Re: [MBZ] Abandoned '98 e320 diesel
So this thing has been sitting there with nothing done to it for 3 years, it has cost him nothing and he wants $1500? Dreamer. The owner could have unloaded it for $1500 if he thinks he could get that, instead of giving it away to him. Or maybe he has some deal with her, he gets a percentage or something? Buy it for cheap as a beater, if nothing else you could find another engine or tranny if the body is good and those are trashed, or just fix it and have a cheap car you could flip if you got it running. --R On 8/19/15 1:01 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: Sitting unused for 3 years is not a good thing. Can they fire it up at all? Does the transmission shift? Does the AC blow cold? What else might go wrong with a car that sits for that long? RB On 19/08/2015 11:56 AM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes wrote: The shop next to my CrossFit gym has had a 98 E320 diesel sitting in the parking lot for about 3 years. Every so often, I talk with the shop in order to find out what the status of the repair is. He always tells me the lady is trying to get money together. So today I stopped in to ask him how it was going and he told me that the lady has finally just brought him the title. He told me he's ready to sell it to me and he'd like to get $1500 for it as it sits. He said that when it was brought in three years ago, it wasn't running well and it had a fuel leak out of the back of the injector pump. It's a 98 with 273K miles on it according to the title. Body and interior are very good. What thinketh all y'all? Bob R ___ ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Abandoned '98 e320 diesel
Sitting unused for 3 years is not a good thing. Can they fire it up at all? Does the transmission shift? Does the AC blow cold? What else might go wrong with a car that sits for that long? RB On 19/08/2015 11:56 AM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes wrote: The shop next to my CrossFit gym has had a 98 E320 diesel sitting in the parking lot for about 3 years. Every so often, I talk with the shop in order to find out what the status of the repair is. He always tells me the lady is trying to get money together. So today I stopped in to ask him how it was going and he told me that the lady has finally just brought him the title. He told me he's ready to sell it to me and he'd like to get $1500 for it as it sits. He said that when it was brought in three years ago, it wasn't running well and it had a fuel leak out of the back of the injector pump. It's a 98 with 273K miles on it according to the title. Body and interior are very good. What thinketh all y'all? Bob R ___ ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Abandoned '98 e320 diesel
Jump on it quick. Sent from my iPhone On Aug 19, 2015, at 11:56 AM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: The shop next to my CrossFit gym has had a 98 E320 diesel sitting in the parking lot for about 3 years. Every so often, I talk with the shop in order to find out what the status of the repair is. He always tells me the lady is trying to get money together. So today I stopped in to ask him how it was going and he told me that the lady has finally just brought him the title. He told me he's ready to sell it to me and he'd like to get $1500 for it as it sits. He said that when it was brought in three years ago, it wasn't running well and it had a fuel leak out of the back of the injector pump. It's a 98 with 273K miles on it according to the title. Body and interior are very good. What thinketh all y'all? Bob R ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Abandoned '98 e320 diesel
For the normal Kaleb price or would you splurge on this? Bob R On Aug 19, 2015 10:08 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Jump on it quick. Sent from my iPhone On Aug 19, 2015, at 11:56 AM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: The shop next to my CrossFit gym has had a 98 E320 diesel sitting in the parking lot for about 3 years. Every so often, I talk with the shop in order to find out what the status of the repair is. He always tells me the lady is trying to get money together. So today I stopped in to ask him how it was going and he told me that the lady has finally just brought him the title. He told me he's ready to sell it to me and he'd like to get $1500 for it as it sits. He said that when it was brought in three years ago, it wasn't running well and it had a fuel leak out of the back of the injector pump. It's a 98 with 273K miles on it according to the title. Body and interior are very good. What thinketh all y'all? Bob R ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Abandoned '98 e320 diesel
$500. Wilt - Original Message - From: Bob Rentfro via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: Bob Rentfro azbob...@gmail.com Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 12:56 PM Subject: [MBZ] Abandoned '98 e320 diesel The shop next to my CrossFit gym has had a 98 E320 diesel sitting in the parking lot for about 3 years. Every so often, I talk with the shop in order to find out what the status of the repair is. He always tells me the lady is trying to get money together. So today I stopped in to ask him how it was going and he told me that the lady has finally just brought him the title. He told me he's ready to sell it to me and he'd like to get $1500 for it as it sits. He said that when it was brought in three years ago, it wasn't running well and it had a fuel leak out of the back of the injector pump. It's a 98 with 273K miles on it according to the title. Body and interior are very good. What thinketh all y'all? Bob R ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] Abandoned '98 e320 diesel
