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benz shopping, which to buy? - stan - 08-13-2010
So due to the recent death of my '84 300D, I'm shopping around for another w123.
Cars I've looked at so far:
83 300D
Asking price $2650
Paint: silver, absolutely worn to chalkiness
Body: straight, no dents
Miles: ~270k
Interior: wood panels cracked, many switches need replacing, upholstery cracked
A/c: not cold, reasons unknown
Etc: strange faint rumble at low speed reasons unknown
85 300D
Asking price: 3200
Paint: gold, original, perfect except wear on roof
Body: straight, no dents
Miles:260k one owner (old lady)
Interior: upholstery cracked, seat springs totally shot
A/c: not cold, reasons unknown
Etc: transmission sorta hesitates to change gears (p->drive, p->rev, etc), engine needs throttle on cold start or it stumbles
80 300TD (non turbo)
Asking price: $2490
Paint: burgandy, repainted. Some rust bubbling on front passenger door at trim
Body: straight, no dents
Miles: 182k
Interior: like new, totally immaculate
A/c: not cold, reason unknown, control not working totally right either
Etc: damn are nonturbos this slow? Holy jesus! Also, hood pad missing, and hood hing springs not attached (hinges damaged? Unsure)
I realllly want a TD but this one is soooo sloooww. Both sedans have their issues as well. Do I pick one, or keep looking? What do you guys think?
RE: benz shopping, which to buy? - ForcedInduction - 08-13-2010
(08-13-2010, 12:56 AM)stan 83 300DThats an $800 car, $1000 at best. That guy is on crack if he thinks its worth $2650 with those defects.
Asking price $2650
Paint: silver, absolutely worn to chalkiness
Body: straight, no dents
Miles: ~270k
Interior: wood panels cracked, many switches need replacing, upholstery cracked
A/c: not cold, reasons unknown
Etc: strange faint rumble at low speed reasons unknown
Quote:85 300D$3200 is another dream. $1500, maybe $1800 at best.
Asking price: 3200
Paint: gold, original, perfect except wear on roof
Body: straight, no dents
Miles:260k one owner (old lady)
Interior: upholstery cracked, seat springs totally shot
A/c: not cold, reasons unknown
Etc: transmission sorta hesitates to change gears (p->drive, p->rev, etc), engine needs throttle on cold start or it stumbles
Quote:80 300TD (non turbo)Being a wagon automatically boosts the value a little, but with the defects $2500 is high. $1600, maybe $1800.
Asking price: $2490
Paint: burgandy, repainted. Some rust bubbling on front passenger door at trim
Body: straight, no dents
Miles: 182k
Interior: like new, totally immaculate
A/c: not cold, reason unknown, control not working totally right either
Etc: damn are nonturbos this slow? Holy jesus! Also, hood pad missing, and hood hing springs not attached (hinges damaged? Unsure)
Non-turbo engines shouldn't be slow. My engines accelerate reasonably with the VNT's vanes turned off (no boost).
Quote:Do I pick one, or keep looking?Keep looking, especially out of state. Arizona has great condition cars without the California WVO-freakshow markup.
RE: benz shopping, which to buy? - Captain America - 08-13-2010
Yeah I paid 1900 for mine. I wouldn't pay anything more unless it was perfect with all maintenance records...
RE: benz shopping, which to buy? - garage - 08-13-2010
There is DEFINETLY better deals out there, keep looking dude.
Between me and my dad we have bought 5 of these old 80's diesel mercedes, not paying over $900 once.
RE: benz shopping, which to buy? - willbhere4u - 08-13-2010
Me and my dad got a pristine 1983 300d for $300 with fresh paint and a bad engine
and then got a 1980 300sd with a great engine and a bad body for $400
RE: benz shopping, which to buy? - stan - 08-13-2010
i agree with all you guys' points, and i guess i should have added some more info to my OP-
i do know that these are not proper prices - the market is inflated as hell. the problem is i work full time AND am in school full time (even for summer semester). i have money, and have almost zero time. if that were not the case, i would definitely be taking a different path. as it stands, i have a $3000 budget, and need to rectify the car situation A.S.A.P. so I'm willing to tolerate somewhat inflated prices.
RE: benz shopping, which to buy? - Captain America - 08-13-2010
I've seen some good local cars lately on Craigslist in the IE, OC, and LA
RE: benz shopping, which to buy? - stan - 08-13-2010
(08-13-2010, 02:37 PM)Captain America I've seen some good local cars lately on Craigslist in the IE, OC, and LA
i've been combing LA/SD/OC/IE/SB for a while now, and the 3 i listed were the only worthwhile ones i've found, other than a couple wagons asking $6000 which are way out of my range.
RE: benz shopping, which to buy? - stan - 08-16-2010
took a look at a cleaner (albeit higher mileage) 300TD and the guy would absolutely not budge off of $4500. ridiculous.
if nothing else turns up, i'm going to bring the red 300TD over to my mechanic to get his blessing.
the w123 market SUCKS right now.