Re: [MBZ] Nice dead 240d

[Jim Cathey via Mercedes]

Condition, condition, condition.  My guess is that yes, it's probably worth
it.

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Re: [MBZ] Nice dead 240d

[Ed Booher via Mercedes]

Also, as an aside, if the manual transmissions are suddenly selling to
people who want to convert their automatics, I'd say you don't even have to
keep the car stock. You say it is too nice to part out, well, maybe convert
it to automatic, make sure it has a good serviceable engine, and then sell
it *and* the manual parts and come out well ahead. That's all probably
easier said than done, though, even for someone who works on old Mercedes
all the time.

Hell, get it running really well and put it up on BaT-crap insane and get
(blast now I can't remember who sold their car on there recently sorry) but
get the guy that paid several thou for a 123 down to buy her. Be great fun
for the entire family, or something.

On Mon, Oct 9, 2017 at 10:16 AM, Ed Booher  wrote:

> If it is truly rust-less I'd pay $1K for it. (Not that I currently have
> $1K at hand, but you know.) The way I see it, even if the engine is seized,
> as long as there is zero rust in the body, a donor engine is easily source.
> Very easy in your case, I'd imagine, given the cars you have lying around.
>
> Rust is very, very hard to deal with, as I'm sure you know. Mechanicals
> are easy by comparison. They are designed to be replaced as regular
> maintenance after all.
>
> Just my 2 cents, but I'd say buy it.
>
> EdB
>
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Re: [MBZ] Nice dead 240d

[Ed Booher via Mercedes]

If it is truly rust-less I'd pay $1K for it. (Not that I currently have $1K
at hand, but you know.) The way I see it, even if the engine is seized, as
long as there is zero rust in the body, a donor engine is easily source.
Very easy in your case, I'd imagine, given the cars you have lying around.

Rust is very, very hard to deal with, as I'm sure you know. Mechanicals are
easy by comparison. They are designed to be replaced as regular maintenance
after all.

Just my 2 cents, but I'd say buy it.

EdB

On Mon, Oct 9, 2017 at 8:18 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> Or give the old guy $1000 credit against a Benz he can drive.
> Mitch
>
> > On October 9, 2017 at 12:58 AM Rick Knoble via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> > As long as The Queen is all taken care of, and you have the cash to
> spare, and the room to spare, yes, buy it and then sell it.
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Re: [MBZ] Nice dead 240d

[Mitch Haley via Mercedes]

Or give the old guy $1000 credit against a Benz he can drive. 
Mitch

> On October 9, 2017 at 12:58 AM Rick Knoble via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> As long as The Queen is all taken care of, and you have the cash to spare, 
> and the room to spare, yes, buy it and then sell it.

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Re: [MBZ] Nice dead 240d

[Rick Knoble via Mercedes]

Kaleb sez:

>Later on I got to thinking that I should >have just bought it

So three years ago you should've bought it for a grand, and you now have a 
chance at a do over. 

Are you high?

As long as The Queen is all taken care of, and you have the cash to spare, and 
the room to spare, yes, buy it and then sell it.

Rick
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Re: [MBZ] Nice dead 240d

[Curley McLain via Mercedes]

See what he needs.  Maybe you can trade him sumf'in for part of the 
cash!  Maybe he needs to buy a house!



Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes 
October 8, 2017 at 7:46 PM
Is a rust free, good paint but non running stick 240d worth $1k? About 
3 years ago this old man contacted me to see if I was interested in 
his 240d. Been sitting in his shop for years and he used to start it 
but had not started it in a while. Last time he tried it would not 
start. He wanted $1k for it. I go over and look at it and it cranks 
over and sounds like it should but iirc no fuel in the prefilter. He 
kept saying it need vacuum lines replaced so it would start. At the 
time I think I determined more than likely it just needed to be bled 
and it would probably start. I offered him $600 and he said no. I 
offered him $800 and he said no. I then walked. Later on I got to 
thinking that I should have just bought it because I could have got it 
going fairly easy and it should bring $2-3k at least. I think I may 
have even told this story on here at the time. I had been thinking 
about this car off and on over the years each time thinking to myself 
I wish I would have just got it, but I had a big hang up about $1k. So 
today a 240d parts car turns up on CL with a familiar sounding story. 
It's listed at $1k. I email the guy and the story really sounds 
familiar. I go back thru my emails and it's this guy. So looks like he 
still has the car. So help me out folks, from what I describe is it 
worth $1k? He is one of these old guys that's going to set a price and 
not budge a dime. My grandfather was one of those types.


