for those of us in the northeast, and probably folks in the northwest, i am constantly on the lookout for rust free(ish) cars. they are hard to come by. it would be great to know of folks in southern states that would be willing to look at cars, even bring them to a mechanic, so that i could get the fleet i'm looking for.

i know i would be willing to pay for such a service, and there would probably be many others as well.

any thoughts on the feasibilty of this? there's a diesel suburban somewhere out there for me...

david

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newfane, vt
84 300td 223k modified greasel conversion (sold)
92 300d 2.5 185k with frybrid kit

Send a PM with details and I'll keep my eye out in San Antonio for you.

John

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John Hughes, was in Landstuhl, Germany but currently in San Antonio, TX


1978 280CE Astral Silver now 59,xxx miles and counting "Silber-Kugel"
1986 300E Black Pearl Metallic 143,xxx miles 5-spd daily driver w/ blk leather "Schwarz-Schönheit"
1989 190E 2.6 (euro) 5-spd Desert Taupe 112,xxx kms Had to leave behind in Germany!!! "Helga"
1983 300D Pastel Beige now 312,xxx + miles SOLD

OBK#24

I will check with some dealers around here. We are fortunate that they do not salt the roads in Wyo.

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Owen

87 300TD 603 I-6
94 Jeep XJ I-6 4.0 (see the pattern)
89 750il
seventy-two hundred feet above sea level (kinda cold up here)

thanks fellas. as much as i'm looking out for myself, it would be neat if we had some sort of list by state to help with finds on ebay and the like.

i, for one, will NEVER by a car off ebay without seeing it first, and preferably having a mechanic look it (it absolves me from my wife's fury). to see a car i'd buy, if it checked out, and to email someone on the list to see if they could look at it would be the bee's knees.

not that there are many winners up here in new england, but i'd be able to check out vehicles in this area (cambridge ma, soon to be brattleboro, vt) for anyone interested.

david

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newfane, vt
84 300td 223k modified greasel conversion (sold)
92 300d 2.5 185k with frybrid kit

I'm always on the look out for rust free examples and have ended up purchasing the last three that I have run accross. If you hear tell of any in this area please let me know where I can go check it out.

I've got a blue W123 in the yard that I am in the process of parting out. The body is about as rust free and straight as they get but I are parting it out. I have a friend that needs the transmission out of it. I suspect the oil pump chain broke and should know over the next couple weeks or so.

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Jim

I have always thought there was enough talent on this forum to actually make a business out of it – especially for e-Bay buyers.
There are plenty of nice rust free examples here – the shortage is of good well maintained specimens. With few exceptions most of what I have purchased for resale lately has needed some serious maintenance attention.
If you would run across anything in my area, just PM me - anything in the immediate area wouldn't warrant any compensation.

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15 VW Passat TDI
00 E420
98 E300 DT
97 E420 Donor Car - NEED PARTS? PM ME!
97 S500
97 E300D
86 Holden Jackaroo Turbo D
86 300SDL
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Its frustrating really. At this point in the game unless it wasn't used in the winters, usualy I can stick my hand through some panal.

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2016 Corvette Stingray 2LT
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200