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06-28-2010, 05:20 PM
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There's plenty of fixer-uppers in your price range. Big difference in quality and price. Always will be too.
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06-28-2010, 05:49 PM
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But I guess it comes down to price. Adding another car to the group is not a necessity so I want to really find one for under $5k, as I mentioned before. If money was no object I would certainly be willing to spend twice as much.
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06-28-2010, 03:21 PM
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$100 says it been wrecked.
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06-28-2010, 03:23 PM
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And what is an "ES" over "SE"? Confused. VIN says S-Class. Badge, which looks aftermarket, says ES as you can see. Mistake?
VIN: WDBCA24D5LA513082
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06-28-2010, 03:33 PM
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ES was never made. Its a SE. SE was short wheel base, SEL was long. The car has probably been wrecked and the people who put it back together did it wrong. Much like my neighbors T1.8 A4.
A lot of those gold badges are factory badges that were plated down the road. Dealers do it to try to make their cars special (not many benz dealers do)
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06-28-2010, 03:35 PM
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^ Ya, seems about right. This was not a car I was interested in, just happened across it. Looks like its been sitting a while.
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06-28-2010, 03:46 PM
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Wish I was in FL. But I have a friend down there that I trust 100% to look at cars. He is in Palm Harbor. I think in a couple weeks I will see if he can start looking.
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06-28-2010, 03:48 PM
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Whenever I am down their I always look in the papers and at least around the villages their seems to be a decent supply of older MB's. You want to find one owned by an 80+ year old guy who bought it new and is just getting to old to drive.
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08-07-2010, 05:41 PM
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Yup. STILL looking. I think I am going to "settle" for a 420SEL. I found an 86 that looks sharp. I already saw it in person and then with irony it was posted online for sale.
What I am coming across is clear coat fade and rust issues. This one has neither and sure looked sharp. Problems it has are moon-roof is inoperable and so are the front power windows, well passenger window. Milage is what I call high at 186k. Also a "thud" in the driveline. For the price I am thinking of buying it anyway and continuing the search for a 560, then if needed the 420 would be used for parts or just sold off. Thoughts? I am sure some will say to pass. But remember, I really have more concern in the body than I do mechanical issues which I LOVE to work on.
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08-07-2010, 09:46 PM
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Windows are cheap and simple to fix on W126's, 180k isn't that high, mileage is probably about average.
That M116 is going to be over due for a timing chain and rail job, if no records of one exist.
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I enjoy working on cars and expect to do some work with any MB I pick up. Never said I was looking for prime, I am just looking for a "great deal". Great deal being an MB in great condition for a great price being sold by someone who probably does not know the car could fetch a higher price. This is also why I am not in a huge hurry to find a 126. But I also know if I wait for the right one I may never end up with one.
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