If it were closer, I would take a gander. But as it's not running or near, id take it for $350 too.

That car is a disaster. Forget it unless you want to part it out. Even then, $500 max.

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Graham
85 300D,72 350SL, 98 E320, Outback 2.5

I'm having difficulty with my username over there... can someone PM him and forward my info here?
thanks.

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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 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
1987 300TD
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!

Done

I'll take the radio Its a great parts car some nice interior pieces that a lot of people would love to have but to much of an entry fee for it...

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I've got two mexico's...

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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 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
1987 300TD
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!

If you don't mind my saying so, you don't have time to part it let alone get it running. You'll be begging someone to haul away this hulk a couple of years from now when the city complains about your yard. On the other hand, he'll be begging you to haul it away in a couple of years and it won't have racked up a single mile.

Sixto
87 300D

John, I don't like anything about the deal or car. Even if the guy gave it to you. That thing's going on 35 years old. As is it's a money pit, a time pit, and top it off, SLs don't bring a lot of money. Furthermore, the guy called you - you didn't call him. Who tries to sell a literal 'fire-sale,' dented car with no wheels, tires, and a partially stripped body? John, that thing's a parts car with a salvage title.

PASS

Totally.

I'm just listing it for someone interested.

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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 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
1987 300TD
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!

I would not touch it unless I was going to do Diesel conversion and had the parts.

I do have a set of SL tail lights I want to sell. They are pretty nice. They need seals as you would expect.

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1991 F250 super-cab 7.3 IDI. (rebuilt by me) Banks Sidewinder turbo, hydroboost brakes, new IP and injectors.
2003 S430 - 107K
1983 300SD - Tanoshii - mostly restored ~400K+.
1983 300SD - Good interior. Engine finally tamed ~250K.
Monark Nozzle Install Video - http://tinyurl.com/ptd2tge

300-350 and only if you intend to buy it for parts.

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1982 300GD Carmine Red (DB3535) Cabriolet Parting Out
1990 300SEL Smoke Silver (Parting out)
1991 350SDL Blackberry Metallic (481)

"The thing is Bob, its not that I'm lazy...its that I just don't care."

while I think a COOL conversion would be to pull out the servo junk, and install manual controls, and a nice OM602 turbo should pull that like nobody's business... and I DO have a lot of spare parts to perform this if I chose to...

I'm hoping someone on here wants it for the parts to preserve many many many treasured SL's...
it ain't gonna be 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 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
1987 300TD
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!

$300 is a great price for the interior and other bits to spruce up a '74 or '75 SL with manual AC. IIRC '73s are more desired because of the first model year.

Sixto
87 300D

The guy wants 1700 dollars for an unverified motor that's been on fire, and a 35 year old car missing tons of parts? Who cares about the mileage at that point, its irrelevant if the motor caugh fire. Ask the guy what he's smoking, and its better if it isn't a chunk of wiring harness

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Let's not get upset with the $1700 thing unless he's not going to budge on the price.

He probably feels $300 is too low and has gone for his ideal price in "retaliation"

I'd most definitely buy something like that for $600 to $800 may be more if I got a good feeling from it when I went to see it...

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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver
1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone
1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy!
1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing

I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior



Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!