The buyback the insurance co is asking 2500... NFW!!!
and they are only offering 3900-500deductible... so $3400 then 2500 for the rolled car, only 900.00... NFW!!!
guys i NEEED references for 95D's value of purchase...
help me!!!

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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread
"as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do!

My drivers:
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 560SL convertible
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
2005 Dodge Sprinter 2500 158"WB
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!

Make them an offer of ten cents on the dollar. That is the normal price of a salvage car.

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

There is '97 E300D currently on ebay for $7400 obo item number 280481510440, GREENVILLE, SC

1996 Mercedes Benz E300D $6,500 .00 Northridge, Ca. www.recycler.com

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1985 300D 198K sold
1982 300D 202K
1989 300E 125K
1992 940T

"If you dont have time to do it safely, you dont have time to do it"

"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not."

she does not want an E... she says it's too big... she WANTS a 606 powered 95 in pristine shape with all the extras like her wrecked one was.
gotta be leather.
gotta be heated seats.
gotta be low miles
gotta be pristine inside and out.
her insurance co is making her pay for the luxury of getting her pristine wreck back...

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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread
"as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do!

My drivers:
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 560SL convertible
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
2005 Dodge Sprinter 2500 158"WB
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!

They pay you what that value is ,Period.



A terribly Painful case of lingering Prostate Cancer for Every Insurance Adjuster.

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'84 300SD sold
124.128

First of all a 95 with low miles is worth more than that KBB. When I looked up mine with 212k on it, the value was around $4500 so she is definitely getting lowballed. $2500 for the car is absurd.

the car is not as low mileage as i was told... 238K

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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread
"as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do!

My drivers:
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 560SL convertible
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
2005 Dodge Sprinter 2500 158"WB
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!

Rules probably vary state to state.
Do you have an option of insisting they repair rather than total?
Do you have an option of third party arbitration of the settlement?

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Charles
1983 300D, bought new, 215k+ miles, donated to Purple Hearts veterans charity but I have parts for sale: http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/mercedes-benz-cars-sale/296386-fs-1-owner-83-mb-300d-turbo-rebuild-parts.html

I've parked them side-by-side and the 210 is only a couple inches bigger than the 124. The 124 just looks smaller from the front.

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-Evan


Benz Fleet:
1968 UNIMOG 404.114
1998 E300
2008 E63


Non-Benz Fleet:
1992 Aerostar
1993 MR2
2000 F250

If it was worth $3900 and is currently worth $2500 (according to the insurance company), then why did they total it?

Tell 'em to fix it then.

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Michael LaFleur

'05 E320 CDI - 86,000 miles
'86 300SDL - 360,000 miles
'85 300SD - 150,000 miles (sold)
'89 190D - 120,000 miles (sold)
'85 300SD - 317,000 miles (sold)
'98 ML320 - 270,000 miles (sold)
'75 300D - 170,000 miles (sold)
'83 Harley Davidson FLTC (Broken again) :-(
'61 Plymouth Valiant - 60k mikes
2004 Papillon (Oliver)
2005 Tzitzu (Griffon)
2009 Welsh Corgi (Buba)

A '95 E300D = uncommon, hard to find.
Southern car / non rust belt, VERY difficult to find.
Leather in a '95 E300D, rare. Combined with the above I would guess that less than 20 sell per year.
Heated, add to above, probably 5/year
Pristine, low miles, and a decent color? If one is for sale combined with the above, not only is it rare as hen's teeth, as in you won't find one any easier than winning the lottery, but it is probably more of a $6500 car.

Do some research, find some comps, they won't have the options, point that out and use the comps to drive the car's value.

And who the hell will pay them $2500 for the wreck? Not any junkyard I've seen, it's going to be scrapped for under $350.

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Gone to the dark side

- Jeff

From my understanding, and I do not know all the details, but . . . let me step out on a limb . . .

She has the title, it is her car, she does not have to buy anything "back"!

They should either replace car with the "SAME" (Trade), or fix it to the "SAME" previous condition!

They (Ins co) work for her, she pays thier salaries . . .

P.S. I don't like Ins co's!

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82 240D Manual 277K and still rolling!
02 Volvo S60 AWD For Sale

On Ebay there has been several 95's that sold for around $5700 with a little over 200k on them. I thought that price was kind of silly but that is ebay. Her insurance company is offering her KBB value. The extra options on a 15 year old car might add a couple hundred to the value but from the sounds of it, she is not going to get what what she feels the car is worth. My opinion is offer the insurance company $4000 plus you get to keep the car.

Hi
Here in Texas, the usual buyback is 25% of what the ins. Co is paying for the totaled car.

Sometimes, what should be - just isn't!
Joseph

Well if the insurance adjuster says the car is worth 2500.00 as scrap basically.. It has to be worth a lot more in good condition than just 3900.00.

Not that one would use there own devious ways against them. I would want their quote of salvage worth on paper. Also it might not hurt to find out what mercedes dealers have been getting for simular models in good condition either. They might cooperate with sales records as long as they feel it will not involve them going to court sometime to verify them.

I just love these adjusters and insurance companies. They try to get you coming and going. Yes because of their past actions most car dealers will not help you. Some will though.