The shop next to my CrossFit gym has had a 98 E320 diesel sitting in the parking lot for about 3 years. Every so often, I talk with the shop in order to find out what the status of the repair is. He always tells me the lady is trying to get money together. So today I stopped in to ask him how it was going and he told me that the lady has finally just brought him the title. He told me he's ready to sell it to me and he'd like to get $1500 for it as it sits. He said that when it was brought in three years ago, it wasn't running well and it had a fuel leak out of the back of the injector pump. It's a 98 with 273K miles on it according to the title. Body and interior are very good. What thinketh all y'all? Bob R ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Abandoned '98 e320 diesel
Offer $1000... -Curt From: Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 1:08 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Abandoned '98 e320 diesel Jump on it quick. Sent from my iPhone On Aug 19, 2015, at 11:56 AM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: The shop next to my CrossFit gym has had a 98 E320 diesel sitting in the parking lot for about 3 years. Every so often, I talk with the shop in order to find out what the status of the repair is. He always tells me the lady is trying to get money together. So today I stopped in to ask him how it was going and he told me that the lady has finally just brought him the title. He told me he's ready to sell it to me and he'd like to get $1500 for it as it sits. He said that when it was brought in three years ago, it wasn't running well and it had a fuel leak out of the back of the injector pump. It's a 98 with 273K miles on it according to the title. Body and interior are very good. What thinketh all y'all? Bob R ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Abandoned '98 e320 diesel
I'd like to have the engine, but not for another 6-12 months... If it cannot be driven, you have no idea what it is worth other than the scrap weight. Suspension, air conditioning, transmission, differential, engine; all are suspect and could be bad, not to mention brakes, radiator, tires, battery. Also, this engine is notorious for glow plugs breaking off in the head, requiring head removal to fix in some cases. The mechanic is dreaming if he thinks he can get more than $500, unless he can get it running well enough that you can test drive it. - Max Charleston SC ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Abandoned '98 e320 diesel
Ask how much it will cost to do the work that caused it to be brought to the shop in the first place . . . On Wed, Aug 19, 2015 at 12:13 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Offer $1000... -Curt From: Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 1:08 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Abandoned '98 e320 diesel Jump on it quick. Sent from my iPhone On Aug 19, 2015, at 11:56 AM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: The shop next to my CrossFit gym has had a 98 E320 diesel sitting in the parking lot for about 3 years. Every so often, I talk with the shop in order to find out what the status of the repair is. He always tells me the lady is trying to get money together. So today I stopped in to ask him how it was going and he told me that the lady has finally just brought him the title. He told me he's ready to sell it to me and he'd like to get $1500 for it as it sits. He said that when it was brought in three years ago, it wasn't running well and it had a fuel leak out of the back of the injector pump. It's a 98 with 273K miles on it according to the title. Body and interior are very good. What thinketh all y'all? Bob R ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- OK Don NSA: The only branch of government that actually listens to US citizens! *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.”* – Mark Twain There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves. WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Abandoned '98 e320 diesel
I have a call in to my indy, but to rebuild injector pump is about 1600 dollars I think but I also remember reading that there are some hoses that live underneath the injector pump that sometimes fail and mimic a leaking injector pump. So, if I go in next week and ask him if we can try to start it, what kinds of things do we need to do before we try to start an engine that hasn't been started in 3 years? Bob R ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Abandoned '98 e320 diesel
