anyone bought a car from craig? anyone know anyone who has done so?

saw a really nice sdl in memphis with a chicago ph number.

http://nashville.craigslist.org/car/112362874.html



craig-craigslist doc, ha ha

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[1981 300 td tdidi 165500 dark brown/palamino-Brownie-mine-3k miles of ownership
1983 240d 162+++ Anthricite grey w/ henna red interior and hella lights-wifes car-Red

the above two cars are for sale
and can be seen on the cars for sale thread here. pix also available.


240d-144+ Manilla Yellow w/ palmino interior-greasecar kit-Blondie-the college kids car

23" gt 21 speed still on original tires-still got the nubs
21" khs tandem

I don't know if Craig himself sells his car there but he might...

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Proud owner of ....
1971 280SE W108
1979 300SD W116
1983 300D W123
1975 Ironhead Sportster chopper
1987 GMC 3/4 ton 4X4 Diesel
1989 Honda Civic (Heavily modified)
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Section 609 MVAC Certified
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"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche

I bought a truck listed on craigslist . Got a good deal and I drive it amost everyday. It's like the classified ads , you should do your homework when buying a car, meaning history reports, reading about the type of vehicle and what to watch out for and asking the owner lots of questions. For every happy buyer or seller there is probably an unhappy buyer or seller after all its a used car. I think you can find better deals on craigslist because it is more local, but the great deals only last a couple of hours.
Ebay is part owner of craigslist and I say they are pretty even.

I've never sold a car on craigslist.

.........strange cooincidence as I was not even thinking of you when I wrote that... Was refering to Craig as in Craigslist himself listing his own car on there......

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Proud owner of ....
1971 280SE W108
1979 300SD W116
1983 300D W123
1975 Ironhead Sportster chopper
1987 GMC 3/4 ton 4X4 Diesel
1989 Honda Civic (Heavily modified)
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Section 609 MVAC Certified
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"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche

He is Craig @craiglist.org
I bought two cars on Craigslist. Both are '87 300D turbos. Local cars. One $2500 and one $400 (yeah! now I know about how the cheapest cars are the most expensive cars)
Craigslist is the greatest thing that has happened in a long time!
No one needs newspaper car ads anymore!
DDH

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'95 E320 Wagon my favorite road car. '99 E300D wolf in sheeps body, '87 300D Sportline suspension, '79 300TD w/ 617.952 engine at 367,750 and counting!

Craig's list is awesome, I check it about two dozen times a day. However it is riddled with scammers so watch out for deals that are too good to be true.

eBay on the other hand is riddled with embellishers, well really I guess alot of them are blatant liars but at least on eBay you have some recourse if you get screwed.

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1987 300SDL 167k
1992 Volvo 740 140k
1990 Volvo 740 250k
1989 Volvo 240 269k

Anyone want to trade an old Volvo for an '87 300sdl?

i bought my 83 sd from someone on craigslist. if your comparing ebay to craigslist its completley different just for the fact that you dont bid on the cars and the cars are in your area. you can actually go see the car yourself and test drive it and wat not. for me it worked out for the best the guy i bought my sd from was a diesel enthusiest. had a home made kit installed in the car similar to greasels and he worked at a bio-d factory. and i got the car in great running shape for $800!!!!!!!! love the car to death and is still running with minor problems that im to lazy to fix

ohh also we sold our dodge ram on craigslist too we love it. and i constantly find good items free there too in thier free section. ive sold so many things on that site! its great!

I think Craigslist is great for local stuff.....It would take a huge leap of faith to buy something a long way off however.

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Proud owner of ....
1971 280SE W108
1979 300SD W116
1983 300D W123
1975 Ironhead Sportster chopper
1987 GMC 3/4 ton 4X4 Diesel
1989 Honda Civic (Heavily modified)
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Section 609 MVAC Certified
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"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche

I bought my 1999 E300 Turbodiesel from the San Francisco Bay Area Craig's List. There is a large Mercedes diesel population to be found there. The car in question was about seven miles away from where I live; the transaction unfolded well, even if the car needed more than the average amount of work.

didnt know there were other people from the bay area in this forum. kool!

Both of my 300d's have come off craigslist, as has my friend's 240d. I had good experiences both times. Sometimes great deals come up where people don't really know what they have. You have to act quick and be prepared for anything. Probably a lot more honest sellers, as there are fewer dealers so if the car comes from someone who cared, it is likely a better vehicle.

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1983 300d Turbo (Daily Drive) -- 243,000 miles
1979 280ce AMG (Beginning extreme restoration) -- 141,410 miles
1979 Yamaha Chappy LB50 (Awating new points) -- 1411.6 miles

1981 300d Euro 4 speed -- 188,421 km -- SOLD
1979 300d Euro 4 speed (Sold to Brother) -- 257,000 miles

A Collection of w123 AMG Cars and Parts

I grew up in the bay area too so I feel like I belong there!

So far I have had three good craigslist transactions. I found my 6.9 and my W115 240D on CL and I just sold my Miata with decent results on CL without any problems. I ended up wasting $55 on cars.com A lot of lowballers but it does generate more traffic and it's just a matter of time before you get a serious buyer.

There are a lot of liars out there who grossly exxagerate performance just like ebay and severely overprice their cars. A $1100 junker is one example, and or claiming 1 BILLION mile longevity on a NA 300D and ask $4200 with unknown mileage

Watch out for the people who claim to be individual owners but really are dealers. Google the phone number online to see if it is traceable beforehand.

Bring your flashlight and be critical and you'll find some good runners out there. They all need a lot more work but that's all part of the fun

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1974 240D 3.0L 4(M) - 250K -OM617.910 + 300D FW + Rajay turbo power!
1977 6.9 3(A) - 84k

Clean looking ride!

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I'm not a doctor, but I'll have a look.

'85 300SD 245k
'87 300SDL 251k
'90 300SEL 326k

Six others from BMW, GM, and Ford.

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