Having been on a lot of Volvo forums over the years I’m shocked by the sheer amount of cars the “enthusiasts” have sent to the crusher. Just bored at work and wondering if the Mercedes community does the same.

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1993 e300
1995 e320
1994 e320
2006 s500 4matic
2004 Jeep wj overland
2001 Ducati 748
2004 Honda shadow aero

It’s a way to get lots of parts. I know that none of the ones I sent to the crusher were worth saving. Not a single one cost me more than $1000, most were $300 or less. I doubt that many of us get into the hobby by saying, “I really want to be a junk man.”

I don’t even know how many I’ve sent to the crusher, but I’m pretty confident it’s more than 10.

It’s either the enthusiasts do it, or they end up in a pick-a-part where they seem to have the saddest end with tons of useful parts being destroyed. When enthusiasts get them, they are far more likely to be taken apart meticulously saving anything of value.

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Past mb: '73 450sl, '81 280slc stick, '71 250, '72 250c, '70 250c, '79 280sl, '73 450sl, parted: '75 240d stick, '69 280s, '73 450slc, '72 450sl,

Out of the 15 owned, zero went to the crusher. No idea where they went after I sold them. I miss every single one of them and want to buy most of them back.

I have been driving for over 50 years. I never sent one to the crusher. I trade them in, even gave a few away for the charity deduction, or handed them down to family members, but all the cars were running and of some use to someone.

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All lives won’t matter until Black Lives Matter too. Along with Asian lives as well.

“No, I don’t take responsibility at all.” - Don Trump

“The buck stops here.” - Harry Truman

Black Votes Matter.

I’ve had about 8 Mercedes and only had to scrap one due to an really bad accident. I’ve had 10 volvos and scrapped a 244 Chevy v8 conversion. Everyone wants the v8 but I guess when it’s free it’s no good. Sold or traded everything else.

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1993 e300
1995 e320
1994 e320
2006 s500 4matic
2004 Jeep wj overland
2001 Ducati 748
2004 Honda shadow aero

8 or 10. Nothing crushed worth saving. I scrap them when they are no longer safe due to rust.

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

I buy old dead vehicles and bring them back to life again .

I've bought quite a few very nice cars from junkyards, they were just neglected .

As I used to run an Indie VW Shop/Sales Lot/Junkyard I did send more wrecks or rusted to unsafe VW's to the crusher but as mentioned, almost every usable part was carefully harvested and saved for re use (I built salvage reconstructs for decades) .

A good thread I think .

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-Nate
1982 240D 408,XXX miles
Ignorance is the mother of suspicion and fear is the father

I did then what I knew how to do ~ now that I know better I do better

I sold one W123 300D to a yard in Walton, KY - an MB only yard.

edit - it was the "European Connection", in Falmouth. I was close...by like 45 minutes...


place is out of business now, not sure what happened to the cars (probably crushed)

-that 300D was slow though...

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2009 Kia Sedona
2009 Honda Odyssey EX-L
12006 Jetta Pumpe Duse
(insert Mercedes here)

Husband, Father, sometimes friend =)

If they're a 5 cylinder and scary slow, there's a problem .

I've had NA OM617's and once properly tuned and with good injectors they no longer smoked, started easily close to freezing and had no problems keeping up with traffic .

I was thinking about this '240D's are dangerously slow' idea to - day as I drove my 393,000 + miles slushbox equipped one in Los Angeles traffic with the AC on full, it wasn't speedy nor even quick but it had zero difficulty keeping up apart from those pesky freeway on ramps .

No smoke either .

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-Nate
1982 240D 408,XXX miles
Ignorance is the mother of suspicion and fear is the father

I did then what I knew how to do ~ now that I know better I do better

None. Still looking for my first Unimog.

? Are all the NATO surplus one gone ? .

They used to be cheap, you had to watch for rust though .

Cheaper with gasoline engines .

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-Nate
1982 240D 408,XXX miles
Ignorance is the mother of suspicion and fear is the father

I did then what I knew how to do ~ now that I know better I do better

Once I found a rust free 280SE 4.5 at the Pick n Pull that looked like it was driven there. I managed to get the rear end and some parts during my lunch time. When I went back the next day it was stripped and ripped.

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Tony H
W111 280SE 3.5 Coupe
Manual transmission

Past cars:
Porsche 914 2.0
'64 Jaguar XKE Roadster
'57 Oval Window VW
'71 Toyota Hilux Pickup Truck-Dad bought new
'73 Toyota Celica GT

None for me. I was always lucky in purchase and you will have to pry them from my cold dead fingers

When I was in Germany I did get T-boned in my 250SE by a drunk driver. Car was totaled.

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Tony H
W111 280SE 3.5 Coupe
Manual transmission

Past cars:
Porsche 914 2.0
'64 Jaguar XKE Roadster
'57 Oval Window VW
'71 Toyota Hilux Pickup Truck-Dad bought new
'73 Toyota Celica GT