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worth buying wrecked 1995 E300 to part out? - bkc - 08-29-2013
So... a car I was looking at buying and fixing just doesn't pencil out for repair, given what the guy wants as a purchase price.
=== The details:
* 1995 E300 diesel (w124)
* 188k miles
* OM606 non-turbo (although allegedly is sturdy enough to just tack on a later turbo?)
=== The damage:
* hit ahead of the front left wheel
* no frame/unibody bending
* apron and fender mangled, bumper minor damage, side light destroyed, hood very slightly rolled
* left strut needs to be replaced
According to owner, A/C system supposedly mostly new, needs evaporator replaced, since everything else already was and still didn't provide cold (or his indie could be clueless and it might be a relay/valve somewhere, especially if the indie isn't expert on the whole Klima thing).
Car is drivable as is, but a little wonky on sharp turns or at high speed (I tied in the left headlight with fishing line to be "street legal" when I drove it to the shop).
$1,500 purchase (originally was talking about a scrap price of around $500, but then it wasn't totaled by insurance)
$3,600 body shop repairs, even with providing parts off my wrecked '93 and doing a fair amount of attach/detach labor myself
Should I get it at the $1,500 to part it out? Anyone here interested in enough parts to make it worth the hassle? I need to decide ASAP.
Thanks for any advice!
-bkc
RE: worth buying wrecked 1995 E300 to part out? - larsalan - 08-30-2013
Some people might think the driveline is worth the $1500. Any other parts you could sell off would just be a bonus. But then some people would only want the turbo motor not the na version.
RE: worth buying wrecked 1995 E300 to part out? - aaa - 08-30-2013
Get it for less.