a year later.. i'm BACK! still w/o a W210W
the previously discussed car ended up being kept by owner (an indie shop owner). the respray really irked me and i walked away. but now i'm BACK! my Saab got nailed by a Saturn w/ no ABS on a rainy SoCal day.
Q: at $8500 (asking price), would you take
1) '98 W210W w/ 104K mi? (cherry paint, cherry interior leather)
2) '01 W210W w/ 138K mi (eeek!!!) miles? (decent paint, decent leather)
both in LA, both sold by small-time stealerships.
looking back at my original post, i must conclude LA car prices, much like housing prices, are RIDICULOUS.