Re: [MBZ] W114 250 sold for over $10,750

[Randy Bennell via Mercedes]

On 15/02/2018 12:18 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote:

On February 15, 2018 at 12:24 PM Randy Bennell via Mercedes 
 wrote:


don't want to have to hire a flat-deck tow truck to haul it home if I

run into trouble and I would not want to leave it along the road
anywhere for fear it would be vandalized. I doubt anyone would bother a
Honda parked along the road but this thing has become old enough to be
unique and that draws attention.

You can park a 2003 ML350 on a very busy off-ramp in Lansing Michigan for 10 
hours on a Wednesday without anybody touching it.

Around here, a flat bed costs $75 hook charge and $3.50 per loaded mile.

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Most newer vehicles are so generic looking that most folks would never 
notice that an ML350 was a Mercedes. I think there is more risk with a 
classic vehicle but I could well be wrong. Not anxious to test my theory.
I have arranged short hauls of vehicles close to home for $50 cash. 
Don't know what it might cost if I was a 100 or more miles out and 
needed to be hauled home.
Looks like a 76 300D weighs about 3400 pounds and it also appears that 
my F150 will pull 8,000 pounds, so I would just need to rent or borrow a 
trailer and I should be able to retrieve it by myself.


RB


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Re: [MBZ] W114 250 sold for over $10,750

[Mitch Haley via Mercedes]

> On February 15, 2018 at 12:24 PM Randy Bennell via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> > don't want to have to hire a flat-deck tow truck to haul it home if I 
> run into trouble and I would not want to leave it along the road 
> anywhere for fear it would be vandalized. I doubt anyone would bother a 
> Honda parked along the road but this thing has become old enough to be 
> unique and that draws attention.

You can park a 2003 ML350 on a very busy off-ramp in Lansing Michigan for 10 
hours on a Wednesday without anybody touching it.

Around here, a flat bed costs $75 hook charge and $3.50 per loaded mile.

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Re: [MBZ] W114 250 sold for over $10,750

[Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes]

Randy, with a little TLC you could get $10,000 US on BAT.

On Thu, Feb 15, 2018 at 12:24 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> I like the car and I really do not want to part with it but I did not buy
> it to be a garage queen. I don't take it to car shows and I don't want it
> to be a hobby car that I work on to make perfect but never drive. I bought
> it to drive it. Now, having said that, I have not actually driven it all
> that much, partly because I don't drive it in the winter (which tends to be
> long up here in the GWN) and I don't normally take it out if it is raining.
> Plus, it needs a few things tended to and that kept me from using it as a
> daily driver to work last summer. I need to put the vacuum shut off  doodad
> in as it won't shut off without my opening the hood and pushing on the red
> tab. I have the part but have not yet installed it. I intend to do so this
> spring as soon as things warm up some.
>
> However, I am concerned that it is becoming too old for my intended
> purpose. It appears that parts are becoming harder to get and I don't want
> to feel that I cannot readily take it any distance from home. I don't want
> to have to hire a flat-deck tow truck to haul it home if I run into trouble
> and I would not want to leave it along the road anywhere for fear it would
> be vandalized. I doubt anyone would bother a Honda parked along the road
> but this thing has become old enough to be unique and that draws attention.
>
> So, I am sort of at the point where I wonder if I should part with it and
> get something newer. Maybe MB and maybe not but not quite as noticeable.
>
> RB
>
> On 14/02/2018 5:59 PM, clay monroe via Mercedes wrote:
>
>> I suspect that the survivors are in much better condition than the ones
>> that rusted out, got Cash/klunked, or abused over the past 40 years.  They
>> are also very affordable to own and operate, as well as having a following
>> in the old countries, so parts are available.  That it shares some parts
>> with the R107 does not hurt.  The size is a boon.  The W116 is really
>> large, while the /8 can be handled better than that or the R107.
>>
>> I enjoyed working on my /8, and it does have the classic Sacco and Braq
>> lines.  Why do you still hold on to your car Randy?
>>
>>
>>
>> clay
>>
>>
>> On Feb 14, 2018, at 2:27 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes <
>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> So, what do you all think about this? There have been several 114/115
>>> cars sold for very good prices in recent times.
>>> None have been perfect show cars.
>>>
>>> 1. Are they just getting old enough to have become somewhat rare?
>>>
>>> 2. Do they appeal to older wealthy folks who can afford another toy?
>>>
>>> 3. Should I shine mine up and get out while the going is good, so to
>>> speak?
>>>
>>> RB
>>>
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Re: [MBZ] W114 250 sold for over $10,750

