I think a lot of this has to do with the market, that is, the buyers. Consider the age of these cars (W108, W111) and you can understand that the people who would show an interest are up there in years (maybe 40-50 or older) and are not looking for "fixer-uppers" or weekend drivers - especially if they are not in decent shape.
Younger people don't know what these cars are, and subsequently, shy away from them when looking for cheap or even reasonably prices transportation. Granted, you'll always have that outlier who is interested because of the uniqueness of the vehicle, but the average Joe has no clue whatsoever when it comes to taking care of or repairing one of these cars. As a result they have marginal value in the "Craigslist" world when it comes to used cars. They are just another commodity. I have a long-time affinity for the finnies, and would love to have another some day. Considering the reality of age and numbers, the possibility that this will happen is pretty slim. At least that's my take on it. Dan --- On Tue, 12/21/10, David Bruckmann <bruckma...@transcontinental.ca> wrote: > From: David Bruckmann <bruckma...@transcontinental.ca> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] 4.5 Value > To: mercedes@okiebenz.com > Date: Tuesday, December 21, 2010, 11:38 AM > So you mean my perfectly rust-free, > mostly-original-paint 280SEL 4.5 might be worth something?! > > The market in California is clearly different than > everywhere else. Here, rust-free, running, decent looking > 108s are on Craigslist regularly for months and people can't > give them away. $2500 seems to be the magic number when they > disappear. Of course they all start with $7k+, but then > creep down when they realize nobody will pay that. > > That friend of mine who bought the 115: it was a 76 300D, > no rust, original paint and interior, basically nothing > wrong with it apart from a toasted prop shaft support and > seat pads, for $1k. He'll need to spend 3k to make it nice, > but it will be worth it at the end. > > D. > > Jaime wrote: > >Which brings up the question asked earlier on the > list: How much is a > >W108 4.5 worth? I didn't say much, but I was > shocked to hear $1000. > >A decent W108 around here is very hard to find, and > anything without > >significant rust is worth $2000+ easy in my > opinion. If you can drive > >it home, its worth $3500+. If there is no major > issues, $5000-8000+. > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
