Lilly has left us

Lilly was currently in the process of being brought back to her former glory. She had a new engine installed by DieselKraut. She was running beautifully and all that was left that needed to be done was a wheel alignment.

Lilly was up in Sacramento parked in front of DieselKraut's house. On the day I was to pick her up she was hit by another car. The other driver stopped and left their info and we are currently working with their insurance company. I've been told that the rear driver's side wheel was broken off and the axle was bent. Their is also damage on the rear quarter panel. I've been told that the car is totaled.

Lilly only had 170K on her (both the engine we just put in and the body).

RIP Lilly.

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Current cars:
2000 ML55 AMG, 174k miles
2003 C240 T-Modell, 202k miles
1995 S320, 207k Miles

Post some pictures of the damage

Insurance companies total cars when they are fixable.

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1986 300SDL, 211K,Dealership serviced its whole life
1991 190E 2.6(120k)
1983 300D(300k)
1977 300D(211k)

Never park in front of Garrett's house, his car was just as totaled by another passing car also. I think that spot has a jinx somewhere... RIP Lilly

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Buy it back and transplant the motor into a dead one with an excellent body.


Turbobenz managed to do this using his wrecked 300d into a very nice SD body that he picket up for $150.00

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1985 500SL Euro w/ AMG bits 130k
1984 300SD Turbodiesel 192k
1980 240D Stick China 188k
2001 CLK55 AMG 101k
2007 S600 Biturbo 149k Overheated Project, IT'S ALIVE!!!

Does anyone know of an appraiser in the Bay Area / Sacramento? I need to determine a realistic value of the car for insurance purposes.

I will post pictures of the car as soon as I see the damage myself.

Murdoc, PM me your number... I am terrible with phones, and destroyed another phone....

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-Justin

91 560 SEC AMG - other dogs dd
01 Honda S2000 - dogs dd
07 MB ML320 CDI - dd
16 Lexus IS250 - wifes dd

it's automatic.

better replace the rims with stock ones before the insurance company take the whole car...
while I don't really like the looks of those, they are some (if not THE) lightest rims you can get that fit the w123.
Sorry to hear about your loss...

Oh man, I am sorry. I remember how exciting it was the day you bought it.

You might want to buy back the salvage to get the engine out of it

What a shame you can't get paid back for all that work that went into it, but

At least you and Barbara weren't hurt

Good luck on the next one.

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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)

woa

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1981 300SD 512k OM603

I have to stop by the old place to check for mail and ill take a phone picture.

The guy that hit it seems pretty cool so its all on the insurance companies on how bad it will be.

Also more info for the viewers: When the guy hit the car he said he had looked down for a sec then when he looked up "BAM!" He hit the car hard enough to turn the driver side rear wheel sideways and moved it from the force about two full car lengths. The car if fixed would cost more in repairs even if done by me (work at pick n pull now) to not be cost effective.

Now if a good chuck comes out of this or not either way the engine some how must be saved. I put too much blood sweat and tears into the thing then to just sit back and see it get crushed or someone that knows nothing about it to get it thinking its a new veggie project.


Oh BTW Pat the place where my anthercite grey 84 benz was smashed was HELLA years ago infront of my buddies places where i was staying.......about a 20mins drive from where this car was hit. And i wasnt even at home this time.

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Wie lange wird Ihr Auto leben?

Garrett, I thought it was your place. I do remember that one though, very similar incident.

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Engine has to be salvaged.

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1981 300SD 512k OM603

No i just lived there for a month or so. Some kid one early morning comes around the corner in the rain too fast and smashes my poor baby in the ass after i had just put euro bumpers and new all black interior in her.

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Wie lange wird Ihr Auto leben?

I did the same thing with my creme mercedes, smashed the front end in, engines still fine found another 240d on craigslist for 150$ bought it swapped it within two days and i was back in buisness.

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Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?

As long as they would add one additional commandment for you to keep thy religion to thyself.
George Carlin (Wonder where he is now..)

1981 240d (engine donor 1983 240d) recently rebuilt engine hurray! - No more.. fought a tree and the tree won.

pearl black 1983 240d 4speed (Converted!@$$%) atleast the tranny was rebuilt.