Randy, with a little TLC you could get $10,000 US on BAT. On Thu, Feb 15, 2018 at 12:24 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> I like the car and I really do not want to part with it but I did not buy > it to be a garage queen. I don't take it to car shows and I don't want it > to be a hobby car that I work on to make perfect but never drive. I bought > it to drive it. Now, having said that, I have not actually driven it all > that much, partly because I don't drive it in the winter (which tends to be > long up here in the GWN) and I don't normally take it out if it is raining. > Plus, it needs a few things tended to and that kept me from using it as a > daily driver to work last summer. I need to put the vacuum shut off doodad > in as it won't shut off without my opening the hood and pushing on the red > tab. I have the part but have not yet installed it. I intend to do so this > spring as soon as things warm up some. > > However, I am concerned that it is becoming too old for my intended > purpose. It appears that parts are becoming harder to get and I don't want > to feel that I cannot readily take it any distance from home. I don't want > to have to hire a flat-deck tow truck to haul it home if I run into trouble > and I would not want to leave it along the road anywhere for fear it would > be vandalized. I doubt anyone would bother a Honda parked along the road > but this thing has become old enough to be unique and that draws attention. > > So, I am sort of at the point where I wonder if I should part with it and > get something newer. Maybe MB and maybe not but not quite as noticeable. > > RB > > On 14/02/2018 5:59 PM, clay monroe via Mercedes wrote: > >> I suspect that the survivors are in much better condition than the ones >> that rusted out, got Cash/klunked, or abused over the past 40 years. They >> are also very affordable to own and operate, as well as having a following >> in the old countries, so parts are available. That it shares some parts >> with the R107 does not hurt. The size is a boon. The W116 is really >> large, while the /8 can be handled better than that or the R107. >> >> I enjoyed working on my /8, and it does have the classic Sacco and Braq >> lines. Why do you still hold on to your car Randy? >> >> >> >> clay >> >> >> On Feb 14, 2018, at 2:27 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes < >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> So, what do you all think about this? There have been several 114/115 >>> cars sold for very good prices in recent times. >>> None have been perfect show cars. >>> >>> 1. Are they just getting old enough to have become somewhat rare? >>> >>> 2. Do they appeal to older wealthy folks who can afford another toy? >>> >>> 3. Should I shine mine up and get out while the going is good, so to >>> speak? >>> >>> RB >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> >> > > _______________________________________ > 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
