Lots O' Pictures - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

punky · #1 12-04-2006, 08:12 PM

If you want to see a lot of pictures of a pretty nice looking '81 240D check out this ebay contender for most pictures posted.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1981-Mercedes-Benz-240D-4-Spd-Manual-Diesel-RARE_W0QQitemZ170057404673QQihZ007QQcategoryZ6329QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

greasybenz · #2 12-04-2006, 08:23 PM

never seen those bundts before, are they aftermarket?

cavaliers16 · #3 12-04-2006, 09:52 PM

I saw those bundts at the junkyard a few weeks ago. They look like bundts but are actually just hubcaps (like the usual 240 colored ones). They clip on to the steel rim. There were a set in the car's trunk- I checked them out but they look cheesy.

Volvo Diesel · #4 12-04-2006, 10:13 PM

...but something is up w/ those photos. If you look at the car featured in the last few photos, where the hood is up and the doors are open, you can clearly see severe rust in the lower front quarter panels that is absent in the earlier photos. Also, the car featured in the earlier photos appears to have real (as opposed to fake) bundt rims. I think there are either two cars, or the earlier photos are "doctored."

Anyone else see what I'm talking about??? Or am I...

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pawoSD · #5 12-04-2006, 11:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Volvo Diesel

...but something is up w/ those photos. If you look at the car featured in the last few photos, where the hood is up and the doors are open, you can clearly see severe rust in the lower front quarter panels that is absent in the earlier photos. Also, the car featured in the earlier photos appears to have real (as opposed to fake) bundt rims. I think there are either two cars, or the earlier photos are "doctored."

Anyone else see what I'm talking about??? Or am I...

??

Wow good call! I noticed that too! I bet the last few pics are of a different car, it certainly looks that way. Maybe the seller had two different yellow 240's he sold and accidentally mixed in some of the pics of the other one. That'd be my guess. Hopefully the one he's selling is the one in all the beginning pics and not the one in the last few....

Hit Man X · #6 12-04-2006, 11:42 PM

Another reason not to overspend on ebay.

JimmyL · #7 12-05-2006, 12:00 AM

That is not the original speedo either. Notice it is not the style with the little stainless cover over the center of speedo needle hub.....

**edit**
Also, I can't tell if the car is different, but the wheels sure are. Notice, the pics with the real bundts have wheel weights, of course the fake bundt hubbies do not......
Also, seller with no feedback history, with a hugely overpriced example.......

Volvo Diesel · #8 12-05-2006, 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by JimmyL

a hugely overpriced example.......

Wow!!!! I didn't even look at his "but it now"... Almost $6k for a rusted out 240 with a big dent in the side!

If THAT'S the going rate, I'd be happy to sell my rust free '84 Volvo for $7.5k.... And that must make Scar worth at least $2k, right Jimmy??

connerm · #9 12-05-2006, 11:25 AM

You guys are MB gods. Sheesh. I know jack.

vstech · #10 12-06-2006, 11:42 AM

I asked the seller a question about which car was being sold in this auction and went into detail about the hubcaps versus the aluminum wheels and the rusty quarters versus the dented door, and the response was...

?

and that's all.
I responded to the answer with a threat about serious answers or a fraud report to ebay... we shall see what the response to that is.
John

vstech · #11 12-06-2006, 11:50 AM

at the bottom of the auction...

Important notice to all bidders:

This vehicle is being sold as is, where is with no warranty, expressed written or implied. The seller shall not be responsible for the correct description, authenticity, genuineness, or defects herein, and makes no warranty in connection therewith. No allowance or set aside will be made on account of any incorrectness, imperfection, defect or damage. Any descriptions or representations are for identification purposes only and are not to be construed as a warranty of any type.

It is the responsibility of the buyer to have thoroughly inspected the vehicle prior to the close of this auction and to have satisfied him/herself as to the condition and value and to bid based upon that judgment solely. The seller shall and will make every reasonable effort to disclose any known defects associated with this vehicle at the buyer's request prior to the close of sale. Seller assumes no responsibility for any repairs regardless of any oral statements about the vehicle.

Please remember your Ebay obligation. When you bid, you are entering a legal binding contract. Please do not bid unless you intend to buy this vehicle. If you bid on this vehicle and the reserve is met, you are obligated to follow through with your purchase. Remember, there is a shared responsibility in buying a vehicle on line. Please be certain that you have a pre-approved loan/financing or are in a position to close with available cash monies so that full prepayment according to the payment terms listed above may be made.

Thanks in advance ! Good luck and Happy Bidding !!

its_snowing · #12 12-06-2006, 12:24 PM

seller responded to my query as follows:

The exterior was probably rephotographed after the wheels were cleaned and resprayed. Same with any body damage on the wheel-wells, which we have professionally repaired on all of our vehicles, if necessary. The only blemish that is yet to be pulled is the small dent on the passenger, rear door. One car.

vstech · #13 12-06-2006, 12:44 PM

so the wheels were "resprayed" and this turned them from steel wheels with hubcaps to aluminum wheels? and I can assume from that response that major bondo work was done to the wheelwells and repainted, but the dent was left in the door... RIIIIGHT.