Well that's kind of hard to say. I can't really throw out a specific number.

It all depends on the car and what kind of shape its in. I mean you can get cars all day long for $2k or under on ebay that run, have rust problems, and have below average interior, but that's not what I'm looking for.

For example:

I called on a car north of California around the $4k range that appeared to fit the bill and seemed like it was fairly priced (if not a little under priced). He was claiming full maintenance records and documentation for the little over 100,000 miles, drove great, had immaculate original interior, no rust and always garaged. He said the only downside was that the odometer didn't work and the clear coat was starting to peel off in some places. I told him I would pay what he was asking (as long as it had factory A/C) but I wanted to see more pictures of the car since I was out of state. The seller agreed to send more pictures and call me back the next day when it was convenient for him. I told him, if they looked good, I would fly up and look at it in person and pay cash if it was as described.

I haven't received the pictures or heard from him yet. I'm guessing the car wasn't as described, he decided not to sell, or was trying to work some kind of scam. I guess I should have known when he said he didn't know if the car had factory air installed.


I probably would have went a little higher than $4k he was asking if the clear coat wasn't peeling and the car was as described, but only because he said he had full documentation and service records. To me, those are worth a lot.

Sounds to me like you have $5K to spend on it. Then $1,000 more to go get it wherever.

You should be able to find one in the DFW area in time. There were thousands upon thousands of MB diesels shipped and sold in Texas in the late '70s to mid '80s. Both my Texas MB diesels were rust-free when I bought them and sold them. But mine are garaged 100% of the time anyway. I don't know that there's a rust issue on anything that has been at least carported most of it's life in Dallas/FtWorth. craigslist is where to find used MBs. What I'm finding is that most used MB diesel buyers I've run across are not willing to pay for a very well kept used one. They seem to want them on-the-cheap, and or they want tons of parts replacements done, and still want the low price. Go figure? The other end of the spectrum is to find a freaking heap that you will undoubtedly spend $5K to $10K on refurbishing it. Be careful what you wish for on getting a deal, because the bottom-end MBs will cost you every bit as much as you will pay for a prime condition, documented, one-owner, with reasonable miles on it after you spend months, years, and big dollars trying to refurbishing it here and there. You mention you want AC working on a car that old. Well, that can cost you up to $2K to have a shop refurbish - not some guy that shade-trees, for a couple hundred bucks - but a reputable AC shop that actually will warrant their work for a year. An R&R with no issues will cost you every bit of $900 to $1,200 for an AC replacement. So you see, just AC can cost up to $2K before you do anything else to an old car.

Yea, somewhere around that price. And yes, I'm also allowing for the fact that "ANY" car I find will need $$ put into it.

I wish I could afford to purchase a refurb from Mercedes Motoring but that's not going to happen unless I win the lottery.


Thanks,

Who and where is Mercedes Motoring? They have a website?

Mercedes Motoring

1974 240d Mercedes-Benz
Wants a dream for it.

I have everything you are looking for in a '76 300D harvest beige. However... it has a salvage title because of minor front end damage.
Has been repaired and I have photos of the damage.

Here my 220d it's an ac car but not working at the moment
1972 mercedes Benz 220d