Hey-

I am a friend of peyton300TD- last time I spoke to him, he was heading to the carribean for the summer, to teach sailing after finishing grad school, then would be back to US in the fall, at which point he is going to fix his TD- hope he doesn't mind my filling in his details, but that, in a nutshell, is where he's been...

Cheers,

JAS

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94 E320
71 350SL

Well, after two months the saga is about to end. I took the forum's advice and educated myself as to my rights under the law. It was an education. Basically, Allstate hopes that you accept the first offer and be glad that you did. On the other hand, if you know what to say and what you are entitled to, they have the money.

The initial offer was $3,200. After I wrote a very long letter quoting the law and giving examples of what it would take to replace the car, I received an offer of $4,485 plus expenses. Not bad. I think at this point I have pushed hard enough and will take the offer.

Thank you everyone for the encouragement to push Allstate. I will never have them as my insurance company. If you need more proof, go to alstateinsurancesucks.com. It is unbelievable!!

Paul

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Paul

1991 300TE (280,000)
1985 300TD (432,000 miles - retired)
1976 300D (225,000 - retired)
1975 300D (165,000 - retired)

I had to add that to my favorites list.

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K. Weimer
300SD (1)
300D (5) [Plus 1 parts]
300SEL 4.5 (2)
280SE (4)
280 (2)
250 (1)
250SE (1)
240D (7) [Plus 1 parts]
220D (11) [Plus 3 parts]
200D (2) [Plus 1 parts]
180c (with sunroof)

1995 Nissan UD1800 rollback
"If I can't fix it, it don't get fixed"

Kweimer. do you have any fog light lenses for my 76 300D? I don't want to pay 50 bucks each for them. Sounds like you may be a good parts scource as I work toward restoring this thing. I just aquired it. I'm glad they are so tough.

My 89 190E got hit in the front. $7,000 damage. Had to negotiate with the insurance company to repair as they wanted to total it. But since I had kept it in immaculate condition, they sent someone to perform an evaluation on it and decided to repair it. The body shop spent three weeks doing the work, used all new parts and the fit and finish is something to behold. It is in better shape than before, as the plastic around lights were faded and chipped and the grille was faded. Now new.

Way to go Paul.

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Jim

Hawk180

Since I am not in the parts selling business I do not have a "price list". I will not charge you $50 for fog light lenses. You tell me what you want to pay and we will probably have a deal.

I probably have over a dozen complete fog light sets; however, only four or five lens only---and I have noted that the lens are two slightly different diameters---so you will have to let me know the exact diameter of the lens you need and I will see if I have a matching pair.

Ken

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K. Weimer
300SD (1)
300D (5) [Plus 1 parts]
300SEL 4.5 (2)
280SE (4)
280 (2)
250 (1)
250SE (1)
240D (7) [Plus 1 parts]
220D (11) [Plus 3 parts]
200D (2) [Plus 1 parts]
180c (with sunroof)

1995 Nissan UD1800 rollback
"If I can't fix it, it don't get fixed"

It has been a while, what is the current status?

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... nearly 7 YEARS! here is the thread where he finished repairing the wagon. http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/open-discussion/76125-peytons-rejuvination-300tdt.html

I heard the wagon got sold...

no... it was totaled the next year... maybe it survived? http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/open-discussion/96740-peyton-crashed.html

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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!

Good having the history linked here.
Slipped my mind that others may not know "the rest of the story". Oops, dated myself again..
I was actually asking how he is doing, and current MB's..

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I seem to recall reading that Peyton moved offshore somewhere (Hawaii maybe) to become a marine biologist.

Happy Motoring, Mark

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DrDKW

I would just like to add something to this thread (didn't own a MB back when this thread was started) Anyway, if it helps someone searching for advise on what to do in the event of an accident, here is my $0.02

If the car is declared a total loss, be cautious it does not get branded as such. Might never be able to put it on the road again, even if you just had to change the fender.

Also, have the car appraised, factoring in the pre-collision condition, and fight the insurance with that. There are a lot of appraisers that will overlook minor items and appraise your car high. If they can't find comparable cars in your area to base the price off of, they may have to use the appraisal.

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1982 300sd, new project car to restore

It doesn't matter if you know what you're doing, as long as you look like you know what you're doing.