On Sun, Nov 17, 2013 at 6:55 AM, Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote:
Just saw this on BW:
http://www.benzworld.org/forums/sale-wanted-trade-giveaway/1799225-1988-300ce-lorinser-coupe.html#post6622865
The lack of working AC is a little scary on this model, but if you're into
the Lorinser stuff it might be a nice catch.
I like the body kit, but the interior mods don't do anything for me--in
particular the door-panel add-on speakers with exposed screws look awful.
A long list of repairs and replaced parts but no mention of the suspension.
In my experience, you have to budget $1,500 right off the bat on any used
Mercedes with the multilink rear suspension (201, 124, 201, 210 at least)
for a complete rebuild (or $500 for factory parts plus a couple of
unpleasant weekends lying on your back doing it yourself). That plus a
possible evapectomy (or at least partial dash removal to replace dead
climate control vacuum pods) makes the price pretty silly, IMHO.
Also, Eureka is right on the ocean--I'd be worried about rust, even if he
says there isn't any.
On the plus side, once you get it sorted out, a 300CE is a heck of a nice
ride. I'd hold out for a Southern California unmolested one with the
'91-later interior upgrades and 24-valve engine.
Alex
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