Appraisal
Images are sometimes not shown due to bandwidth/network limitations. Refreshing the page usually helps.
You are currently reading a thread in /o/ - Auto
You are currently reading a thread in /o/ - Auto
What's it worth /o/? It runs.
Also W114/W115 body general
>>14087629
>It runs.
Then why it is covered in leaves and branches?
Three Dollars and Fifty Cents.
aktually looks like it's been sitting only for a few months/years.
normally these benzes rust quite quickly.
dude why not get a decent one
they are cheap bro
look
http://peoria.craigslist.org/cto/5347778369.html
so not a lot
with a fresh paint job and inside clean up
$10k or so
>>14087666
>diesel
>may need ignition
>>14087681
its worth the money because its not an automatic
seller doenst know what he has so yeah
>>14087682
I think his point was that diesel engines don't use spark ignition and therefore do not need ignition coil mechanisms
>>14087694
my point is its a bargain and looks rust free.
what other classic cars can you say that about?
even a ford galaxie would cost more. even a impalla.
>>14087707
Dude, you're trying to convince yourself that it isn't a shitheap.
Why not just go and look at it?
>>14087712
i hate mercedes
i have had enough with german cars
my next car will be an alfa
Dat roof tho
What do wheeler dealers say. Give them a call
>>14087666
OP here. This guy wants tp sell it to me for $500
>>14087721
You think German cars are shit so now you're buying Italian?
Is this bait?
>>14087712
this t b h
>>14087797
can you tow it?
then buy it.
worst case, take a pic where it isn't covered in leaves and sell it for $1.5k
>>14087809
I have the means to tow it. I'm also told it can drive.
Last inspection was 2005, and the interior is dirty, but not in mad shape.
Pic related
>what's it worth
fuck the worth the real value is in fixing it up anon
>>14087970
Mfw that's the same car and you're helping me fix it, nigger.
>>14087797
Buy it and part it.
Why. Not even wheeler dealers would touch it.
So are you better than wheeler dealers? I doubt it
>>14088028
I'd love to make a project out of it
>>14087642
because it was fall a month ago.
>>14087957
>it drove when we parked it in 1996...
just gotta get this spider problem taken care of.
Can't say I'm a fan of this "new" radio
Dude we can so make money off this Mercedes. And I hope we get a decent amount for it
>>14088055
>Inspection sticker is 2005.
if you want it, i bet a paintless dent guy can fix the roof
>>14089080
A fucking tree branch fell on it.
Probability of fixing it by hitting it from the other side with a mallet?
>>14089098
from the inside
>>14089102
Would that work out? Without dicking it up more than it is?
>>14087957
If it drives, it's worth 5k
>>14087629
how long has it been sitting? is it healthy for the engine to even start with ancient oil and other fluids?
>>14089127
That's what ive heard. Also gonna derust and repaint. Any idea what it would be worth when we're done
>>14089134
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/5-tips-starting-old-engine.htm
This should answer your question. And I'm told it's been sitting in this scrap yard for a few months. Not driven regularly for 10 years or so
>>14088051
Sounds legit. Must run fine.
>>14089168
a few leaves won't hurt it, pal.
you spit shine your 03' honda civic don't you
>>14087629
Mercedes Mechanic here...
>It runs.
HOW?!
Jesus fuck, we've got an SL from the damn early 70's that won't run for more than a week without cleaning the carb again... how the fuck can THAT abandonned thing fucking RUN?
>>14089738
by run he means [spoiler]the engine isnt frozen solid as one fused piece of solid rust[/spoiler]
>>14089745
He has a very strange definition of running... I don't think my foreman would agree if I used his version.
>>14089738
>he calls himself a mechanic
>he never thought to add a fuel filter to the rusty-ass ancient fuel system
>he never thought to just get rid of the fucking rust
>"i-its okay guys, i-i like rebuilding carbs" for the fortieth fucking time in a row
I trust the junkyard car more than yours, famalam
>>14089790
Filters not the problem dipshit, old gaskets you can't properly source anymore are.
>>14089803
cereal boxes
>>14089884
... no.
Just...
... no.
>>14089896
it works fine for a base gasket
what do you have in mind
gasket paper is readly available at napa
>>14089738
It's only been sitting a few months, sure it hasn't been daily driven in 10 years or so but that can change.
I own a 1988 560SL and it runs fine.
I figured this would be a nice project to add to the collection
>>14089904
Have you never had a carb apart before?
... you're obviously not from that generation.
>>14089920
do you have the horrible cis system?
>>14089920
So long as you know what you're getting into...
... I can't understate that enough.
>>14089924
that looks like a mikuni, so you can see its held with o rings.
so yes if i can see that...
>>14089925
Mine's running great on the 560. No real issues there
>>14089940
its so complicated though
>>14089953
So are women, but it's easier to beat around a car without police getting involved.
>>14088430
>its almost 2016
That plus the cobwebs mean that car hasn't moved in the better part of a decade
>>14089681
Hes saying cars tend to get covered in shit when theyve been sitting for extended periods of time. The leaves won't hurt it, but the time it has to be sitting there to accumulate the leaves might.
>>14089953
It's complicated but its worth it
>>14089127
how much in the condition it's in?
>>14089929
This. Know what you're getting yourself involved in, OP.
You don't always want somebody else's mess. No matter how sexy it can be.
>early 2000s
>be 11-12
>family gets given a W125 coupe, a 280CE, first of the fuel injection
>had hit a Kangaroo, radiator, distributor and bonnet were fucked.
>Previous owner basically dumped it at the local crash repairs, and never paid his bill
>we got it for free
>interior was mint as fuck and there wasn't any rust
>never tried to get it running
>went out to the farm because shed space is precious
>dad put engine parts in the interior
>literally 5 shitty old Ford Falcons around, but he puts it in the Mercedes coupe
>rusted to fuck now
>interior is wrecked
>about 12 months ago I felt bad and tried a new battery to see if it would crank
>it does, but obviously doesn't start
>Now is at the bottom of a car pyramid to save space
If it was just a base model sedan, I really wouldn't care that much, but it's a coupe. It's probably my biggest automotive regret.
>>14089924
Why are people against EFI again?
>>14090138
There's no market for cars in that condition.
It depends on the buyer and on what exactly needs replacing.
if you can pick it for $500, absolutely do it!
fucking always wanted to drive one that was stickshift.
dual zenith carbs are not for the faint of heart.
they need to be gone through by someone who knows them specifically.
DO NOT replace them with webers
>classic german car mechanic
>>14092875
Moral of the story, go for it, OP
>>14093238
OP here. I'm gonna check out the car again tomorrow and take more pics. make sure it runs, and look at engine components.
I'll post them here if the thread's still active
