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Originally Posted by JerryWagner
Lee, I have this exact year/model/color in the Automatic, I would not pay more than $2750 for it, they are solid cars, don't worry much about the A/C you can get a compressor for $200 and it's not a hard fix, get your Carfax and check it out, if it hasn't been exposed to salt roads and there is no rust it would be a good addition to the Stable, and thanks for your Carfax reports that you sent me !
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Just so you know, the a/c problem on the 124 is not commonly due to a bad compressor. If there is a leak it will commonly be the evaporator or expansion valve. Since these cars are aging now, it is more common for the condensors to leak.
The evaporator is about a 15 or 16 hour job, thus it is big bucks if you can't do the work yourself.
As far as $2750 for a stick shift 300E, even a marginal stick shift 124 will bring more than that. For us stick shift lovers, the 5 speed 300E is a real gem. There were only 700 something of them sent to the US in 86 and 300 something in 88. Even though my car now has 286,000 miles and is not the most cosmetically perfect 300E you'll find, I wouldn't take double that amount for it.
For stick shift lovers the five speed 300E is head and shoulders above an automatic. I bought mine about nine years ago now and it took me two years to find it. To an automatic lover I'm sure that it's just another 124 car, and that's fine.
Have a great day,