Please do. You've done well by me once, maybe you can make it two times... Thank you!
To be honest, I don't think it's going to make a lot of sense to put any money into this car at this point. It pains me to say that, but the economics probably bear out just getting another car. Ideally I would like to get him in something a little more economical like a six cylinder since he's commuting to school this coming year. That's why I mentioned an E class. Dan Sent from my iPad > On Jul 16, 2015, at 11:08 AM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > There is a silverish 140 for sale up the road, was put out at the end of a > guy's driveway a coupla days ago. It looks pretty nice on a drive-by. I > think it is the same guy who had a white one a coupla years ago for sale. I > have driven by but have not looked at it. I could do that, see what it is > like, how much he wants for it. He might be a flipper or something, I don't > know but i can look if you want. > > --R > > > >> On 7/16/15 10:46 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: >> Youngest son calls this morning. Not usually a good thing at this hour. >> >> Had a Jeep Cherokee cut in front of him, he hit the brakes but still ended >> up hitting them with the front left corner of the car. Jeep bumper smashed >> headlight, crumpled hood and fender, no other damage and car is definitely >> drivable. That's why we drive these cars, guys. >> >> Boy is perfectly fine, but understandably bummed/pissed. >> >> Poop. >> >> So now I am faced with the following for a $3,000.00 car with a salvage >> title: >> >> 1.) Find a hood, fender and headlight. Headlight is easy, not sure about >> hood and fender. Gotta call a local recycler to see if they can find >> anything and how much it would be. >> >> 2.) Beat the panels out, replace the headlight and turn indicator and let >> him drive it like that. >> >> 3.) Retire the car and find something else. >> >> So, anyone know of a decent W140 or maybe an E class, something of that >> sort? How's about a W140 that someone is parting out? >> >> #2 will probably take place in the interim anyway, just so he has wheels. >> >> I've never sourced body parts before, but I'm thinking that something as big >> as a hood is going to be expensive if it's got to be shipped. >> >> Dang it. >> >> Dan >> >> Sent from my iPad >> _______________________________________ >> 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 > _______________________________________ 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
