How many miles on it? How good are the books/records?

That is a pretty high price for a 124 sedan. From your description, the car does not merit it. I expect no need for cosmetic repairs at that price, let alone replacing the doors.

For reference, I have a clean '93 w/150K miles that is not worth $2K on a good day. It has essentially perfect cosmetics, good books/records, and the only thing broken is the silly Hirschman antenna.

If the car you are looking at has less than 100K miles, then maybe $2500. Less than 150K miles, then between $2000-$2500. Above 150K, the price needs to start with a 1...

My $.02,

- JimY