I still have to get around to installing my volunteer list admin, but have been too lazy to do it.
Sent from my iPhone On Aug 30, 2013, at 7:32 PM, Hendrik and Fay <heni...@gmail.com> wrote: > Funny how when Klebby posts pictures, they get approved in a nano second, us > peasants sit there for days/weeks/years waiting. > > Seriously though, my take is that a 108/9 is a car that is suited to an > enthusiast who really loves these cars and is willing to put the effort into > them. > Unless you get lucky and find a minter for cheap (grandma selling off > grandpas old car type of thing), there is not much money to be made. Parts > for these things are getting rarer and rarer, most bits on the car are 40 > years old and will need replacing sooner rather than later. Looking at those > pics, the dash is cracked, the seats are cracked, the wood work is faded, the > body is average and that's not even getting into the mechanicals. > If the body was close to perfect on that car, I would say it would be a > worthwhile proposition, insofar that you don't have to spend money on it and > can focus on the interior and mechanicals. > > Hendrik > who has a close to perfect body > > On 31/08/13 08:16, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: >> One other thing too, even though some folks like the 6 cylinder better, I >> still think I would rather have a v8. I have had a couple of 4.5s none >> drivable tough and ended up selling them before fixing them. Even had a >> 300sel once. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Aug 30, 2013, at 5:22 PM, Dan Penoff <d...@penoff.com> wrote: >> >>> Consider that you have a tendency to either flip stuff or sit on it for a >>> while. It's not going to appreciate in value, at least not for some time. >>> If you let it sit it's going to be problematic, as the fuel system won't >>> like it. >>> >>> I think you would be wise to pass. At least until you find me a nice >>> finnie like the one you bought cheap off of Toad. >>> >>> Dan >>> >>> On Aug 30, 2013, at 6:15 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: >>> >>>> I think I am going to pass on it as I do not have any other 108 parts cars >>>> and no telling what I would be getting involved with. Going to look at a >>>> ran when parked a year ago 87 300d for $1k only a few miles away >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