[Randy Bennell via Mercedes]

I like the car and I really do not want to part with it but I did not 
buy it to be a garage queen. I don't take it to car shows and I don't 
want it to be a hobby car that I work on to make perfect but never 
drive. I bought it to drive it. Now, having said that, I have not 
actually driven it all that much, partly because I don't drive it in the 
winter (which tends to be long up here in the GWN) and I don't normally 
take it out if it is raining. Plus, it needs a few things tended to and 
that kept me from using it as a daily driver to work last summer. I need 
to put the vacuum shut off  doodad in as it won't shut off without my 
opening the hood and pushing on the red tab. I have the part but have 
not yet installed it. I intend to do so this spring as soon as things 
warm up some.


However, I am concerned that it is becoming too old for my intended 
purpose. It appears that parts are becoming harder to get and I don't 
want to feel that I cannot readily take it any distance from home. I 
don't want to have to hire a flat-deck tow truck to haul it home if I 
run into trouble and I would not want to leave it along the road 
anywhere for fear it would be vandalized. I doubt anyone would bother a 
Honda parked along the road but this thing has become old enough to be 
unique and that draws attention.


So, I am sort of at the point where I wonder if I should part with it 
and get something newer. Maybe MB and maybe not but not quite as 
noticeable.


RB

On 14/02/2018 5:59 PM, clay monroe via Mercedes wrote:

I suspect that the survivors are in much better condition than the ones that 
rusted out, got Cash/klunked, or abused over the past 40 years.  They are also 
very affordable to own and operate, as well as having a following in the old 
countries, so parts are available.  That it shares some parts with the R107 
does not hurt.  The size is a boon.  The W116 is really large, while the /8 can 
be handled better than that or the R107.

I enjoyed working on my /8, and it does have the classic Sacco and Braq lines.  
Why do you still hold on to your car Randy?



clay



On Feb 14, 2018, at 2:27 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes  
wrote:

So, what do you all think about this? There have been several 114/115 cars sold 
for very good prices in recent times.
None have been perfect show cars.

1. Are they just getting old enough to have become somewhat rare?

2. Do they appeal to older wealthy folks who can afford another toy?

3. Should I shine mine up and get out while the going is good, so to speak?

RB

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Re: [MBZ] W114 250 sold for over $10,750

[Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes]

Yes, I remember when those were going for crazy money.

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> On Feb 14, 2018, at 6:11 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> R 
> Yes, time to cash in. Ten years ago I sold a fair 201 diesel for $5200 when 
> they were really popular (high fuel prices).
> -- 
> Max Dillon
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Re: [MBZ] W114 250 sold for over $10,750

[Max Dillon via Mercedes]

Yes, time to cash in. Ten years ago I sold a fair 201 diesel for $5200 when 
they were really popular (high fuel prices).
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Re: [MBZ] W114 250 sold for over $10,750

[clay monroe via Mercedes]

I suspect that the survivors are in much better condition than the ones that 
rusted out, got Cash/klunked, or abused over the past 40 years.  They are also 
very affordable to own and operate, as well as having a following in the old 
countries, so parts are available.  That it shares some parts with the R107 
does not hurt.  The size is a boon.  The W116 is really large, while the /8 can 
be handled better than that or the R107.

I enjoyed working on my /8, and it does have the classic Sacco and Braq lines.  
Why do you still hold on to your car Randy?



clay 

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1982 300 SD - Allen

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1972 220D - Gump - She was green, simple and ran
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> On Feb 14, 2018, at 2:27 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> So, what do you all think about this? There have been several 114/115 cars 
> sold for very good prices in recent times.
> None have been perfect show cars.
> 
> 1. Are they just getting old enough to have become somewhat rare?
> 
> 2. Do they appeal to older wealthy folks who can afford another toy?
> 
> 3. Should I shine mine up and get out while the going is good, so to speak?
> 
> RB
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