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What a travesty...
A friend of mine's stepfather works at a Toyota dealership. My friend's car is in the shop, so he got a ride from his stepfather, and is now at the dealership waiting to go home. Being bored, he gave me a call.
Someone came in with a W116 300SD with only 175K miles and in apparently excellent shape, and traded it in on a new Toyota Echo. She only got $600 for the car, and they're going to turn around and sell it wholesale... Is that sad or what? I don't think I want to know what's going to happen to that poor car...too bad I don't have the $$ to jump on it... |
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In California there's a grace period for trade-ins. You have 2 or 3 days to buy back your trade-in at the established value.
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How can you trade in a Mercedes SD for an Echo...what's happening with this world.
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Actually, since I also know his step-father, I talked to him briefly about the possibility of doing a trade...don't know how much $$ it'd wind up being, though; may not be worthwhile... |
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A while back, I noticed a newspaper listing for a 1985 300SD with supposedly quite low miles (maybe 130k). Very slim on details, but it gave a stock number and the number for the local Toyota dealership.
I wasn't getting my hopes up, but I certainly thought it was worth checking it out. This isn't a really hot market for M-B diesels, so I could imagine that a trade-in there could be a good deal if the car wasn't well and truly thrashed. It's just not what they want on their lot, and I doubt that they'd have the willingness or experience to deal with even the most rudimentary "issues" that a trade-in M-B diesel might have. Use the trusty telephone. Talk to someone, who has to ask around the dealership for someone else to ask. Wait. Eventually receive a vapid, "Uh, I think that one's already gone to auction." I think I even briefly tried to engage him on the issue of why one would bother to put an ad in the paper, then send the car off to auction just a few days later, but I quickly saw that it was useless. |
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See my other post; I might beat you to the punch...if I don't, though, I could check it out for you.
For shipping, take a look at these guys...before deciding to fly out, I almost used them to transport my 123 from Texas out here...the rate seemed reasonable. IIRC they do online quotes... |
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On the shipping, it cost $850 for the last purchase with the seller paying half of that. It was delivered to my yard on the top of the hauler. I consider $1,000 +/- reasonable if the vehicle is bought reasonably. Like I stated, I hope you find it worth buying yourself.
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Proud owner of .... 1971 280SE W108 1979 300SD W116 1983 300D W123 1975 Ironhead Sportster chopper 1987 GMC 3/4 ton 4X4 Diesel 1989 Honda Civic (Heavily modified) --------------------- Section 609 MVAC Certified --------------------- "He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche |
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Steve,
I just got back from looking at the car, and I decided not to go for it myself. The car's not immaculate, but while I couldn't test-drive it, it looked like it would make a decent daily driver, and would certainly be a good restoration candidate. I just decided that it wasn't worth losing my 123 over. The dealer wants to sell it to a wholesaler, but I told my friend's step-dad that I knew someone (you) who might be interested in it, and he was amenable to that. So, if you're interested, let me know. This is what I took note of: Engine/mechanical:
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I think that's everything...again, I wouldn't call the car pristine, but it wasn't bad by any stretch of the imagination. Assuming the engine does really run well and the tranny (and the rest of the drivetrain) is in good shape, I think it's probably worth $2000 to $2500. My buddy's stepfather thinks the dealer's going to ask $2500 for it... If anyone's interested, let me know! Thanks! |
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Am I following this thread right? Did that car go from $600 to $2,500?
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The dealer gave the person $600 trade-in value towards a Toyota Echo. Highway robbery IMHO, but that's how things go |
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The dealer can ask whatever they want, however a new car dealer probably isn't going to want to keep an old Merc around for long. A few weeks at most, the Ford dealer that I got my SDL from only had it for a week. Offer them $1,500 I bet they would jump. How many people come to a New Toyota dealer looking for an old Merc diesel?
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Proud owner of .... 1971 280SE W108 1979 300SD W116 1983 300D W123 1975 Ironhead Sportster chopper 1987 GMC 3/4 ton 4X4 Diesel 1989 Honda Civic (Heavily modified) --------------------- Section 609 MVAC Certified --------------------- "He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche |
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