Well, he sounded nice enough on the phone while he was telling me that he had sold the car just about 15 minutes before I called. rrrrrr!

I wasn't looking in here enough.

Here's another one

http://atlanta.craigslist.org/car/146492494.html

i'd rather buy a nice sedan for under $2000 and take a road trip!! maybe get a rack for the top or a small trailor.

I'm coming around to your way of thinking, particularly when I consider the self leveling suspension of the wagon. Though the accumulators and assorted parts are sold at discounts that make them reasonable enough the best price I've seen for the "hydropnuematic" shock absorber (?) units is $432. per each.

Phoooey!

Hey check the san francisco bay area craigslist.
I tried to cut n paste but my browser screwed up. no time now to go over again.

lots of diesels , some super low miles. $1500 to $12,000 range !!

four days ago there were not many listed.

cheers

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1979 300D 220 K miles
1995 C280 109 K miles
1992 Cadillac Eldorado Touring Coupe 57K miles SOLD
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1979 240D 140Kmiles (bought for parents) *SOLD.
SAN FRANCISCO/(*San Diego)
1989 300SE 148 K miles *SOLD

Here's one for almost $8K with 300K miles.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4629406016&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1

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1969 280 SEC
1982 300TD

I wonder where this dealer is finding these wagons? A different seller ID, but both wagons had the same dealer license plates. The one listed last week had a BIN of $18,500.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4631216897&ssPageName=ADME:B:EF:US:1

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1970 280SE Cab
1983 300D Euro 4-speed
past MB's:
1971 280SE 3.5 s/r
1981 300D
1985 300TD
1987 300TD

Always funny to me when the car is parked in front of some "prestigious" house or in a mcmansion subdivision.

Good call on the same dealer plate.

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1983 240D automatic, Orient Red, 174K
1983 240D manual, Biscayne Blue, sold at 341K

Thats just stupid to pay that much for a car with 300k on it. I'm sorry that engine could blow up in another 50k miles. Then what? You are sol.

You could buy a nice 1999 E320 Wagon for that with 1/3 the miles thats 18 years newer, and gets better mileage to.

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

I looked at MB wagons for a while and decided against buying one. To be honest most Early and late Model Volvo wagons are MUCH nicer than the Mercedes wagons. The Volvos have a much larger cargo area (no fullsized spare and strut towers taking up needed storage space) and just as comfortable and reliable. The Mercedes are cramped on the inside both cargo and passenger space wise and way overpriced.

I bought my 1988 240 Wagon for $2700 which was quite high for the car. The car belonged to the owner of an Independant Volvo shop who purchased the car from a customer of his who was the original owner. The car is in great shape and was the shop owners "baby". Its got a LOT of upgrades and is in tip top shape. I can get up 2-3 full sized Grandfather clocks in the back of the 240 (it has a 6 foot cargo space). Some other amazing things I have stuffed into the back of the wagon include a full size 3 seat Antique French sofa and a four drawer 2 door American Sideboard. I have yet to resort to using the roof rack.

For about $7500 you could get a 1998-2000 Vintage V70 wagon. In my opinion the V70's are MUCH newer and nicer than the Mercedes wagons. They are bigger more comfortable and a lot more luxurious. Fuel economy for the 5cyl engines are in the 25mpg range. For the full 10K or a little more you could even get a 2001 model V70. The 2001 is the current edition V70 and is even nicer than the 1998-2000 cars.

well, it depends on what you want.

my dad had three volvo wagons all 245s, i had a 265. the volvos are good cars but their electrics dont compare to a benz and the ride is atrocious by comparison. they do have excellent cargo carrying capacity though and my dad thought they were easier to work on than a benz, though i am not too sure that is true. i think he was intimidated by the independant benz rear.

he swore by the volvo. i swore at them.

tom w

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

I sold the 79k mile wagon and the 300k wagon. The 300k Wagon belonged to a mechanic buddy, hence the seperate seller accounts.

If you truely want a mint w123, the bar is much higher than $10k. Try $12-18k for something worth having. It was $10k nearly 8 years ago when I sold a mint 1985 300TD.

The pricing makes no sense to anyone who has never owned a W123. But to the people who have driven these cars for years, the $$ is moot. They don't care, they just want high quality. They don't want repaints, dash caps, or sun faded carpet. If you can provide a high grade specimen, you can name your price and it will be met. The W123 buyers don't care that you could buy a decent w210 wagon for the same price, they want what they are familiar with, and something that reminds them of the past. Oddly enough, there is quite a bit of sentiment and deep emotion tied to these old cars...

HMMM, I'm thinking buy a good solid running wagon from TX or AZ. for $3k. Than imagine what it would look like spending the $7k conservatively restoring it??

Your salesman's slip is showing, Herb.

People are stupid then, you can buy a new Dodge Magnum wagon for $20k.


Pay $18k for a W123 wagon and have it totaled a month later, the insurance company will say sorry blue book is $2k tough.

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200