'85 300SD -BAD engine near Washington DC

[texasnative46]

folks,

i have a nearly rust-FREE white-in-color/palomiono 300SD with a "trashed" engine for sale at 500.oo for parts or repair.
(the glass in the SD are worth that much, used. = there are several thousand dollars worth of good parts in it, if "broken up".)

as i live in a "senior citizen's complex", i cannot keep it (though i would very much like to) for parts/repair.

i'm about 30 miles due south of Washington, DC, 2 miles off I-95S.

should the car not sell here within a week, it goes onto craigslist.com in DC.

thanks, texasnative46

[LUVMBDiesels]

Calling JohnHef...

[marlinspike]

Because you're selling it as a parts car anyways, do you think you would be willing to sell me the front passenger grab handle (the one on the ceiling)? I'd be willing to not only pay for it but give you my damaged one so you can have something to put in there.

[Johnhef]

Id be interested in at least seeing pictures of it.

[powerpig]

Originally Posted by Johnhef

Id be interested in at least seeing pictures of it.

Damn, man, where did you get that new Avatar? Scared the crap out of my dog!

[LUVMBDiesels]

Originally Posted by powerpig

Damn, man, where did you get that new Avatar? Scared the crap out of my dog!

LMFAO!

F as in fool not...

[Johnhef]

Your dog doesnt need any outside influence for that to happen which reminds me, how are those carpet stains coming along?

[ImBroke]

He does look like a cereal (misspell intended) killer. Scary.

[texasnative46]

to all:

reference pictures: no camera & no way to do it.

parting out: NOPE! not interested. take all or nothing.

SORRY but for 500.oo that's the deal.
(as i said, the glass in the car is worth more than i'm asking for the whole car.)

yours, texasnative46

[pawoSD]

You can get an entire set of glass out of a W126 at our local junk yard for about $150-200 tops......

Someone should save it though!

[KAdams4458]

I'd be on this like white on rice if it were not for two things.

First, I can't get my single Mercedes to work correctly for longer than two days at a time, so taking on a second one would be insane.

Second, and most important, is the fact that I live in the wrong Washington! Same name - opposite sides of the country!

Someone does need to try saving this thing, though.

[texasnative46]

pawoSD,

fwiw, i tried less than 6 months ago to buy a WINDSHIELD for my brother's '83 126 at the local "youpullem" salvage yard.
(rock hit it.)
they wanted 280.oo just for the windshield. the back glass is MORE, as they are heated (and in this climate more likely to be broken).

yours, tn46

[texasnative46]

KAdams458,

ah yes, the OTHER Washington. YEP, i'd say you were "a far piece away".
(chuckle.)

yours, tn46

[cmbdiesel]

Gee whiz Texas, I just got a new windshield put in my 83 300sd for 185 plus tax. Maybe you should try sneaking up on these junkyards, so's that they don't see you coming.
What is BAD about the engine, did it do something, or was something done to it? Bad, as in unrepairable fire damage? Is it a decent block still?

[pawoSD]

Same here. I had a windshield (brand new) installed for $100 deductible (insurance covered the other 160 of it....so total cost was $260.

We paid about $40 for the heated rear glass from a W126 at our yard, and it was in perfect condition too....no delamination at all. The side windows on a W126 are about $100-130 new/installed by an autoglass place...and are only about $20 at our junk yard.