by "shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
Published 02/03/2017 at 09:48
by "shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
Published 02/03/2017 at 09:48
Tags: Depreciation is a bitch
STARS: 3
Spotted this morning, abandoned in a liquor store parking lot.
"crowmolly" (crowmolly)
02/03/2017 at 09:51, STARS: 0
Front suspension looks fine. Totally checks out.
"Ash78, voting early and often" (ash78)
02/03/2017 at 09:55, STARS: 1
He probably heard they just got a shipment of Buffalo Trace on the shelves, drove as fast as he could, jumped a curb and destroyed the front control arms. Then he figured “Hey, a W210 Mercedes is a money pit on a good day, so I’ll just hedge my losses and stick with the booze.”
"whoarder is tellurium" (whoarder)
02/03/2017 at 09:55, STARS: 2
Aww, it tried to lean into the corner like active body control.
"Azrek" (azrek)
02/03/2017 at 09:57, STARS: 2
The driver’s name is Ileane?
"fintail" (fintail)
02/03/2017 at 09:58, STARS: 0
Neglected possibly 20+ year old car in a rusty climate, it happens. Looks like a spring perch collapse (notorious rust area on these and W202s).
"diplodicus" (diplodicus)
02/03/2017 at 10:00, STARS: 0
Is the passenger rear wheel in the air?
"AMGtech - now with more recalls!" (amgtech)
02/03/2017 at 10:07, STARS: 1
That’s just plain old abuse/neglect
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
02/03/2017 at 10:10, STARS: 0
No, but it was definitely at full droop.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
02/03/2017 at 10:11, STARS: 2
I don’t drink, but I’d sooner spend my money on booze than one of those cars.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
02/03/2017 at 10:11, STARS: 0
Sounds about right, it’s definitely junk now.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
02/03/2017 at 10:12, STARS: 0
Good to go, because Roadkill.
"fintail" (fintail)
02/03/2017 at 10:12, STARS: 0
It was probably junk some time ago. Early W210s went down the road to beaterdom a while back. Interesting body panel rust anyway, I don’t see them like that out here.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
02/03/2017 at 10:12, STARS: 0
Without a doubt.
And rust. Also rust.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
02/03/2017 at 10:13, STARS: 0
I certainly hope so.
"haveacarortwoorthree2" (haveacarortwoorthree2)
02/03/2017 at 10:17, STARS: 3
Broken like a Merc, parked like a BMW.
"AMGtech - now with more recalls!" (amgtech)
02/03/2017 at 10:20, STARS: 3
Definite possibility. People always talk about Mercedes ABC and air suspension problems, which these never came with, so I figured it needed stating *shrugs*
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
02/03/2017 at 10:25, STARS: 3
Understood. It looks to be a much more fatal problem. The front of his rocker is nearly on the ground. I wouldn’t doubt for a second if the spring perch collapsed from rust or something like that.
When I was a baby (1981), my dad left the house to go to work one morning, and immediately returned. He then said to my mom, “Ummmmm .... I think we’re going to need a new car.” The right side rocker panel of her beloved ‘72 Datsun B210 was laying on the ground. Both strut towers had collapsed overnight from rust.
"Mercedes Streeter" (smart)
02/03/2017 at 10:29, STARS: 1
I laughed way more than I should have at that. xD
"Mercedes Streeter" (smart)
02/03/2017 at 10:31, STARS: 0
That, and like shop-teacher said, rust. Some old Mercs in our state rust so quickly it’s not even funny. :’(
"Ash78, voting early and often" (ash78)
02/03/2017 at 10:41, STARS: 1
Log-rolling down the street while balanced atop a bottle of booze is more reliable than a late-90s Mercedes. Even if that bottle is Jack Daniels (sort of like those Canadian cars in South Park).
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
02/03/2017 at 10:47, STARS: 0
Hahaha! That’s a heck of a visual.
"Steve in Manhattan" (blogenfreude01)
02/03/2017 at 10:54, STARS: 0
If diesel, I just might fix it.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
02/03/2017 at 10:59, STARS: 0
It wasn’t. As rusty as this thing was, I doubt it’s fixable anyways.
"Steve in Manhattan" (blogenfreude01)
02/03/2017 at 11:00, STARS: 0
So parts ...
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
02/03/2017 at 11:03, STARS: 0
Definitely parts.
"functionoverfashion" (functionoverfashion)
02/03/2017 at 11:08, STARS: 1
Shit, now what?
Ah, well. How much you got on you?
Great, let’s get drunk.
Nope, just leave it right there.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
02/03/2017 at 11:16, STARS: 0
Sounds about right.
"Jagvar" (Jagvar)
02/03/2017 at 11:23, STARS: 0
I saw one of these (silver pre-facelift W210, just like in the picture) abandoned in a picnic area on Maui. It was covered with grime, and someone had crudely pried open the trunk. Didn’t this generation of the E-Class have a problem with rust?
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
02/03/2017 at 11:26, STARS: 1
Yes it did, and while it isn’t really showing so much in the picture, this one has a lot of rust on it. I bet some part of the chassis or suspension has collapsed from just. According to Fintail, the spring perches are a notorious rust problem for these.
"AMGtech - now with more recalls!" (amgtech)
02/03/2017 at 11:46, STARS: 0
Certainly possible. I’ve seen broken coil springs too. But where I live, rust isn’t a problem, so I have no idea where and how badly these cars rust, just that the internet says they do.
"AMGtech - now with more recalls!" (amgtech)
02/03/2017 at 11:54, STARS: 0
I always forget that this happens because where I live rust isn’t a problem at all. Grew up in the midwest though and saw plenty of rust there, but I never even sat in a Mercedes when I lived there so I don’t think of them as having rust problems.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
02/03/2017 at 12:01, STARS: 0
They rust really badly. You rarely see them around here anymore. It’s not really showing on the pic, but this one has a lot of rust around all the edges.
"AMGtech - now with more recalls!" (amgtech)
02/03/2017 at 12:27, STARS: 0
Gotcha. That’s too bad. Stupid rust.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
02/03/2017 at 12:49, STARS: 1
Yep. It’s the worst. I miss my Roadmaster. I know i did the right thing getting rid of it, but I miss it,
"fryguy" (jbird94)
02/03/2017 at 20:36, STARS: 1
