Hey guys, I'm a newbie and have been searching for a w123 or w124 for a while. While I really want to avoid used car lots, there's actually a vehicle at a used car lot in eastern PA I'm looking at. Anyone hear of Fuzzy Dice Auto Sales? They're in Harleysville, PA, and have a few MB in stock, in addition to some American classics, etc. They don't seem to know a lot about older MB's, (i.e. they list their w123s as a 6-cylinder diesels) but anyways, I wonder if any of you have dealt with this place in the past? Ever hear of them? I'd appreciate any input!

get a pre-purchase inspection from a local indy mechanic- prolly about $100, well spent

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1984 123.193 372,xxx miles, room for Seven.

1999 Dodge Durango Cummins 4BTAA 47RE 5k lb 4x4 getting 25+mpgs, room for Seven.

That's good advice whether you're buying from a dealer OR an individual.

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1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

One of my best friends bought his first car, a used 1965 Chevrolet Corvair, from a used car dealer called "Harmless Harry".

I ask you.

Needless to say it was the worst Lemon he ever had.

In the same East Oakland, California neighborhood (yeah, another mistake) was a competing used car dealer named "Earnest Ernie's Used Cars".

I did NOT make this up.

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1991 560 SEC AMG, 199k <---- 300 hp 10:1 ECE euro HV ...

1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold)

2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp

1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k

2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive (sold)

Not all used car dealers are shady characters. After all, most of them buy cars at an auction where they take a greater risk on a pig-in-a-poke than the folks they sell them to. Most of the time they are just betting on enough sales volume to outweigh their outgo. Buying from an individual can be just as big of a gamble sometimes.

Just take this into consideration and realize that a thorough pre-purchase inspection from someone with more experience on the model you are interested in is your best bet against it.

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Sam

84 300SD 350K+ miles ( Blue Belle )