It's going to sit on the driveway....really the only place we have.

I didn't have any definite plans to tear it apart....I was simply going to make use of parts as need arose (for the other two cars). Obviously there would come a point, due to parts removed, when it would no longer run, but I didn't assume that would happen any time soon...everything's working on the other two.

What if I turned it on once a month and ran for an hour or two? Would that help or hurt?

I guess if I needed to I could take it apart next spring.

Maybe my bright idea of having a parts car wasn't so bright after all....

Another option is to get the spring perch fixed and sell it (I just can't justify registering another car). I paid $700 for the car. I'm assuming spring perch is a solid $1000, maybe more. Other than no AC and cruise, it's a really nice car that has been well-maintained; I'm genuinely impressed by the attention to detail. I'm sure I could turn some sort of profit.

Assuming 208,000 miles, no cruise or AC, but everything else fine, what could such a car command in today's market?

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14 E250 Bluetec 4Matic "Sinclair", Palladium Silver on Black, 160k miles
06 E320 CDI "Rutherford", Black on Tan, 180k mi, Stage 1 tune, tuned TCU
91 300D "Otis", Smoke Silver on Tan, 145k mi, wastegate conversion, ALDA delete

19 Honda CR-V EX 79k mi
Fourteen other MB's owned and sold
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