sisters car dropped on one side, the shock or something failed... and the left side sits about 2 inches lower, when it dropped she was moving (just started) took out the CV axle (dented possibly bent) lower ball joint bent a control arm, ruptured a tie rod end (I just freakin replaced) who knows what else is torn up.... Car smokes and drinks oil faster then a old hooker at a sleezy bordello transmission is on it's way out.... I want to scrap the POS while there's still something to scrap... would you do the same thing?

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hum.....
1987 300TD 311,000M Stolen. Presumed destroyed

what kinda car?

Id scrap it too but only if I had something to replace it with or could afford to get a newer car.

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1984 300SD Orient Red/ Palomino
1989 560SEC
2016 Mazda 6 6 speed manual
1995 Ford F-150 reg cab 4.9 5speed manual

sorry, thought I put that in. It's a Chrysler Sebring LX. a Real POS..... she's looking at new cars now that she can afford them...

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1987 300TD 311,000M Stolen. Presumed destroyed

I think that is possibly an understatement. Scrap, burn, push off cliff, or otherwise make that thing go away with a quickness.

I am a little curious what actually failed in the suspension though.

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Whoever said there's nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes never had a cheap Jaguar.

83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 400,xxx miles
08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 22,xxx miles
88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress.

Replace the car with a nice Honda or Toyota

Shock failed dropping everything down on that side, bent the CV axle etc... some of her friends are supposidly going to limp it along.... I want to be done with this damned thing....

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1987 300TD 311,000M Stolen. Presumed destroyed

I had that chance when I had a 04 honda Civic. I'm kicking my self in the tuckus ever since

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1987 300TD 311,000M Stolen. Presumed destroyed

If the sister is not a driving enthusiast, then Honda and Toyota appliances are probably the way to go. If she is an enthusiast, she probably already knows what she wants.

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Whoever said there's nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes never had a cheap Jaguar.

83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 400,xxx miles
08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 22,xxx miles
88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress.

Start engine.
Set brick on accelerator.
Wait.
Call tow truck............

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CHILCUTT~
The secret to a long life. Is knowing when it is time to leave.

Sounds like a strut tower failed. I'm not gonna say cheap american piece 'o crap since I had Mercedes with collapsing spring perches

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chil, you forgot the most important first step: Drain oil.

Aquatic, scrap and run away! If her friends attempt to limp it along, you'll still be sucked into that vortex.

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1980 300TD-China Blue/Blue MBTex-2nd Owner, 107K (Alt Blau) OBK #15
'06 Chevy Tahoe Z71 (for the wife & 4 kids, current mule) '03 Honda Odyssey (son #1's ride, reluctantly) '99 GMC Suburban (255K+ miles, semi-retired mule) 21' SeaRay Seville (summer escape pod)

Buy it off her for $250 and enter it into 24 Hrs of LeMons. Replace with a Prius, VW TDI, or FR-S, depending on her tastes.

It's technically my car until she pays me off. which in all likelyhood. will never happen... time will tell. just a matter of time... I should disable the low oil cutoff... she has a tendancy to run it low since it eats oil all the time.....

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hum.....
1987 300TD 311,000M Stolen. Presumed destroyed

Shocks ( actually spring dampers) are not load carrying components. They simply damped the oscillations of the spring. The springs carry the load, but would tend to continue oscillating. Shocks control the springs.
Although some versions of the MacPherson strut combine the spring and the shock so that the housing for the strut does carry the load, maybe that is what failed.
I'd suspect either a broken spring, or spring mount, or rust thru of a structural component.

In any event, the vehicle's useful lifespan is rapidly approaching zero.

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1982 300SD " Wotan" ..On the road as of Jan 8, 2007 with Historic Tags