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Re: [MBZ] Nice dead 240d

[Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes]

I thought I remembered it being automatic, but the emails he sent me before 
said stick and the ad says stick so I must have just remembered it wrong. It's 
way too nice to part out for sure unless it's gone way down hill. 

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> On Oct 8, 2017, at 8:26 PM, G Mann via Mercedes  wrote:
> 
> 3 speed stick, or 4 speed? I've been seeing 3 peddle sets/trans bring near
> $1,000...  Part it out?
> 
> On Sun, Oct 8, 2017 at 6:04 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> 
>> No rust, good paint and interior if it's the same as it was 3 years ago.
>> Would still have been sitting in the shop I'm sure.
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> On Oct 8, 2017, at 7:58 PM, Dwight Giles  wrote:
>>> 
>>> Well as my  brother the car dealer manager used to say, they don't make
>> them anymore.
>>> 
>>> Any rust?
>>> 
>>> Dwight Giles Jr.
>>> Wickford RI
>>> 
 On Oct 8, 2017 8:46 PM, "Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes" <
>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
 Is a rust free, good paint but non running stick 240d worth $1k? About
>> 3 years ago this old man contacted me to see if I was interested in his
>> 240d. Been sitting in his shop for years and he used to start it but had
>> not started it in a while. Last time he tried it would not start. He wanted
>> $1k for it. I go over and look at it and it cranks over and sounds like it
>> should but iirc no fuel in the prefilter. He kept saying it need vacuum
>> lines replaced so it would start. At the time I think I determined more
>> than likely it just needed to be bled and it would probably start. I
>> offered him $600 and he said no. I offered him $800 and he said no. I then
>> walked. Later on I got to thinking that I should have just bought it
>> because I could have got it going fairly easy and it should bring $2-3k at
>> least. I think I may have even told this story on here at the time. I had
>> been thinking about this car off and on over the years each time thinking
>> to myself I wish I would have just got it, but I had a big hang up about
>> $1k. So today a 240d parts car turns up on CL with a familiar sounding
>> story. It's listed at $1k. I email the guy and the story really sounds
>> familiar. I go back thru my emails and it's this guy. So looks like he
>> still has the car. So help me out folks, from what I describe is it worth
>> $1k? He is one of these old guys that's going to set a price and not budge
>> a dime. My grandfather was one of those types.
 
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Re: [MBZ] Nice dead 240d

[G Mann via Mercedes]

3 speed stick, or 4 speed? I've been seeing 3 peddle sets/trans bring near
$1,000...  Part it out?

On Sun, Oct 8, 2017 at 6:04 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> No rust, good paint and interior if it's the same as it was 3 years ago.
> Would still have been sitting in the shop I'm sure.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Oct 8, 2017, at 7:58 PM, Dwight Giles  wrote:
> >
> > Well as my  brother the car dealer manager used to say, they don't make
> them anymore.
> >
> > Any rust?
> >
> > Dwight Giles Jr.
> > Wickford RI
> >
> >> On Oct 8, 2017 8:46 PM, "Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes" <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >> Is a rust free, good paint but non running stick 240d worth $1k? About
> 3 years ago this old man contacted me to see if I was interested in his
> 240d. Been sitting in his shop for years and he used to start it but had
> not started it in a while. Last time he tried it would not start. He wanted
> $1k for it. I go over and look at it and it cranks over and sounds like it
> should but iirc no fuel in the prefilter. He kept saying it need vacuum
> lines replaced so it would start. At the time I think I determined more
> than likely it just needed to be bled and it would probably start. I
> offered him $600 and he said no. I offered him $800 and he said no. I then
> walked. Later on I got to thinking that I should have just bought it
> because I could have got it going fairly easy and it should bring $2-3k at
> least. I think I may have even told this story on here at the time. I had
> been thinking about this car off and on over the years each time thinking
> to myself I wish I would have just got it, but I had a big hang up about
> $1k. So today a 240d parts car turns up on CL with a familiar sounding
> story. It's listed at $1k. I email the guy and the story really sounds
> familiar. I go back thru my emails and it's this guy. So looks like he
> still has the car. So help me out folks, from what I describe is it worth
> $1k? He is one of these old guys that's going to set a price and not budge
> a dime. My grandfather was one of those types.
> >>
> >> Sent from my iPhone
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Re: [MBZ] Nice dead 240d

[Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes]

No rust, good paint and interior if it's the same as it was 3 years ago. Would 
still have been sitting in the shop I'm sure.

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> On Oct 8, 2017, at 7:58 PM, Dwight Giles  wrote:
> 
> Well as my  brother the car dealer manager used to say, they don't make them 
> anymore.
> 
> Any rust?
> 
> Dwight Giles Jr.
> Wickford RI
> 
>> On Oct 8, 2017 8:46 PM, "Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes" 
>>  wrote:
>> Is a rust free, good paint but non running stick 240d worth $1k? About 3 
>> years ago this old man contacted me to see if I was interested in his 240d. 
>> Been sitting in his shop for years and he used to start it but had not 
>> started it in a while. Last time he tried it would not start. He wanted $1k 
>> for it. I go over and look at it and it cranks over and sounds like it 
>> should but iirc no fuel in the prefilter. He kept saying it need vacuum 
>> lines replaced so it would start. At the time I think I determined more than 
>> likely it just needed to be bled and it would probably start. I offered him 
>> $600 and he said no. I offered him $800 and he said no. I then walked. Later 
>> on I got to thinking that I should have just bought it because I could have 
>> got it going fairly easy and it should bring $2-3k at least. I think I may 
>> have even told this story on here at the time. I had been thinking about 
>> this car off and on over the years each time thinking to myself I wish I 
>> would have just got it, but I
  had a big hang up about $1k. So today a 240d parts car turns up on CL with a 
familiar sounding story. It's listed at $1k. I email the guy and the story 
really sounds familiar. I go back thru my emails and it's this guy. So looks 
like he still has the car. So help me out folks, from what I describe is it 
worth $1k? He is one of these old guys that's going to set a price and not 
budge a dime. My grandfather was one of those types.
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
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Re: [MBZ] Nice dead 240d

[Dwight Giles via Mercedes]

Well as my  brother the car dealer manager used to say, they don't make
them anymore.

Any rust?

Dwight Giles Jr.
Wickford RI

On Oct 8, 2017 8:46 PM, "Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes" <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> Is a rust free, good paint but non running stick 240d worth $1k? About 3
> years ago this old man contacted me to see if I was interested in his 240d.
> Been sitting in his shop for years and he used to start it but had not
> started it in a while. Last time he tried it would not start. He wanted $1k
> for it. I go over and look at it and it cranks over and sounds like it
> should but iirc no fuel in the prefilter. He kept saying it need vacuum
> lines replaced so it would start. At the time I think I determined more
> than likely it just needed to be bled and it would probably start. I
> offered him $600 and he said no. I offered him $800 and he said no. I then
> walked. Later on I got to thinking that I should have just bought it
> because I could have got it going fairly easy and it should bring $2-3k at
> least. I think I may have even told this story on here at the time. I had
> been thinking about this car off and on over the years each time thinking
> to myself I wish I would have just got it, but I had a big hang up about
> $1k. So today a 240d parts car turns up on CL with a familiar sounding
> story. It's listed at $1k. I email the guy and the story really sounds
> familiar. I go back thru my emails and it's this guy. So looks like he
> still has the car. So help me out folks, from what I describe is it worth
> $1k? He is one of these old guys that's going to set a price and not budge
> a dime. My grandfather was one of those types.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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