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Jim B. · #3 09-07-2007, 07:39 AM

Those cars are very very covetable, beautifully built and much more scarce than the SL. I don't know the production figures on them but they are low.

They have all the virtues of being the last of the unarguably top quality, cost no object E class cars.

You probably already know that, of course, and is why you are shopping them, but before running away, don't forget that this is an ultra rare car in the color combo you want, and you almost certainly won't find another one like it, especially a 92k California car.

The link won't opn so there is no picture to see, but I would say, borrow the car long enough to have it looked at by a good body shop to determine its condition. Perhaps then you'd know hwo to proceed.

It is is repairable, simply use that in bargaining to get the price down to take it into account. All the W124 admonitions apply when looking at these, with the added one that the top should work well, as they are costly if they don't, to set right.

I'd wager that there is a little bit of room for these to become driveable collector cars - they are that rare, and that good.

You could enjoy driving your investment. That would be fun.

I'd love an Almandine red one with a gray or palomino interior, myself.