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Originally Posted by ncc.1701
Here is an interesting question to follow:
What's your budget for the W124 ?
IMHO anything over 6-8K for THE PERFECT car is an overkill, if the car is not a time-capsule or have special features ( 3.6, Manual, convertible, EUROs, etc).
I saw at this forum discussion about it.
That's where my sarcasm is coming from.
Here in Canada we have a free medicine, no free market conditions ( oligopoly) and huge tax bills, which makes this hobby 30-50% more expensive. I was able to put on the road 3 W124 cars and drove it without major repairs.
All of them - total cost of ownership ( excludes gas and insurance) was below CDN 9K for 3 years / 80 K km.
PS - what's E-Gas is used for.
Regards
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7.5k $ (including the price of the car) and i'm almost there. But i really think I will have a car that looks and drives like i want it. In that price range i don't think i can find a better car.
I do the labor myself and buy parts smart - most of the times in bulk to recover the costs on resale
I was almost ready to buy a GS300 which is a solid car, but not as attractive as the W124 imho
bragging ..
Rebuilt Transmission with Warranty - last year
New Wiring Harness - last Year
New Head Gasket - last year
Complete suspension overhall - last week
Complete Steering overahaul (except the gearbox) - last week
Reconditioned Fuel System including servicing the injectors (except flushing the tank) - last week
Rebuilding ETA with Lifetime Warranty - on it's way to BBA
New Spark Plugs - last week and HT Wires - next week
Good AMG Monoblocks - best rims IMHO for the W124/W140 and good fresh Prielli tires - last week
New Audio System (nothing crazy, sounds like a good Stock System)
Coolant Flush - yesterday
TO DO aka Wish List
- Body detail with machine Buffing
- Headliner
- Front Bumper and Rear Impact strip
- Fix the Rear Headrest tilt (just need time, have the parts)
- Probably replace the Steering Wheel to match the condition of the rest of the car
- Engine Mounts - have parts/need time
- Transmission Mount - have parts/need time
- Guibo aka Flex Disk - have parts/need time
- Center Support Bearing - have parts/need time
- Break System Flush
After i'm done with the above list I will create a new budget for the next season and I'll probably go around the car and note ALL the issues that i see and refresh the above list.
The more i get familiar with cars, the more anal i become when it comes to things that don't work, or look, as they should.
Everything that has been done to this car was done by myself alone, except alignment, transmission rebuild and Wiring Harness
- one man job for those with DIY-er comments