Re: [MBZ] MB value/pricing

[LarryT]

Hi Donald -
   These cars are wonderful when in good condition.  Some say they are the 
best built big sedans ever made by MB.  But the cost to repair these 
beauties are incredible!  Some would say astronomical.  I had a customer 
with a convertible like the sedan you saw.  During the crazy years of the 
80s when prices for neat cars went crazy, he spent around $170K restoring it 
after paying $35K for it.   But the prices kept climbing until he was 
*almost* finished writing the checks for the work he'd had done.  He was in 
it for $205K when it became worth *maybe* $45k almost overnight.  He was not 
a happy camper - much like the people who bought homes for $300K and 
financed them for $400K only to learn they were worth $200K.


   Things like this keep happening - you just need to look a history...

   BTW - look at the front bumpers - the chrome part that curves around and 
points to the front wheel/tire  should not be sagging and pointing slightly 
upward - if they are, the bumper support is rusted out and needs to be 
replaced.  There are several things like that on these cars...


   So, while that W108 280SEL 4.5 is a great looking car and people no 
doubt look past the work needed - you can buy cars like these with rust 
showing all day long for $2K.   I owned 2 of them BTW.


LarryT
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From: "Donald Snook" 
Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 11:44 AM
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Subject: [MBZ] MB value/pricing

My Indy just got a 1972 280SEL 4.5 and wonders what the value/prices are 
on these cars.


It is White with the Blue roof (with a sunroof which seems pretty rare). 
Engine and transmission work well.  The interior is quite clean, and the 
seats have been redone. But, they have been done in cloth and it looks 
like the cloth is really nice, but I doubt it is correct to the period. 
The wood around the dash looks bad and will have to be replaced.  The body 
is decent except that it has rust in the rear fenders and wheel arches. 
It might have rust in the trunk (I didn't check, but don't they all).  The 
blue paint on the roof is bad and there is one small spot of rust that has 
is BAD.  It is has created a hole in the roof.  The headliner is sagging 
down and looks bad.  Rear bumper is nice.  Front headlight bezels have a 
lot of surface rust in the chrome.


So, what is this thing worth?  Mechanically, it is in good shape. Body 
wise, it needs work.


He has a PERFECT 71 or 72 280SEL with the 4.5 and knows that it is worth a 
LOT of money. But, what about this thing?


Donald H. Snook

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Re: [MBZ] MB value/pricing

[andrew strasfogel]

But a really nice one can get $10K, depending on mileage and
*provenance*(fancy word for POs)

On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 2:44 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:

> between 500-1000
>
> Donald Snook wrote:
>
>>  My Indy just got a 1972 280SEL 4.5 and wonders what the value/prices are
>> on these cars.
>>
>> It is White with the Blue roof (with a sunroof which seems pretty rare).
>>  Engine and transmission work well.  The interior is quite clean, and the
>> seats have been redone. But, they have been done in cloth and it looks like
>> the cloth is really nice, but I doubt it is correct to the period.  The wood
>> around the dash looks bad and will have to be replaced.  The body is decent
>> except that it has rust in the rear fenders and wheel arches.  It might have
>> rust in the trunk (I didn't check, but don't they all).  The blue paint on
>> the roof is bad and there is one small spot of rust that has is BAD.  It is
>> has created a hole in the roof.  The headliner is sagging down and looks
>> bad.  Rear bumper is nice.  Front headlight bezels have a lot of surface
>> rust in the chrome.
>>
>> So, what is this thing worth?  Mechanically, it is in good shape. Body
>> wise, it needs work.
>>
>> He has a PERFECT 71 or 72 280SEL with the 4.5 and knows that it is worth a
>> LOT of money. But, what about this thing?
>>
>> Donald H. Snook
>>
>> www.mcdonaldtinker.com
>>
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> 560SEL, 87 300SDL x2, 85 380SE 5.0 Euro, 85 190D, 84 190D, 84 300D euro
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Re: [MBZ] MB value/pricing

[Kaleb C. Striplin]

between 500-1000

Donald Snook wrote:

My Indy just got a 1972 280SEL 4.5 and wonders what the value/prices are on 
these cars.

It is White with the Blue roof (with a sunroof which seems pretty rare).  
Engine and transmission work well.  The interior is quite clean, and the seats 
have been redone. But, they have been done in cloth and it looks like the cloth 
is really nice, but I doubt it is correct to the period.  The wood around the 
dash looks bad and will have to be replaced.  The body is decent except that it 
has rust in the rear fenders and wheel arches.  It might have rust in the trunk 
(I didn't check, but don't they all).  The blue paint on the roof is bad and 
there is one small spot of rust that has is BAD.  It is has created a hole in 
the roof.  The headliner is sagging down and looks bad.  Rear bumper is nice.  
Front headlight bezels have a lot of surface rust in the chrome.

So, what is this thing worth?  Mechanically, it is in good shape. Body wise, it 
needs work.

He has a PERFECT 71 or 72 280SEL with the 4.5 and knows that it is worth a LOT 
of money. But, what about this thing?

Donald H. Snook

www.mcdonaldtinker.com


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85 190D, 84 190D, 84 300D euro manny, 76 240D, 76 300D, 
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Re: [MBZ] MB Value

[Fred De Vries]

Found a 1989 420 SEL with 120K on it sitting in a guy from India's driveway, 
somebody who works at his 7-11 tried to fix an oil leak for him,(he say's), 
and after changing fluid and pan they hooked some wires up wrong (sounds 
like tranny,I say's), It doesn't run right.  Runs fine for a while, then 
starts chugging.. long story short... I can buy the car for $500.  Just 
don't know what I'm getting into.  I took pictures if anybody wants to see 
it and offer an opinion.  Thanks!


FRED DE VRIES