This car just sold at a Canadian government auction for $6106 Canadian. I watch these auctions and the few times I bid I never got lucky. I guess this guy did.

http://crownassets.pwgsc.gc.ca/main-e.cfm?sidenavcmd=whathassold&cmd=ShowPics&subcmd=shop&SALELOT=R7OT05334-Lot%2010&LOTCONTRACTNO=156922&LOT_CONTRACT_TYPE=L

CDI, I guess it's a diesel?

Sold For: $6,106.00
Sale Account: R7OT05334-Lot 10
Description: 2002 MERCEDES-BENZ VANEO CDI 1.7 (22804 KM)
Closing Date:
Posting Date: 14-Dec-2007
19-Nov-2007
Location of
Asset(s):

I could drive that to work. Well, if they would bring it south.

Government, fleet and lease vehicles are some of the worst abused cars you can possibly buy.

Depends on who you're buying them from. For example, the Mormon Church sells off its fleet trucks and they are always in SUPERB condition. Actually, almost all fleet vehicles I've seen have been very nice as well.

Government is hit and miss: depends on the government. Lease is definitely an "avoid."

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'82 Chevy Chevette diesel

Oh, we mustn't forget demo vehicles as well.

That's a strange lookinh vehicle. Way to ugly for me.

P E H

clown car...give me the real thing...wide,,long,,low,,and heavy

Is that the MB A Class???

No, it is based on it.

Sort of a " A" Class. Vaneo, odd name but interesting vehicle. There is a bunch of them over in Vance, AL (imagine that) in the DPS for the city. There are claims the 1.7 ltr with a standard will run 110 mph and knock close to 50mpg all day.

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00 E420
98 E300 DT
97 E420 Donor Car - NEED PARTS? PM ME!
97 S500
97 E300D
86 Holden Jackaroo Turbo D
86 300SDL
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These Vaneo are prevalent in Spain, Portugal and Italy...I think they are a different model platform than the Vito.

Yes, diesel. I have been in both vehicles and each of them had a diesel and a six-speed manual although the one in the picture looks to be an automatic.

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2008 SLK 280, Firemist Red - "Hurricane"
2001 F150 Lariat 4x4, Black on Black - "Badboy"
1982 240D 4 speed survivor -"Pearl" - Donated to Vietnam Veterans
1962 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88 -"Gertrude"

1954 model original owner - ~2.5M
Gray softtop/solid exterior/modified chassis

This is a European vehicle. If you bring a car into Canada that is non-conforming to safety and emissions standards, you have to convince the customs guys that you know how to convert it - and have the money to do so - or you risk having the car impounded until you come up with a decent plan of attack.

My guess is that this car was impounded when the owner realized that they would have to do things like custom fabricate bumpers, install daytime running lights, side marker lights etc etc.

Thankfully older cars are exempt and most US cars meet the regs with no or minor mods.

I watch those crown asset auctions too.

As a condition of sale, many of those "test" vehicles HAVE TO be shipped back to Europe. They will only deliver it to a sealed shipping container destined for Europe. That means you can't even buy it to part out, etc.

The crown assets auctions are cool though, I've gone to the auctions in Montreal. My father once bid on a lot of 6 4x4 crates of military surplus, just for kicks. He won, and had to pay to get all of it trucked home... what a crazy pile of stuff. 1 cyl diesel generators, aircraft "boosting" station control panels, boxes of gauges.

This is what I got out of the pile:

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1999 e300d PlantDrive WVO/SVO conversion
**note to self: oil changed at 268k kms**
1990 Toyota 4Runner FrankenDiesel swap

Why get something at a good price that is that ugly. That thing is awful...

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2001 ML430 My Spare

Gone:
'95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black
'85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White
'80 240D 154K "China" Scar engine installed
'81 300TD 240K "Smash"
'80 240D 230K "The Squash"
'81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John

I'm rally surprised that Benz and co. didn't put the "Star" upside down on that one!

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1983 Mercedes W123 240D 4 Speed 285,000 on the road with a 617 turbo, beautiful butter yellow, license plate # 83 240D INDIANA

2003 Jaguar Type X, AWD. beautiful, good mileage,
Mom's car, but I won't let her drive it!