I think "stupid prices" sums it up. :-) Is gas really expensive enough to justify going to all the hassle, and expense some are going to to convert cars? Again, just running a normal diesel, compared to gas, is paying a premium for a diesel car really worth it? I personally don't think so. If you like diesels, then sure, they're great. To me, it just boils down to what parts you like to work on and fix. They all break, nothing lasts a million miles, and when they get to be 25 years old, not sure there is any car I'd want to trust to carry me across the country. Oh I know lots do and lots make it, but not something I'd feel comfortable loading the family into and trusting for such use.
Ed 300E 2008/4/24 LWB250 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I haven't been following the market around here > myself, but people are telling me that the damned > biodiesel craze has jacked the price of ANY diesel > vehicle to ridiculous levels. > > The seller, while chatting with him yesterday, > mentioned that he had been watching sales of MB > diesels (he is also a former 300D owner) on eBay and > that he was just astounded at the stupid prices they > were bringing. > > As I mentioned in my original post, he's not all that > motivated to sell because he appears to have a > boatload of money and lots of time on his hands. > Besides his Jetta TDI, he also has some sort of older > Volvo sedan, a two year old Chevy truck, and a couple > of motorcycles as well. It's a matter of cleaning out > the driveway with a minimal amount of effort. > > To give you some idea of his attitude, I had a Mamiya > M645E on CL. In my ad I mentioned also having an M645 > Super, hence the rationale for selling the M645E. He > contacted me and asked if I was interested in a spare > film back and a Polaroid back. I told him yes. He > sold the both to me for $26. On eBay or anywhere else > they're worth about $150 - $200 collectively. His > feeling was that since these had been sitting around > in the closet unused (he sold the camera a few years > back) that anything he got was good money....but he > also told me what the going prices for them were when > I looked at them, so he's no dummy. > > Dan > > > > --- E M <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > While it has pretty low mileage for the age, it > > still blows me away that ppl > > are asking and getting $6000 for 23 year old cars, > > that were best known for > > being German taxis when new. For that kind of > > money, I'd want perfect > > paint, and for the car to have already had a going > > over by Martha. ;-) You > > could probably buy the best 560 SEL in the world > > today, for that kind of > > money. > > > > Ed > > 300E > > > > 2008/4/24 LWB250 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > Just came back from picking up some camera stuff > > from > > > a guy on CL. Amazingly, the guy had a 1985 300TD > > > sitting in his driveway.... > > > > > > We started talking about the car, and I discovered > > > that he's looking > > > to sell it. He just had open heart surgery and his > > > kids convinced > > > him to buy something smaller, so he now drives a > > Jetta > > > TDI. Here's > > > the deal: > > > > > > 1985 300TD > > > 155,000 original miles > > > Dealer maintained > > > All records > > > 3,000 mile oil changes > > > Dark blue > > > Has crossmembers on roof rack > > > No 3rd seat > > > Good tires > > > > > > The only negatives I saw or learned of were: > > > > > > Paint is tired. Needs a serious Mercedes Martha > > > Stewart detailing, > > > but it's in good shape. Interior looks good, > > > everything is intact, > > > wood is good, blue custom sheepskins on the front. > > > Minor (very) rust in some of the wheel arches, not > > > rust through, but places where the paint has > > chipped > > > on the edge and the exposed metal has rusted. > > Nothing > > > of size, just some little chips here and there. > > Back > > > edge of hood has some surface rust right on the > > very > > > back edge. He says the AC needs to be recharged - > > it > > > blows cool, but not cold. Otherwise he says > > > everything is in working order. > > > > > > I did not drive or run it - I just did a cursory > > > walk-around and this > > > is what I saw. Everything else is based on what he > > > told me. The guy > > > is an expat from the UK and must be loaded, based > > on > > > the size of the > > > house and the stuff in and around it. The car was > > > purchased new in > > > Seattle and lived there for a few years before > > being > > > moved to Florida. > > > > > > He was looking for $7k. I told him it was worth > > $6k in > > > it's present > > > condition. He's pretty savvy, and has been > > watching > > > prices on eBay > > > and CL around here, so he's not about to be taken. > > He > > > wants to be > > > rid of it, but he's not going to give it away. > > He's > > > aware of the biodiesel garbage and how it's driven > > > prices up, to give you an idea of how well-versed > > he > > > is on the situation. He seemed satisfied with > > that > > > number and said if he could get $6k he would be > > happy. > > > > > > I would say that if you're looking for what > > appears to > > > be a good, > > > solid wagon with a lot of life left in it, this > > would > > > be a good > > > deal. If someone wants to buy it I would be more > > than > > > happy to bring > > > it over to my place and work my detailing magic on > > it > > > just for the > > > sheer fun of it. > > > > > > If you're interested, drop me a note off-list. If > > I > > > had the coin I would jump on this, but there is no > > way > > > short of cashing out some of my 401k earnings that > > I > > > could come up with the $$. > > > > > > Dan > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > > > Be a better friend, newshound, and > > > know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. 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