I just inherited a 114 230 from my grandfather who passed away. Have no clue what year it is or how to fix anything on a vehicle besides brakes, oil, and tire change. I spent $900 to have it transported from Ca to Md. My journey is about to begin. Looking for ideas and help and to learning and getting this baby running. Thanks for any input.


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Well you have come to a good place. In terms of what to do, it really depends on how long it has been sitting, rust situation, etc. What do you know about the life of the car?

I'll post under the hood pics soon but I believe last it was running was the 80s. The interior is rotted out and when I try to put it in park/neutral etc, nothing happens and I don't get that seated feeling.

What would the priorities of repairs be?


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Is it an automatic or manual. Welcome Suggest you read this. Rubber and fuel delivery is where you start. Ask questions here. We can help. More specific the better
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/vintage-mercedes/134622-1971-220-a.html

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Wow!!!

This is amazing. I didn't get to read the full thread but was able to skim through and take a look at the pictures. Libby was beautiful. Thank you for posting.


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It's an automatic. I know it's not impossible but do you think she'll be worth it?


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Worth what? Unless there is a close sentimental attachment the $900.00 you paid is above the value of the car. The absolute top price you would get for the car completely restored would be about $3000.00. The repairs and deferred maintenance alone will be well over $5000.00.

The knowledge, enjoyment, sense of accomplishment and frustration will be priceless.

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Great point Mike...as I'm laughing my butt off. I deserved that, it was a silly question.

I like how you added frustration to the list.




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I guess what I should have said was, I need to figure out if she'll be worth it. I'm an active duty Marine, stationed in MD with a wife and 4 kids. Time and money is something myself and most people don't have and treasure.


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If your kids will be involved in the process then, Yes, it will be worth it. The car is simple enough so most repairs can be done by the average home mechanic. Great learning opportunities for the kids.

Good bonding experience for you and your friends also. Nothing like swapping lies, err, I mean sharing experiences, while changing out parts on the old lump.

And the feel when it first fires up, filling the garage with smoke, is hard to beat.

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Great points. My oldest son will.


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If the engine's good, that car should be worth saving. The body doesn't look rusty.

What you should do is this:

1. Get it to go
2. Get it to stop
3. Look for a rustbucket W115 with a good interior. They are around and can be had cheap. When you find one, you can transplant the interior seats, dashboard, and panels into the car. It will make a big difference.
4. When that's done, you can do the windscreen/rear window rubber and put in a new headliner (they are still available).

Given what I can see from the photos I would first check the floors for rust. If the floors, that is the part where you put your feet, are sound then you could make the decisions as to if it is worth getting into. For some reason the parts of the floor where your feet go tend to rust out before the part of the floor where your seats are. At least that's the way it is in my part of the world.

But check it all.

If the floors are rusted out I would say this is more of a parts car. But you could be in luck as the trunk area looks to be solid.

If the floors are not rusted out then look for a car with rusted floors and try to buy it cheap. Just remember you will be buying it for the interior and perhaps a good battery. There would be some other parts you could salvage and then it would be off to the scrapyard. That is if you had no place to store it.

If you do fix it all up then look for a radio last. Try Ebay for an original Becker if you want the real Mercedes look.

And if you have to remove the instrument cluster then be careful of the shift indicator. The cable that drives the little needle is easy to break and they are expensive to repair.