If it were me I would try to get closer to 1k but would be prepared to pay the full price. Even if you have 3k in it that is still cheap for one of these u less it is trashed or a rust bucket Sent from my iPhone On Aug 19, 2015, at 1:11 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: For the normal Kaleb price or would you splurge on this? Bob R On Aug 19, 2015 10:08 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Jump on it quick. Sent from my iPhone On Aug 19, 2015, at 11:56 AM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: The shop next to my CrossFit gym has had a 98 E320 diesel sitting in the parking lot for about 3 years. Every so often, I talk with the shop in order to find out what the status of the repair is. He always tells me the lady is trying to get money together. So today I stopped in to ask him how it was going and he told me that the lady has finally just brought him the title. He told me he's ready to sell it to me and he'd like to get $1500 for it as it sits. He said that when it was brought in three years ago, it wasn't running well and it had a fuel leak out of the back of the injector pump. It's a 98 with 273K miles on it according to the title. Body and interior are very good. What thinketh all y'all? Bob R ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Abandoned '98 e320 diesel
It's a diesel just crank on it. Sent from my iPhone On Aug 19, 2015, at 12:26 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: I have a call in to my indy, but to rebuild injector pump is about 1600 dollars I think but I also remember reading that there are some hoses that live underneath the injector pump that sometimes fail and mimic a leaking injector pump. So, if I go in next week and ask him if we can try to start it, what kinds of things do we need to do before we try to start an engine that hasn't been started in 3 years? Bob R ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Abandoned '98 e320 diesel
Yeahbut plan on replacing the fuel filters and the actual Diesel fuel (pump out the old stuff) soon after/if you buy it (and the oil when convenient). -Original Message- From: Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 2:32 PM It's a diesel just crank on it. Sent from my iPhone ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Abandoned '98 e320 diesel
This is not complicated. If it starts, runs, and drives around the block without any alarming noises offer $500 and be prepared to go up to $1k. On Wed, Aug 19, 2015 at 3:36 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: But you don't want to have $10K in it and you don't want to sell if for $500 after you put $3K in it. RB On 19/08/2015 1:32 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes wrote: If it were me I would try to get closer to 1k but would be prepared to pay the full price. Even if you have 3k in it that is still cheap for one of these u less it is trashed or a rust bucket Sent from my iPhone On Aug 19, 2015, at 1:11 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: For the normal Kaleb price or would you splurge on this? Bob R On Aug 19, 2015 10:08 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Jump on it quick. Sent from my iPhone On Aug 19, 2015, at 11:56 AM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: The shop next to my CrossFit gym has had a 98 E320 diesel sitting in the parking lot for about 3 years. Every so often, I talk with the shop in order to find out what the status of the repair is. He always tells me the lady is trying to get money together. So today I stopped in to ask him how it was going and he told me that the lady has finally just brought him the title. He told me he's ready to sell it to me and he'd like to get $1500 for it as it sits. He said that when it was brought in three years ago, it wasn't running well and it had a fuel leak out of the back of the injector pump. It's a 98 with 273K miles on it according to the title. Body and interior are very good. What thinketh all y'all? Bob R ___ ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Abandoned '98 e320 diesel
But you don't want to have $10K in it and you don't want to sell if for $500 after you put $3K in it. RB On 19/08/2015 1:32 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes wrote: If it were me I would try to get closer to 1k but would be prepared to pay the full price. Even if you have 3k in it that is still cheap for one of these u less it is trashed or a rust bucket Sent from my iPhone On Aug 19, 2015, at 1:11 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: For the normal Kaleb price or would you splurge on this? Bob R On Aug 19, 2015 10:08 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Jump on it quick. Sent from my iPhone On Aug 19, 2015, at 11:56 AM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: The shop next to my CrossFit gym has had a 98 E320 diesel sitting in the parking lot for about 3 years. Every so often, I talk with the shop in order to find out what the status of the repair is. He always tells me the lady is trying to get money together. So today I stopped in to ask him how it was going and he told me that the lady has finally just brought him the title. He told me he's ready to sell it to me and he'd like to get $1500 for it as it sits. He said that when it was brought in three years ago, it wasn't running well and it had a fuel leak out of the back of the injector pump. It's a 98 with 273K miles on it according to the title. Body and interior are very good. What thinketh all y'all? Bob R ___ ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
