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SOLD! sort of
The history on this car in our family is that I bought it with >100K as the third owner to replace my aging 190E 2.3. That was some years back.
I owned it for a few weeks when my Dad had a heart attack. He had a Ford Thunderbird SC that was giving him some serious trouble. He came to the city to get repair estimates. $10K repairs required.
I had loaned him the 2.6 to drive while he was here. He was getting VERY stressed over the T-Bird, and I was getting conerned about him having another MI. He talked about how much he liked the 2.6, so I knocked a few bucks off my recent purchase price, and sold it to him.
He owned it for years, and cared for it very well. But, three PO's had taken their toll, and as the mileage rolled over 300K, he knew that things would start to go wrong. He bought "Ruby", his current 1998 C230.
My mom was a non-driver for some time, and he wanted to get her back driving. He kept the 'ol 190E for this task, as it's a pretty easy car to handle. She loved it, and adopted it. Soon after, her cancer came back, and in less than a year, she was gone.
I bought the 190E back from him to keep it in the family and to replace the E300 until Helen could find something else.
The sound in his voice when I told him I was selling it! OMG.
Well, he's coming to visit on the 28th, and I'm giving the 'ol gal back. Heck, this is a bad habit of mine (his 1973 300SEL was a Christmas gift from me and Mom).
His list will consist of
1998 C230
1990 190E 2.6
1979 450SL
1973 300SEL
All for ONE driver...
Well, Helen will be able to find something she likes (I hope!) and we've got the 626 to tide us over. Even if he just parks the 190E and uses as a reminder, that's good enough for me.
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