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View Poll Results: should I buy it?
Of course, Dummy! 5 20.00%
RUN !!!!! 20 80.00%
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Old 06-01-2010, 10:10 AM
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Would you buy a non running w140 for $500?

Its a 92 s420.

Over 200k on the clock, need upper engine harness, maybe ECU.

Po put a used trans in the car, and the car never started since.

Little/ no rust, but a poor respray paint job.

Interior is decent.

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Old 06-01-2010, 11:41 AM
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No, unless it was for a parts car.
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Old 06-01-2010, 11:50 AM
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No -unless as stated above. Very easy to get way backwards in a W140
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Old 06-01-2010, 01:02 PM
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Do you have another W140? If not, no.
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Old 06-01-2010, 01:55 PM
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The po alreadly has about 5k sunk in this car...

Paint
tranny
cap/roter
new exhaust
And a lot of other crap, but little to no engine work..

Id normally pass, but I HEARD IT RUN GREAT before he had that used tranny put in..
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Old 06-01-2010, 01:57 PM
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The po alreadly has about 5k sunk in this car...

Paint
tranny
cap/roter
new exhaust
And a lot of other crap, but little to no engine work..

Id normally pass, but I HEARD IT RUN GREAT before he had that used tranny put in..
Just keep repeating to yourself: There is nothing more expensive than a cheap mercedes
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Just keep repeating to yourself: There is nothing more expensive than a cheap mercedes
ain't that the truth
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Old 06-01-2010, 02:21 PM
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I would buy it to part out.

Could double or triple your money.

I would not buy it to make into a daily driver.
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Old 06-01-2010, 02:26 PM
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I would buy it to part out.

Could double or triple your money.
Thats my vote too....
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Yep, part it out and get the $$

Seems unanimous - no way should you get it to fix it. Of course we have all doe that kind of thing before
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Old 06-01-2010, 02:42 PM
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Would anybody have any interest in buying it? Im not interested in another project or parts car, I was thinking it might be an easy fix. (engine harness) From what I gather from the search function, This car will bankrupt me..

If anybody has any interest let me know, he wants the car gone.....
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Old 06-01-2010, 02:45 PM
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Buy it, tinker with it, if you can't make it right, part it out.
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Old 06-02-2010, 10:29 PM
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Buy it, tinker with it, if you can't make it right, part it out.
Al is always the sucker for that next project car...
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Old 06-02-2010, 11:19 PM
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They would have to pay me.

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