[MBZ] 1995 E420

The $1500 1995 E420 arrived yesterday morning from Columbus OH about 9:30. No surprises for the most part. I forgot how much fun these cars are. Really. The W124 has that “bank vault” feeling when you close the door, and the interior, while spartan, is comfortable yet “tight”. Engine idles smoo

Re: [MBZ] 1995 E420

If you are going to have the roof repainted, you may as well have them do the bumper cover at the same time. RB On 28/04/2020 10:17 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: The $1500 1995 E420 arrived yesterday morning from Columbus OH about 9:30. No surprises for the most part. I forgot how much

Re: [MBZ] 1995 E420

Yeah, that’s a possibility. I’m not in a hurry to do the roof at this point. I may shop around and see what local shops want to do the work first. Good idea, though, thanks! -D > On Apr 28, 2020, at 11:30 AM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes > wrote: > > If you are going to have the roof repainted

Re: [MBZ] 1995 E420

On 28/04/2020 10:40 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: Yeah, that’s a possibility. I’m not in a hurry to do the roof at this point. I may shop around and see what local shops want to do the work first. Good idea, though, thanks! -D Shouldn't cost a fortune to have it sprayed if you do the pr

Re: [MBZ] 1995 E420

No prep. I’ll leave that to the professionals. Other than maybe removing trim to make their job easier. I don’t do paint, it’s an art form. -D > On Apr 28, 2020, at 11:43 AM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes > wrote: > > On 28/04/2020 10:40 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: >> Yeah, that’s a possi

Re: [MBZ] 1995 E420

Where did you get a bumper cover? Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 28, 2020, at 10:18 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > The $1500 1995 E420 arrived yesterday morning from Columbus OH about 9:30. > No surprises for the most part. > > I forgot how much fun these cars are. Really. The W124

Re: [MBZ] 1995 E420

Carparts.com Waiting for the confirmation of shipping. $75 plus nearly that for shipping. Still a bargain. -D > On Apr 28, 2020, at 11:49 AM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > Where did you get a bumper cover? > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Apr 28, 2020, at 1

Re: [MBZ] 1995 E420

Sounds like you got an awesome deal on that E420! A used car of any era with EVERYTHING working is a rarity, let alone one that is 25 years old! I finally got some news on my 1982 240D that’s been in the shop since February. They are wrapping things up, and it COULD be ready by the end of the we

Re: [MBZ] 1995 E420

Yeah, I was really lucky to score this one. I’m surprised someone didn’t beat me to it. Sounds like the 240D is just about ready to go. How much longer before you move out to the new digs? -D > On Apr 29, 2020, at 5:11 PM, Kevin Kraly via Mercedes > wrote: > > Sounds like you got an awesome

Re: [MBZ] 1995 E420

The deal for the other house didn’t work out, so we’re staying put at least for now. Since we don’t have enough income for another loan for the new property, we either have to be able to do a rent/pre-occupancy deal while our house sells or a contingent, bumpable buyer. With four dogs, and being

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That sucks. Sorry to hear that. We just did a refinance on our new house because we went into with the bare minimum (5%) to avoid tying up cash. Now that our former house has sold, we’re rolling a good part of the proceeds into the new house’s mortgage and knocking the rate down over a full poi

Re: [MBZ] 1995 E420

If you have a lot of crap or unusual circumstances such as owning 80 cars it makes it difficult to buy a new house while still keeping your existing house. You have to have a while to move all of your crap out before you can put old house on the market. We got lucky and were able to squeak by wi

Re: [MBZ] 1995 E420

If at some point I sell the old house I would imagine I probably will take the cash from that and plow it into this house then refi it at a much lower rate and term and without PMI. The loan in the new house is FHA and the PMI is close to $300 a month of the payment. Sent from my iPhone > On

Re: [MBZ] 1995 E420

Holy cow! You must have been a hell of a risk when that mortgage was underwritten! Or is it because it’s an FHA mortgage? On a $285k mortgage we put 5% down on ($300k sale price) our PMI is $83/month. Even that’s a screw, as the house appraised for $315k. They would get their money back and mor

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Holy cow! Our refi added PMI, it's like $35/mo... Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Wed, Apr 29, 2020 at 6:25 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: If at some point I sell the old house I would imagine I probably will take the cash from that and plow it into this house then refi i

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FHA really screws you on PMI. Reason it went that way way DTI was too high carrying both loans to qualify for conventional. Supposedly after showing rental income for a couple of years that can be included in a refi so get out of FHA. I just have not done anything about it yet. Within the next 2

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Was that FHA? Maybe I got screwed over. Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 29, 2020, at 5:36 PM, Curt Raymond wrote: > > Holy cow! Our refi added PMI, it's like $35/mo... > > Curt > > Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android > > On Wed, Apr 29, 2020 at 6:25 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > If

Re: [MBZ] 1995 E420

Yeah that 420 was a great buy Dan. 2.5 is a great rate. We just did 3.1 on a 30 yr fixed. It is a jumbo so I think that bumps it up a bit also. There are some arguments for staying liquid but they all involve making more than you are paying in interest on the mortgage. We wanted out of pocket to

Re: [MBZ] 1995 E420

Thanks, Karl. I don’t recall what the rate that was quoted, but we bought it down to 2.5% for about $1400. While I wouldn’t normally buy points, it was enough of a bargain that it made sense to do it. We’re not quite retirement age but the light at the end of the tunnel is definitely getting br

[MBZ] 1995 E420 - 126k miles - $3,500

Has a tow hitch -- I probably wouldn't pull anything too heavy with it but would be good for a small utility trailer or bike rack. What is a "Code 18" check engine light? https://dayton.craigslist.org/cto/d/xenia-for-sale-mercedes/7511286264.html ___ http://ww

[MBZ] 1995 E420 code troubleshooting help please.

Listers, Need some assistance troubleshooting an issue on my 'new' 1995 E420. Just purchased it with 101kMi and I have check engine light that came on. We ran the codes and the complaint is "DM019, Fuel injector Valves -> LH1". "TPM069 Starter lock-out and reversing lamp switch S16/3", "ABS

Re: [MBZ] 1995 E420 - 126k miles - $3,500

2022 11:32 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Cc: Allan Streib Subject: [MBZ] 1995 E420 - 126k miles - $3,500 Has a tow hitch -- I probably wouldn't pull anything too heavy with it but would be good for a small utility trailer or bike rack. What is a "Code 18" c

Re: [MBZ] 1995 E420 code troubleshooting help please.

Engine speed sensors are known to cause an issue on these from time to time. WJ -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Troy Kocher Sent: Friday, June 28, 2013 3:52 PM To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: [MBZ] 1995 E420 code troubleshooting

Re: [MBZ] 1995 E420 code troubleshooting help please.

Troy, Sign up over at BenzWorld.com and search the W140 conference. I have been over there since I bought my 95 S500 and the amount of information has been a real godsend. Dan On Jun 28, 2013, at 3:52 PM, Troy Kocher wrote: > Listers, > > Need some assistance troubleshooting an issue on m