Looked at a 1986 500SEL Euro Today

[TylerH860]

Wow was it a basket case. 200k, 3 flat tires, hail damage, poorly redone interior that's already deteriorating. All electrical seem to work, and the car will crank all day long but won't fire. The fuel pump makes noise, and sends fuel to the distributor with enough force, but somethings not happening. It has the fancy euro computer, heated orthopedic front seats, and heated rears. Euro lights, bumpers, warning triangle, and trailer hitch. He's owned it for 10+ years, and drove it up until a year ago, when he had to leave out of state for a long period. It had a pristine body and was garaged all that time up until 4 months ago, when it was towed to his son's house to play with, and a big hail storm ruined the car.

He was asking $1000 for it, but insisted I make an offer despite the fact that I have little desire to own a parts car. I shot him something less than half his asking price, only because I want the euro lights and can pull a few key things over a weekend afternoon then scrap it. He wanted to sleep on it, so we'll see.