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A Good Deal?? Two MBs for $$3500 ?????
The Owner of the Shop I go to here in North Miami has two cars he offered to sell me as a package; What do guys think of the price?? Many here truly have a more realistic idea on prices then I have. Here's a description--the good and the bad!
Car #1) 1981 300TD(4 dr.) Auto, 175,000 miles,Blueext.. The bad--paint faded bad,no rust,interior needs a good detail, dash has 5-6 cracks, needs tires. The Good-2 years ago-complete Valve job,newseals,complete(professionally). Rebuilt Injector Pump-everglades rebuild& calibration--great job($1100 owner's price) Starts in a heartbeat,idles and accelerates like no tomorrow. Has 3 small dings on rear quaterpanel. No smoke on startup.Tranny shifts great. Car#2--1986 300 SDL--226,000 miles. Auto. Dark Blue ext.The Bad--Has a Transmission issue(won't shift out of 2nd gear if I remember right.Had the car as a loaner a month ago and it drove great out on the interstate-who knows what happened-(its one of the owners loaners, as is the above MB) needs an A/C compressor. Has a rust area about 3"x2" on top of right rear fender. Sunroof does not work. The Good-- Interior fairly clean, needs a good cleaning, a few trim issues-nothing major except sunroof.Starts immediately with no smoke,idles smooth. Ext. Paint--Good, no fading.Looks like the backseat area was never used--like new. Good used tranny at owner's price $550(not including installation) Both cars were bought from customers of the Owner-so their are maintenence records (very detailed) going back 20 18-19 years. Wants $3500 for both--a good deal??? |
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If you spend the $550. for the transmission on the SDL, that vehicle alone is worth $4,000.
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If it was local I would hop on it......................around here anything cheap is usually a rust bucket.
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either one of those cars could probably be waxed and ebayed for the price of both. plan on putting some more money into them, but I don't see how either car could do you wrong for the price- both are in pretty high demand, and the records help greatly.
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It sounds like a pretty good deal. Try to find a used AC compressor, the SDL uses a Nippon compressor that runs $900 last I checked.
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Excellent Deal -- SDL Transmission woes....b2 Valve.??
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If you've got the time and money go ahead and get 'em. What have you got to lose?
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Scott Come on Down!! Weather today is Sunny, no rain in the high70s. If you are a Good ASE mechanic you could go to work tonight, either marine, auto or heavy truck type!!! I work in the Medical Field so no shortage of work there either. There is a real shortage of Good Mechanics-be it automotive, marine,or in the Bldg. trades. What is lacking here in the Miami area is a Work Ethnic--you know--work starts at 7 pm not at 8:30 and it ends at 5pm. Here the workday is punctuated by many chit-chats, coffee breaks,ect.
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miamimike,
I actually went down there last spring three different times looking for work without any luck. I'm not a mechanic so that's not an option. I don't think they look at me too seriously without a connection to the area. I've almost given up. It's hard without some kind of network. I have one friend down there but he works like a mad man and doesn't really have the time to "put the word out" for me. Scott
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