> On September 22, 2016 at 4:31 PM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
> wrote:
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> I contacted the seller and actual mileage is 29,000 miles.
On Craigslist, it seems common to advertise a low mileage number, then in the
description casually mention that those are engine miles, and chassis miles
Good eye, as always.
On Thu, Sep 22, 2016 at 4:39 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> Paint looks dull. I question the 29,000 mile claim. Look at the
> headlight switch knob and the brake release knob. The paint on both of
> those should be like new. The paint on the
Thank you. The devil is in the details as it’s said. Consider it a curse, as
I do the same for cars I look at…. makes it hard to find good ones.
Dan
> On Sep 22, 2016, at 4:41 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote:
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> Good eye, as always.
>
> On Thu, Sep 22, 2016 at 4:39 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Very little info and no engine pics to be asking such a high price...
-Curt
From: Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Cc: Andrew Strasfogel
Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2016 4:31 PM
Subject: [MBZ] 1984 300D on ebay for serious money
I contacted the
I contacted the seller and actual mileage is 29,000 miles.
The story is that the engine was replaced when the elderly owner absent
mindedly ran out of oil and drove it anyway.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mercedes-Benz-300-Series-123D-/262635120476?forcerrptr=true&hash=item3d2645e75c:g:mq4AAOSwxg5XzwQ
Paint looks dull. I question the 29,000 mile claim. Look at the headlight
switch knob and the brake release knob. The paint on both of those should be
like new. The paint on the top of the turn signal stalk is worn off as well.
Someone has run the front into something, too - look at the bott
