Re: [MBZ] take it, walk away, or run

2011-09-22 Thread Hendrik Fay
The styling of those is a bit boring IMHO but for something different http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-500-Series-500-SEC-1983-Mercedes-Benz-500SEC-GULLWING-SGS-Styling-500-SEC-/120776844403?pt=US_Cars_Truckshash=item1c1edc6473#v4-46 Wonder what the MB part number is on the sticks

Re: [MBZ] take it, walk away, or run

2011-09-22 Thread Mitch Haley
Hendrik Fay wrote: The styling of those is a bit boring IMHO but for something different http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-500-Series-500-SEC-1983-Mercedes-Benz-500SEC-GULLWING-SGS-Styling-500-SEC-/120776844403?pt=US_Cars_Truckshash=item1c1edc6473#v4-46 Maybe for $3k I'd think

Re: [MBZ] take it, walk away, or run

2011-09-22 Thread G Mann
One look convinces me Mercedes made the right decision NOT to go to production. It takes a otherwise useful and beautiful car and converts it into an useless monster. Suddenly, parking and entrance/egress become an issue. If someone parks to close, you are locked out till they move. Water

Re: [MBZ] take it, walk away, or run

2011-09-22 Thread Max Dillon
What no thumping sub-woofers? Wheels are too small... Max -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. Hendrik Fay heni...@ozemail.com.au wrote: The styling of those is a bit boring IMHO but for something different

Re: [MBZ] take it, walk away, or run

2011-09-22 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 4:18 PM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote: Hendrik Fay wrote: The styling of those is a bit boring IMHO but for something different

Re: [MBZ] take it, walk away, or run

2011-09-21 Thread Jim Cathey
1962 300SE...several thousand dollars to clear the title in CA. The PO and their estate had not registered the car for some years... I got a bill of sale from the estate attorney and sent it off to Alabama with a check for $150 or thereabouts. The Frankenheap was CA plated, and ten years ago

Re: [MBZ] take it, walk away, or run

2011-09-21 Thread Dan Penoff
Florida is not as forgiving, and CA was adamant that they would provide nothing in the way of a title or registration without the back fees being settled. I wasn't keen about washing the title, but it made the most sense and was also quick and easy. I had plenty of documentation to show the

Re: [MBZ] take it, walk away, or run

2011-09-20 Thread Jim Cathey
Anybody have experience with the slk? Title is not an issue to me. Gump was never going to be perfect, so I am ok with a car with minor issues. An SLK with a roof that doesn't go down might not be a minor issue. The cars are very small, you'll sure notice that vs Gumpy. Very little storage

Re: [MBZ] take it, walk away, or run

2011-09-20 Thread Mitch Haley
clay monroe wrote: http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/cto/2601763854.html My buddy the used car dealer says rebuilt title is a 50% deduction. Also, I see unwrecked low mile SLK230s for $8-10k, and very nice but higher mile (120-150k) for $6-8k. This one was wrecked and obviously still needs

Re: [MBZ] take it, walk away, or run

2011-09-20 Thread Mitch Haley
Here's a low mile 1999 in Houston and the roof works: http://houston.craigslist.org/cto/2558412918.html ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or

Re: [MBZ] take it, walk away, or run

2011-09-20 Thread clay monroe
Not really interested in having to fly to texas and then do business in spanish. Deep discount for both those issues. Cousin sells cars and his advice is to avoid cars from Oregon, Texas and Nevada. Title washing states that are prone to issues. Dealerships avoid used cars from those

Re: [MBZ] take it, walk away, or run

2011-09-20 Thread WILTON
: Tuesday, September 20, 2011 12:35 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] take it, walk away, or run Not really interested in having to fly to texas and then do business in spanish. Deep discount for both those issues. Cousin sells cars and his advice is to avoid cars from Oregon, Texas and Nevada. Title

Re: [MBZ] take it, walk away, or run

2011-09-20 Thread Mitch Haley
clay monroe wrote: Cousin sells cars and his advice is to avoid cars from Oregon, Texas and Nevada. Title washing states that are prone to issues. Dealerships avoid used cars from those states. Not Alabama? Was the POS SDL title-washed, or just an ordinary POS?

Re: [MBZ] take it, walk away, or run

2011-09-20 Thread clay monroe
That POS SDL was not even titled in TX. He just drove it around with dealer plates, still had the MD title. rolled back odo. I think he messed up the car and had the porch monkeys play with it before he tossed it on ebay. No disrespect meant, but they boys were just lolling on the porch,

Re: [MBZ] take it, walk away, or run

2011-09-20 Thread andrew strasfogel
I am not familiar with title washing. What's it mean and what's wrong with it? On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 12:35 PM, clay monroe redgh...@comcast.net wrote: Not really interested in having to fly to texas and then do business in spanish. Deep discount for both those issues. Cousin sells cars

Re: [MBZ] take it, walk away, or run

2011-09-20 Thread clay monroe
Say you have a car that is a lemon, or has repaired damage, or you lost the title, or ... some other thing, rolled back odo. You can go to these places and claim you need a new title. They issue it and you get a car with no history of issues. Flood damage just goes away. Odometer is now

Re: [MBZ] take it, walk away, or run

2011-09-20 Thread LWB250
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2011 4:52 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] take it, walk away, or run Say you have a car that is a lemon, or has repaired damage, or you lost the title, or ... some other thing, rolled back odo.  You can go to these places

Re: [MBZ] take it, walk away, or run

2011-09-20 Thread WILTON
Et voila! A washed title. Wilton - Original Message - From: LWB250 lwb...@yahoo.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2011 6:44 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] take it, walk away, or run Alabama is another state that does this. I used a title

Re: [MBZ] take it, walk away, or run

2011-09-20 Thread Dieselhead
At least it is the interior that is limpy, not the engine or transmission (esta perfecto estada) What the H is limpio supposed to mean? Somebody needs to tell this clown that this CL is in the united states. I know what Lumpia is, and I don't want to eat the interior, even if it was

[MBZ] take it, walk away, or run

2011-09-19 Thread clay monroe
http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/cto/2601763854.html Anybody have experience with the slk? Title is not an issue to me. Gump was never going to be perfect, so I am ok with a car with minor issues. clay 1972 220D - Gump - She is green, simple and runs and runs 1995 E300D - Cleo - Used by

Re: [MBZ] take it, walk away, or run

2011-09-19 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On Mon, Sep 19, 2011 at 8:59 PM, clay monroe redgh...@comcast.net wrote: http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/cto/2601763854.html All I know about them is that the supercharged four sounds nice. Kind of growly under load, almost like a diesel. And that an SLK is about the only way you are going