I'm hoping she was only making conversation or trying to desensitize me to the idea of shrinking the fleet.

She said it is time for me to part with my 1982 240D and 62 Olds..."donate, sell, just get rid of 'em". Should I call the doctor, the lawyer or what?


Seriously, I'm considering whether or not to sell or to donate. Anyone have experience with the IRS rules for valuation of charitable donations?


Motor On


Lord, bless them Pigmies in New Guinnea but they don,t know nothing about diesels!

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2008 SLK 280, Firemist Red - "Hurricane"
2001 F150 Lariat 4x4, Black on Black - "Badboy"
1982 240D 4 speed survivor -"Pearl" - Donated to Vietnam Veterans
1962 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88 -"Gertrude"

1954 model original owner - ~2.5M
Gray softtop/solid exterior/modified chassis

Sell. Donating will not get you what they are worth anymore.

keep the 240D .. ditch the other thing.. keep the 52.. or buy momma something nice and she'll forget

You must be single.

LOL, They NEVER forget, do they?

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Palangi

2004 C240 Wagon 203.261 Baby Benz
2008 ML320 CDI Highway Cruiser
2006 Toyota Prius, Saving the Planet @ 48 mpg
2000 F-150, Destroying the Planet @ 20 mpg



TRUMP .......... WHITEHOUSE
HILLARY .........JAILHOUSE
BERNIE .......... NUTHOUSE
0BAMA .......... OUTHOUSE

Can't you fight for the '62 Oldsmobile? Those Dynamic and Super 88s were really nice cars, a perfect example of American cars built well for their time.
The sedans and coupes looked very nice too, as did the 98s of that year.

Johan offered a 1/24 scale model of the 1962 Super 88 4 door hardtop, it's a VERY accurate rendition, if you can find a kit.

Years ago some fellow had a 1962 Olds Starfire, he was so commited to these cars he opened a shop up on Fillmore St. in San Francisco dedicsated to the repair of them. He couldn't keep going because they were not enough of them around to fix. Thy were very rugged cars, there was one '63 Starfire that someone drove through Afghanistan.

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1991 560 SEC AMG, 199k <---- 300 hp 10:1 ECE euro HV ...

1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold)

2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp

1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k

2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive (sold)

Jim is correct. Keep the 240 and the Olds. They are not making them anymore. Both are great cars.

You are are your own about the wife.

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Buzz
1977 300D 151K (TMU) DB922 Pastel Blue w/Blue
1981 300SD 450K DB753 Astral Silver w/Black
1987 190D Turbo 340K DB199 Black Pearl w/Black
1990 350SDL 190K DB199 Black Pearl w/Black
1994 E320 Convertible 65K DB(9)744 Brilliant Silver w/Grey
1995 E300 Diesel 150K DB (5)904 Midnight Blue w/Saddle

If you can keep one, keep the Oldsmobile. There are still tons and tons of 240Ds running around and they're dirt cheap. The Oldsmobile can only stay or go up in value.

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1985 CA 300D Turbo , 213K mi

My wife is always on me about the status of "the fleet". It didn't help that my oldest daughter, in from college, said the parking area looked like a junk yard. And said it in front of my wife's whole family as we were celebrating Christmas over there today.
And I've got the Camaro parked over in my sainted mother's garage.......
I need to put Scar back towards the pasture area, and need to have the 300D hauled off. Then at least everything is drivable......

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Jimmy L.
'05 Acura TL 6MT
2001 ML430 My Spare

Gone:
'95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black
'85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White
'80 240D 154K "China" Scar engine installed
'81 300TD 240K "Smash"
'80 240D 230K "The Squash"
'81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John

that vintage olds have the shifter as buttons on the dasboard?????? I remember somethin kin to that but my youth got a lil foggy bout the time i discovered boones farm and bongs mixed well Hmmmmmmmm and i wonder how i managed to need AA but I digress

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commercial fisherman diesel in my blood in my boats trucks and Dear old Dad has had me drivin them since i got my first license in 1968
1986 300 SDL 427654
1999 Chevy Crew Cab Dually 225423
1986 300 SDL 287000 Dad's
1987 190 Turbo 158000 Mom's (my inheritance)

Dude.....we should talk......

SB

The push buttons were a Mopar deal......my father used to drive Oldsmobile exclusively....don't remember any pushbuttons.......but then again that Boones Farm and Bong problem did a bit of damage to a few un-necessary brain cells......

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Diesels:
'85 300D, "Max, Blue Benz", 155K, 27.0 MPG
'84 190D 2.2, "Eva, Brown Benz", 142K, 40.2 MPG
'77 240D (parts car)
'67 Eicher ES 202 Tractor "Otto" (2cyl, Air Cooled, 30HP)
Gassers:
'94 Ford F-150, "Henry", 170K (300 Six) 17.5 MPG
'85 190E 2.3, 148K....Parts Car
'58 Dodge W300M Powerwagon (Flat Fenders) Less than 10 MPG

the olds had reverse low,down where most cars have low.PNDSLR.if it was a super 88 i'd take it off your hands,those rock.cool speedometers.i used to have a 64 starfire convertible.i wish i still had that car.it was built like a tank.had a foot actuator for the radio,so you didn't have to reach up to change the station just stomp down on the inner dimmer switch.

When donating, in Virginia at least, the auction house sells the car, and notifies you of the price that you deduct from your taxable income. My dad had a '61 Super 88, white with a black convertable top, blue interior, dual outside rear view mirrors, upside down tail fins, chrome skirts, curb feelers (however you feel about that) I loved the car, still do. I'm thinking a horizontal speedo that changed colors the faster you went, memory a bit hazy, he sold it when I was around 12, got a vista cruiser as the family was growing up. He tells me you needed a special spark plug wrench for the rear most plug on that Rocket V8. Just someone else ramblin' on 'bout the past... I'll stop now.

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83 SD

84 CD

ahhhhhhh thats what it is a hazy memory yes that speedometer reminds me of the lava lamp but again i digress

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commercial fisherman diesel in my blood in my boats trucks and Dear old Dad has had me drivin them since i got my first license in 1968
1986 300 SDL 427654
1999 Chevy Crew Cab Dually 225423
1986 300 SDL 287000 Dad's
1987 190 Turbo 158000 Mom's (my inheritance)

Donating is great if you don't want to bother selling something. You can usualy donate it real quick, and write it off.

Great way to get ride of old stuff.

Can't you right off the value of what you donate against your income? I have seen people ditch some pretty valuable boats in this manner.

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200