Man you should have got on that wagon and got it sold if you were going
it. The market on those things has tanked lately.
John Robbins wrote:
I've owned seven cars in my 8 years of driving, and six of them were
MB's. In order of purchase...
95 Mazda B2300 Pickup: First vehicle, I've put at
On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 3:29 PM, R A Bennell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
So Snook's car trading has me thinking. How many of you folks really trade
often? I know I see
Randy
If I could find a way to afford it, I would trade cars around about every
month. However, I seem to only be able to
If I could find a way to afford it, I would trade cars around
about every month.
That's what I do. I have enough cheap beaters in the stable
now that when I'm ready to change cars, well, there one is!
-- Jim
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My very first car ever was a 79 240D that I bought spring early summer
of 91. Paid 5.5k for it. Next car was a 83 300D, also paid about the
same for it I think. This car was originally owned by George Frazier.
Then, a few months later I traded straight across the 83 300D for a 78
300D. Dont
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
Well, that is the first few years of my MB ownership. As you can see,
the sickness started early and has been getting worse ever since.
But the sickness has gotten cheaper, hasn't it?
Buying a 3 year old 124 from the dealer during the 210 era, and then trading it
a
I remember I paid around 18k for the E320, which was really cheap for a
2 year old car. I cant remember how much I got back out of it but yes I
was upside down. Yes, it has gotten much cheaper.
Mitch Haley wrote:
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
Well, that is the first few years of my MB
I don't feel so bad now about the upside down situation with that stupid
Sprinter. It happens to the best of us, and we move on. It will take many
good deals to break even some day! The thing that matters most is that you
enjoy what you drive or what you are riding in!
Kevin in Hillsboro,
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Car Trading
I don't feel so bad now about the upside down situation with that stupid
Sprinter. It happens to the best of us, and we move on. It will take many
good deals to break even some day! The thing that matters most is that you
enjoy what you drive
I'll give you $500 for the SD. I will even come to get it.
On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 5:59 PM, Dan Weeks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
For the first 20 years of my driving life, I never paid more than $500 for
a car. Some of my early 150 and 250 cars lasted only a few months (generally
lots of miles,
I've owned seven cars in my 8 years of driving, and six of them were
MB's. In order of purchase...
95 Mazda B2300 Pickup: First vehicle, I've put at least 100k miles on
it, and it is still running perfectly. Synchro's in the transmission
are about shot though.
79 300SD White - Drove it
So Snook's car trading has me thinking. How many of you folks really trade
often? I know I see Kaleb buying and
keeping for a bit and then finding something else and a couple of you folks
seem to trade cars back and forth but
nobody seems into it like our lawyer friend in Kansas. I guess I am
I tend to hold. When I part with them, it's usually to friends, for the
cost of the beer, to quench the thirst we work up shaking hands on the deal.
lol
I look at cars similar to planes. I don't mind spending money on the
mechanical bits, as they can always be unbolted and replaced. Once rust
R A Bennell wrote:
So Snook's car trading has me thinking. How many of you folks really trade often?
I don't feel like I've gotten my money's worth until they're just plain
worn (or rusted) out. After seven years I got tired of my nearly worn
and rusted out 300D at 348k miles. The Passat
I use to buy and sell but current fleet ownership longevity is 10 yrs. (85
300CD), 18 years ('70 280SE 3.5), and 19 years (1983 300TD - recently
swapped but essentially the same car as the one I purchased in '89). My
thinking is that the newer (post 1990) MBs are no fun for DIY work, tend to
have
it was in the family for 11
years...
My family drives cars into the ground. The thing is my folks had a tendancy to
buy cheap cars...
-Curt
Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2008 14:29:14 -0600
From: R A Bennell [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [MBZ] Car Trading
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From: Curt Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Diesel List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 4:38 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Car Trading
Lessee
Well I buy alot of cars, most of them to turn around and resell later
on. I do trade back and forth with various list members as well,
sometimes trading the same car back and forth several times. Snook, on
the other hand, keeps buying these big american boats. In fact, I dont
think he has
He's in rotation, another Benz is due up soon. ;-)
Ed
300E
2008/11/25 Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Well I buy alot of cars, most of them to turn around and resell later on.
I do trade back and forth with various list members as well, sometimes
trading the same car back and forth
Kaleb wrote: Well I buy alot of cars, most of them to turn around and resell
later on. I do trade back and forth with various list members as well,
sometimes trading the same car back and forth several times. Snook, on the
other hand, keeps buying these big american boats. In fact, I dont
For the first 20 years of my driving life, I never paid more than $500
for a car. Some of my early 150 and 250 cars lasted only a few months
(generally lots of miles, though.) Some lasted many years. I could
have afforded to pay more, I just liked the game of seeing how cheap a
car I could
I tend to keep them - I kept the first two 115s until they were too
rusty to be safe, the third one was totaled while parked. I kept the
SLC 7 years, got the SDL mostly for the engine, didn't like the huge
size. Read too much good stuff about the 2.5 turbos, so bought the
first one from Donald
Since I got started with Mercedes Diesels, I've owned quite a number of them
as well as a few other vehicles. First was a '78 300D bought September 14,
2002 sold October 13, 2003. Second was another '78 300D bought April 25,
2003 and sold September 28, 2003. Third was a '77 300D bought
Since we're talking about car loans, and car trades. Anyone have a
nice mini-van to trade for a Mitsubishi Diamante LS? The MB content?
As soon as I can get a hold of a decent mini-van for my wife who is
adamant that our growing family needs it, SWMBO will allow me to hunt
down a MB for the
You need to get to work on her! You don't need a mini van... you just
need an old diesel wagon with the third seat in the back .
Make sure that you're at a nice restaurant when you hand her the keys :-)
-Robert
Ed Booher wrote:
Since we're talking about car loans, and car trades.
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