Ernest wrote << it's amazing what kind of POSs some sellers will want to waste your time to show you even when you're *very* specific about the condition of what you're looking for>>
I think much of this is due to the general lack of knowledge about MBs - some people see the 3 pointed Star and see an $80K vehicle - regardless of age or condition. I imagine the same is true of people seeing a RR, Ferrari Porsche or other exotic car. Many people seldom see these cars and when they do they look past the warts. I haven;t looked at many private owned vehicles of this caliber but the ones I see at used car lots have the same mentality. There was an auction a fe months ago. I wanted tog o just to see how the process worked. They required some registration of the potential buyers which I agreed to but to get into the tent where the exotic cars were showing req'd a $10K letter of credit or cashiers's check. I asked why and they said the Maybach they had was a $800k car - I started to argue since they sell for less than $500k unless they get a *lot* of options - which this one did not have - but the lady on the hone had been told the MB Maybachs were outrageously expensive and she went with what she was told. I don't know who they're fooling - the people with the money to buy something like these cars know the value - those who are impressed by incorrect claims don't have the money to do anything with the information so I still don't understand why sellers exaggerate the condition of cars they are selling - Anyway - it's odd that people see our old MBs and think they're as valuable as ne ones. I was traveling to a engineering office with a couple of other members of our team and we all rode in the same rental car. We passed a 70s 220/240 struggling to get thru an intersection when oneof the engineers said, "Look - an $80,000 car and he ran out of gas." A reasonably intelligent guy possessing little knowledge of older MBs. Maybe the people trying to pass off a POS are hoping someone like that will come by and drop several thousand more than the car is worth - just so they can drive away in a MB. Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D) www.youroil.net for Oil Analysis and Weber Parts Test Results http://members.rennlist.com/oil PORSCHE POSTERS! youroil.net Weber Carb Info http://members.rennlist.com/webercarbs . ----- Original Message ----- From: "ernest breakfield" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Monday, December 10, 2007 8:29 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Tire kickers... >i wouldn't be surprised; but i spent 6 months looking over a 450 mile > range for a 300D i deemed worth buying, and have had other MBZ-heads > drooling on it ever since asking how i was able to find one in such > great condition with only 120K miles on it... > > it's amazing what kind of POSs some sellers will want to waste your > time to show you even when you're *very* specific about the condition of > what you're looking for. only a few people were upstanding enough to > actually say "this might not be what you're looking for", while the > condition of other vehicles people wanted to show me differed enough > from the description to be downright criminal. > > > cheers! > e > > > Timothy Robinson wrote: >> I'd almost forgotten I had a car listed on Craigslist. I got a call this >> morning, a guy asking was it still available and could he see it. The guy >> was calling from three hours away. He intended to drive today (short >> notice) to see the car. I gave him directions. I had meetings today but >> I'd >> left the car for service with the mechanic over the weekend so he was >> welcome to go by the shop, talk to the mechanic and drive the car if he >> wished. I even suggested if the car (W123) didn't stike him that the >> mechanic also had several W123 diesels for sale. >> >> >> This evening having heard nothing from the feller, I called the mechanic. >> The guy indeed did show up. He drove the car. He liked it. He also looked >> at >> five other cars, driving one or two. Told the mechanic he'd looked at >> several other cars the past week, said "Thanks" and left. >> >> We were just amazed to have someone drive six hours round trip just to >> "kick >> tires." > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.16.17/1179 - Release Date: > 12/9/2007 11:06 AM > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
