Smashed up coupe!!! - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

duxthe1 · #1 04-01-2017, 08:16 PM

Have to vent. I had a mishap in the 300 CE today. Smashed up the left rear corner pretty good. Its not totaled but its gonna need some significant repair work and is likely down for a few months at least. It was totally my fault. Took a 90 degree turn onto a bridge that I've done dozens if not hundreds of times. Today was wet and cold and at the apex of the turn the rear broke loose and spun me like a slingshot into concrete. Left rear tail light smushed, bumper broken, left rear quarter panel pushed in about 3 inches and the wheel is bent and the suspension geometry is way out. Not so bad I couldn't drive it home at least.
I've got a good body shop that owes me a favor, but nowhere near this big of a favor. Looks like I'll have to sell my Yamaha FZ1 to fund the repair and likely max the credit card.

If only this was an April Fool's joke.

sloride · #2 04-02-2017, 08:32 AM

I am sure you wish that was true in this case that " pictures or it didn't happen".

oldsinner111 · #3 04-02-2017, 08:42 AM

so sorry.hope everything turns out ok

duxthe1 · #4 04-11-2017, 08:26 PM

Looks like things are going to work out ok. I won the auction this morning for a very nice blue 1990 300 CE. Significantly less money than fixing the red one and it is a much nicer car to boot. It's a model year older and has a glove box instead of passenger airbag. Better paint by far, way better interior, and about 40K less miles. Not to mention it hasn't had repairs by the red coupe's previous owner. I swear to god, anything they had "fixed" was more F'd up than if it had just been left alone. I fixed more "fixes" than anything else on that car.

While the blue one is a very nice clean example I will of course be swapping over all of the goodies from the red one. The 5 speed trans, big brakes, and sportline suspension will go in as soon as I make the time to get it done. I may even get the V8 rear subframe in when I do the suspension swap.

The red coupe was a very sexy car. The new blue one will likely have more of a classy look. I'll need to find some chrome monoblocks that will fit it. I don't think it can wear the staggered 5 spokes near as well as the red one did.

dynalow · #5 04-12-2017, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by duxthe1

Looks like things are going to work out ok. I won the auction this morning for a very nice blue 1990 300 CE. Significantly less money than fixing the red one and it is a much nicer car to boot. It's a model year older and has a glove box instead of passenger airbag. Better paint by far, way better interior, and about 40K less miles. Not to mention it hasn't had repairs by the red coupe's previous owner. I swear to god, anything they had "fixed" was more F'd up than if it had just been left alone. I fixed more "fixes" than anything else on that car.

While the blue one is a very nice clean example I will of course be swapping over all of the goodies from the red one. The 5 speed trans, big brakes, and sportline suspension will go in as soon as I make the time to get it done. I may even get the V8 rear subframe in when I do the suspension swap.

The red coupe was a very sexy car. The new blue one will likely have more of a classy look. I'll need to find some chrome monoblocks that will fit it. I don't think it can wear the staggered 5 spokes near as well as the red one did.

Sorry to hear about the mishap. If I ever banged up the Red Baron, I think I'd toss in the towel. But, it turns 30 next year. Something to brag about. Good luck with the new '90. Did the 90s still have the M103?

If you intend to part it out, I'm in the market for seat belt presenters. Both doors work? I don't know if there was a difference in them between 88 & your 89.

duxthe1 · #6 04-12-2017, 01:50 PM

1990 has the 104.980 engine. My presenters do work in the red one and I likely will part it out to help recoup some of the money spent on the blue one. I'm going to sort the blue one first so it will be a bit yet before I have parts offered.

duxthe1 · #7 04-24-2017, 11:59 PM

I got my new coupe in yesterday and had a bit of time in the shop today to get a baseline of what I've got. First the interior is gorgeous. A few cracks in the wood and a meh steering wheel is all that keeps it from being a 10. The exterior is pretty nice but it has its issues. There is paint work in the right rear. It isn't the best job but could be a lot worse. The untrained eye probably wouldn't even catch it. The clearcoat on the decklid was well documented and wont be a big deal to have fixed. There's a dent under the left front turn signal but this also isn't too bad and the crease follows the body line so its hard to spot. I know one of the best paintless dent guys ever and I'll have him take a crack at it. The engine has a few issues. The alternator is noisey, but I have a spare. The fuel system is showing its age and I'm planning to swap my fuel distributor with EHA along with the injectors. There is a coolant hose under the intake manifold that is a nightmare to replace that is in poor shape. This was documented before the sale and as so was expected.
My big brakes wont fit under the stock wheels and the monoblocks I have ordered wont ship until july. The transmission is in nice shape and will be offered for sale when I get my 722.6 swapped over. One thing I didn't expect was the 3.27 rear gearing. It has the large diff just like the 91 but the 91 has 3.06 gears. I'll have to see how it feels with the overdrive and the 3.27s The quaife diff I want will not fit in the 3.27 diff so eventually it will get the 3.06 gears but if the 3.27 seem too high I may swap it before the quaife goes in.

dynalow · #8 04-25-2017, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by duxthe1

1990 has the 104.980 engine. My presenters do work in the red one and I likely will part it out to help recoup some of the money spent on the blue one. I'm going to sort the blue one first so it will be a bit yet before I have parts offered.

Pm me when you get around to offering parts. BTW what is the color of your interior?
Driver's seatbelt without the presenter working has torn up that back outside panel.

duxthe1 · #9 04-25-2017, 08:40 PM

Both interiors are parchment.

dynalow · #10 04-26-2017, 02:50 PM

^^ So is mine.