here in Calif., prices are all over the map,... you can find clapped out
Kaleb Specials (no offense intended, Kaleb!) all day, but anything
actually in good condition is probably going to cost you.
i'm most familiar with W123 diesels (since that's what i have and
watch). a strange thing has happened here with them; the Veggie-hippies
managed to destroy enough of them while under the delusion that you
could pour anything that vaguely resembled oil in the tank and it would
run, that some junkyards won't even take them anymore unless you deliver
them to their front gate at your expense and then sign them over. of
course, this means that those that run are more rare, and good ones in
nice shape are worth even more now.
i spent many months several years ago looking for a turbo 300D that
was in good enough shape for my family; i wanted something that had been
taken care of properly and didn't have any dings, scratches, rips,
stains or tears. in spite of a dedicated search, i couldn't find
anything worth that met that simple standard within several hundred
miles of the Bay Area, and it seems like they've only become more rare
since.
i finally found a good low-mileage (~120K) example in Los(t)
Angeles that i paid a few thousand for and put a little into it to clean
it up, and could now sell it for a good deal more than i've got into it
even though i've almost doubled the mileage on it. (oddly enough, it's
our oldest car, but still the lowest mileage.)
the 280 4.5s and 6.9s are still seen around here, but are most
typically seen parked, and in poor condition. they must be fantastic
cars if in good trim, but from what (little) i hear, they seem to have a
reputation for being expensive and troublesome to keep.
cheers!
e
On 21/Dec/10 13:04, Jaime Kopchinski wrote:
Sounds like I need to head out to california with a car hauler!
Every time I visit out west I'm tempted. One of these days I'll find
the time, money, and courage to fly out, buy something, and drive it
back here to NJ.
Jaime
On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 11:38 AM, David Bruckmann
<bruckma...@transcontinental.ca> wrote:
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+.
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