Guy has a 1984-87 (not sure which yr) and wamts me to make him an offer. I know this about the vehichle~ has broken shock tower _front drivers side_ that would hasve to be fixed_235,000 mi on odom_brakes,exhaust,trans,engine are good,interior is ok,some rustaround taillights,air works,sunroof broken(out of track),lots of scratches on body,loks like the car was NOT well maintained,burns gas. That is it. I know nothing about these vehicles as I have been concentrating on my 300SD,and would like to know how much to offer him ~if anything!~ was kind of thinking in the $150_200.00 range. Need feedback.

Shock tower? Thats not a normal term for a MB.....

Burns gas? Thats probably a good thing if its a gasser.


Your post doesn't make much sense, so I don't really know what to tell you.


Buying a poorly maintained car is never a good idea.

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-diesel is not just a fuel, its a way of life-
'15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800)
'17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k)
'09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k)
'13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k)
'01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km)
'16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)

I've seen better cars in Pick and Pull.

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"Buster" in the '95

Our all-Diesel family
1996 E300D (W210) . .338,000 miles Wife's car
2005 E320 CDI . . 113,000 miles My car
Santa Rosa population 176,762 (2022)
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . 627,762
"Oh lord won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz."
-- Janis Joplin, October 1, 1970

I figured this car was toast.

Save yourself money and time and walk away.

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- Brian


1989 500SEL Euro
1966 250SE Cabriolet
1958 BMW Isetta 600

"Color me Gone"

For a running parts car, $150-$200 bucks would be good. To fix that one is simply not worth the investment. Rust is a deal killer......

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Jimmy L.
'05 Acura TL 6MT
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

Around here rust is simply a fact of life......all of our cars except my dad's project SD have some rust. Its never been in the snow/winter, and never will be. Someday I hope to have a car I can shield from the snows too.....sadly its too late for my current one, and it'll have to be my winter beater eventually.

Its pretty impossible to not have rust on a year round Michigan car.... sigh.


As for the car mentioned at the begining of the post, if it moves then it could serve as a beater, if not, then its a parts car. I have also seen ones in the junk yard in way better shape than that one sounds like....

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-diesel is not just a fuel, its a way of life-
'15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800)
'17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k)
'09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k)
'13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k)
'01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km)
'16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)