I thought this was interesting.

"JUST LIKE THE HEADLINE SAYS TOW AN OLD MERCEDES FOR ME TO UPSTATE NY AND PICK UP MY OLD 88 LINCOLN TOWNCAR AND DO WHATEVER YOU WANT WITH IT. I HAVE THE KEYS, THE TITLE, ETC....NEEDS WORK ITS BEEN SITTING FOR 3 YEARS AND IT HAS UNDER 100K ON IT. DROVE GOOD WHEN I PARKED IT BUT IT NEEDS TRANSMISSION SEALS AND IT DOESNT LOOK GOOD.

I'M LOOKING TO TRADE MY LINCOLN FOR TOWING FOR AN OLD MERCEDES DIESEL I PURCHASED AND WHEN YOU DROP IT OFF YOU CAN PICK UP THE 88 LINCOLN"

Get a free low mileage Lincoln for towing an older MB diesel.

Says it all.

NY Craigslist.

Too bad it's for an '88 Lincoln Town Car.

I had a '79 Continental w/460 that was my grandfather's and that was fun. The last of the "big" Lincolns. After that they were essentially Crown Vics and cost cutting measures were in full effect.

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1980 300TD-China Blue/Blue MBTex-2nd Owner, 107K (Alt Blau) OBK #15
'06 Chevy Tahoe Z71 (for the wife & 4 kids, current mule) '03 Honda Odyssey (son #1's ride, reluctantly) '99 GMC Suburban (255K+ miles, semi-retired mule) 21' SeaRay Seville (summer escape pod)

Why? It would make GREAT low cost transportation now. Yes, even with the cost of gas. In 1986 the engines went to sequential port fuel injection
engines, and were very thrifty and reliable. They were still barge like in their handling but nothing like the huge '79s. I had a 1988 Crown Vic and it was the cheapest car to own and maintain I have EVER owned.

Probably cheaper to drive, dollar per mile, than even a Toyota Corolla, when all was said and done. Plus, roomier and and MUCH safer too. Engine, drive train, cooling system, HVAC, electrics, everything, totally bulletproof. First 115k miles, all it ever needed was tires battery, tuneup, coolant and oil changes, and the odd alignment. VERY cheap to insure, too.

These cars were designed for police and taxi use, which is brutal, and can still run 350,000 miles with no problems. The Lincoln town car was just as tough, maybe a little baroque in styling, but these were, and still are, today, the livery car of choice.

Cast iron V8 push rod V8, body on frame, live rear axle, rear wheel drive large luxury sedans were something Detroit was always pretty good at building and those 1988 Lincolns were a pretty darn good example of them.

A great deal if you can find a good one. Definately worth a shot if it's nearby and it's FREE!!

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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)

And the link to the Craigslist listing is,,,

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Closing the store
Benzbonz.biz on your smart phone or tablet.

Well... Where's the Mercedes starting out from? Tow it to him, to up-state NY..., from where?

Is there a link to the post ?

There's a '91 Grand Marquis in white with 55K over at a repair shop/dealer near me. It's been there for a couple of months already. $2850. It's an absolute steal IMHO. The vehicle has another 200K of life if it's taken care of.

If I didn't have all these............

It's a sad story that nobody sees the value in this vehicle.

http://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/car/301751060.html