What Floyd said. Without pictures it’s tough to say, but these Mustang replicas have had soft prices for a vary long time, so don’t let what you see on the Bay of Fleas mislead you.
Certainly less than $1,000 based on your description. Would probably cost more to make it whole again unless you were doing the work yourself. -D > On Dec 19, 2018, at 11:24 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Sounds like a possible running beater like that, if it can be made a runner > > --FT > Sent from iPhone > >> On Dec 19, 2018, at 9:55 PM, clay monroe via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> A friend wants to get rid of his 92 500SL. It has some pretty good nose >> damage that made the passenger side airbag deploy, messed up the chin and >> tweaked the nose/hood. Condenser and radiator are out of the car. Living >> in the trunk now. Headlights are back there as well. >> >> White on ash leather. Tan soft top that has leaking, but functional >> pistons, so it does deploy the soft top. Two small age related tears at the >> folds on driver side. Seats are comfortable, but passenger has stitching >> fail in the middle front leading edge. Must be some related wear on the >> driver seat that I am not recalling. Driver seat belt does not retract. >> Air bag deployment put a starburst on the windscreen. No leaks into cabin >> or trunk, as I could find no water or moisture (and it has been raining to >> make Noah look like a piker) >> >> California car (just titled in WA 4/18). The tires are fresh from April, >> and the wheels look fine. Has 87k on the clock and does drive enough to get >> you on a transport and off again. I took it around the block, and it >> handles well at low speed. Seems a fine car if you are into the R129. No >> insurance, so title is still clean. His mechanic has put new rotors and >> pads up front. He replaced the oil pan and tried to adjust/massage the >> damage caused by the driver running over a road divider. >> >> What is this car worth? My friend wants to just sell it because he would >> rather put his cash toward not fixing the SL. If it were KBB or >> something, I would guess it was a horribly low #4, due to damage. Not yet >> scrap or parts. >> >> I looked on the Bay of Fleas, but those are priced quite high and of better >> condition. He has no time or desire to do the parting out work. I figured >> he could make an easy $2k selling off the wheels, tops, headlights, and >> catastrophic converter. Maybe another 2K for the engine. Is the car worth >> $4k as it sits? I am sure somebody with bodywork ability, could bring the >> car to $7K. >> >> Not mine, no interest. Just want to be able to provide him with a more >> educated opinion so he can price it well enough to get into something else. >> I did not pry as to what that might be. Probably another flashy old thing >> he does not insure. >> >> >> clay monroe >> redgh...@comcast.net >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> 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
