Do trailer it over. Selling a car from the "Hahbah" will be much
easier. There is a rabid bioD mob on this side of the mountains that
will jump all over it. Huge tank and all will have great appeal. The
new diesels will only show up this fall, and nobody will allow BioD to
be used, as it will void warranty. The BlueTec does look like I need
to see how it will fit. More interested in the S than the E.
Gump will not sell. I just can not part with her yet. She is my own
little Pygmalion. She will never be a #2, but getting her closer to
#3 would be fine. There is a clapped out 220 up north for $75, I still
need to check out. We had too much fun going 4 wheeling to bother
getting off the trails to see it. Need to tow it anyway.
The real appeal for the 4x4 crowd is to take it as a plaything and go
ORV. There is no way a truck would make it on the trials. Truck can
be used as a work tool for hauling things, but this end of the
mountains wants toys, or something to make them feel good about going
out when there is an inch of snow. Alltrac does that just fine in
their minds. And if it lives in a minivan even better to haul kids.
On Monday, May 29, 2006, at 10:35 PM, Jim Cathey wrote:
http://seattle.craigslist.org/car/165113259.html -- 83 SEL $500
Good old single-row 380 timing chain! However, this car would make
a nice basis for an ersatz SDL. Put a 617 in it and go to town!
I am of the opinion that a diesel benz is fast
becoming an investment akin to gold bars. The prices are getting
ridiculous fast. Some guy wants $5400 for a beater 75 240D. I have
got to shine Gump and get her selling for that kind of cash!
So why, oh why, doesn't my poor 240D sell? We're making another
Seattle trip next month, my wife thinks maybe we should transport
the poor 240D over at the same time. In exchange for our helping
my wife's brother move we get to leave the car in their yard in
Gig Harbor?
Wanting ain't getting! Sell Gump? And buy what?
I think we should cash in fast on our extra diesels. If indeed the
low-sulfur crap comes in and the manufacturers do start delivering
new diesels to us the market for the old ones will crash again.
Once upon a time any old 4wd pickup was worth decent cash. But
all the new AWD vehicles killed the market for the old trucks.
-- Jim
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1972 220D - Gump
1995 E300D - Cleo
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