sale-minnesota.html#post6502025 He's got a 4Matic one too, but it needs some work. Dan ___ 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
[MBZ] 123 cars for sale
Folks, I just bought a fairly rough 1982 300d turbo light blue has some rust, a few dents, probably bad auto transmission, good engine dents, etc complete what should i do with this car? i could part it out on ebay, but would rather see it go more quickly it's complete i'm taking the battery for another car and the best couple of the tires scrap price is about $400 i'd probably sell it to a listmember for $800 we also have a 240 bad engine (hole in block) and i think bad trans (auto) but fairly nice body ... no rust my associate here has these two cars he wants me to see if i can sell THE FIRST is a 300D turbo, maybe 1984 or so, stretch limousine . runs and drives, but has been sitting and only started occasionally for the past few years BUT it was built by some california company, i think, so it's not a factory job it's quite long it has sort of a velour interior . has rust and body is not so great ... i think it has very low mileage maybe 100k or something engine always ran nicely THE SECOND is a rare 300td with MANUAL TRANSMISSION i think it's a euro model and is factory maybe it's 1979 i think it has a non turbo engine in it but it also comes with a spare turbo diesel engine in the back (hopefully the one with the suspension pump) and some spare doors etc has some rust 706 540-3285 noon to midnite or later is fine if you want to discuss i have handy photos of the blue sedan i bought that i can email and will take some of the others all cars are in athens, ga none really driving thanks, xx rick Rick Hawkins www.javaphoto.com www.javacycles.com LETTERPRESSES FOR SALE www.ricktheprinter.com www.letterpressmachinery.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
