Hey, I'm included in that demographic as well. As for rolling around on the floor and changing oil, well, I have stopped doing that, too. When my local stealership does an oil change with OEM filter and synthetic blend OE oil, along with an inspection and tire rotation for $30, I can' justify getting dirty, much less going through the hassle of buying the materials and having to dispose of the waste oil.
Granted, they're attempting to use this as a loss leader to find something to repair on my car, but it is in good enough shape that they are hard pressed to find anything... Dan --- On Tue, 12/21/10, E M <pokieba...@gmail.com> wrote: > From: E M <pokieba...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] 4.5 Value > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Date: Tuesday, December 21, 2010, 2:24 PM > Geez, now I'm "up there in > years"! Well if that ain't a depressing thought, > I don't know what is. lol Mind you, there's a lot of > truth to what you > say. I still love cleaning a car, it relaxes > me. But for the really dirty > stuff, I'm more likely to pay someone else to do it. > There was a time > rolling around on the ground and messing with cars was a > fun thing to do. > It no longer has the same effect on me. > > Speaking of that, I'm off to the garage now to get the oil > changed in the > minivan. By the time I buy it, get dirty, rolling > around on the ground, and > then have to take the old stuff to a recycler, it costs me > about $10 more to > let someone else do. Of course, I'll vacuum the car > when I get home, I > don't want you to think I'm lazy. ;-) > > Ed > 300E > > On 21 December 2010 12:35, LWB250 <lwb...@yahoo.com> > wrote: > > > 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 > > > _______________________________________ > 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
