I just can't see any 116 being worth anywhere near that kind of money. The gas cars are just not at all desirable except to maybe a select few. The diesels are great though. Problem is you get the gas 116 then the new wears off you would have a hell of a time trying to get rid of it. If you want to trade I got a 73 450se with euro lights and bumpers. Course it's probably more of a parts car but I will swap with you :)
Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 28, 2014, at 10:33 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > Here are a some things to consider that make my situation unique: > > My SL500 has a rebuilt title. The car is solid, the work was done and well > documented. I would challenge the typical owner to find anything on this car > that would give it away as having a rebuilt title, other than the sticker on > the A pillar the state put there when it was inspected. The insurance > companies don’t care and will insure it for market value. To them it’s no > different than a “regular” car. > > Being a rebuilt title, people are afraid of it. No dealer would ever take it > on trade. It’s a bastard. Retail for a non-rebuilt example like mine would > be around $8k. With the rebuilt title it’s worth maybe $5k, and that’s if I > could find a buyer. That being said, it has 81k on it and is in excellent > condition. Everything works and is in great shape. I have a set of R230 > staggered 18” wheels for it, too. A really nice performance upgrade. > > Additional considerations: > > While it sounds crazy, a convertible in Florida is not that great. Right now > it’s nice, as the weather is decent and will be until March or early April. > Once “summer” kicks in, you’re going to be hot, humid and broiled by the sun. > I have gotten a sunburn on my forehead after two days of driving it home > with the top down in the summer months. My drive takes me around 25 minutes > doorstep to doorstep. > > Say what you want, but the R129 styling is soulless. The remarks about it > looking like a Mustang are all too true. Other than the tristar on the > grille, it’s tough to pick it out of the crowd. > > While I do enjoy driving the car, it’s more impractical than I expected it to > be. I need a sedan more often than I need a coupe. Luckily the wife has a > sedan. > > It rides like an old wooden skateboard with metal wheels. It’s definitely > the tighter, harsher ride of a W124 rather than the comfy, living room couch > ride of a W140. > > I really like it with the hard top on. It’s a tight, quiet ride that you > would expect from a sports car of its vintage. Gas mileage is pretty decent > with the hard top on, too, although I never had expectations that this car > would sip gasoline. I get 18-19 mpg with the hard top on. That number drops > to maybe 15 mpg with the soft top up or down. Lots of air resistance in > either one of those modes. > > While I might consider a swap, I’m beginning to think about picking up a W140 > beater off of CL and just keeping it in reserve. I really don’t have the > driveway space, but there are a bunch of late 90s W140s around that need > cosmetics or just a serious Martha’ing to be decent drivers. > > I have some concerns about using a 36 year old car as a daily driver. While > there’s no reason it couldn’t be, I fear the risk of a needed repair and > availability of parts could cause me problems. There is no question this car > is sorted, and sorted well. Other than the climate control issue, which has > got to be relatively simple to resolve, this car has had a level of > maintenance and upkeep almost unheard of. That doesn’t mean something won’t > break, but the big issues like timing chains and valves, for example, have > been addressed in the recent past. > > I’m not looking to flip the car - there’s no way you could make any money on > it. I am looking for a daily driver sedan. > > I don’t know what I will do. I’ve got to sleep on this for a while and mull > it over before I take any action. I will probably sit on it until next > weekend and then go take a look. > > Dan > >> On Dec 28, 2014, at 10:00 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> Maybe you 2 can smoke some crack together. This sounds like the craziest >> deal I have heard of. >> >> 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 > > All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those > individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has > no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. _______________________________________ 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 All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
