"thebigbossyboss" (thebigbossyboss)
11/24/2014 at 08:34 • Filed to: None
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"thebigbossyboss" (thebigbossyboss)
11/24/2014 at 08:34 • Filed to: None | 0
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716,987 kms. Yeah. $14,500. I don't think so. More like $2K.
Leon711
> thebigbossyboss
11/24/2014 at 08:38 |
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well isn't that great big bucket o'nope?
RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
> thebigbossyboss
11/24/2014 at 08:39 |
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Local tax value of mine is alleged to be closer to $5, and I call total BS on *that*.
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thebigbossyboss
> Leon711
11/24/2014 at 08:39 |
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It's just nuts. If it hadlike 50,000 kms or something I could see like $8K. This isn't even close.
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thebigbossyboss
> RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
11/24/2014 at 08:40 |
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I am thinking I want an old merc now. Although obviously one a lot more reasonably priced. Have you enjoyed yours? Are they all automatic??
Many questions.
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Leon711
> thebigbossyboss
11/24/2014 at 08:43 |
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this is CP to me, 160,000 kms, 1990 and around 5300 canadian.
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/adv…
505Turbeaux
> thebigbossyboss
11/24/2014 at 08:46 |
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yeah especially for a 87 with the crack-tastic #14 cylinder head on it. Though if that one is original, it is likely cast okay. Hell of alot of money to spend on an unknown though. Clean enough, but I wonder if those ugly non OE upper rub strips are really worth that extra cake
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RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
> thebigbossyboss
11/24/2014 at 08:48 |
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All or nearly all the W124s in this country and Canada are auto to the best of my knowledge, and that trans isn't nearly as bomb-proof as the one in the W-123. If you were willing to go for an old enough W123, there are a few manuals floating around, but they're 240Ds or gas. The 300 five-cylinder in non-turbo version did exist in a stick, but not on these shores, and getting the conversion parts is a pain.
My '87 W124 300D six is best described as a comfortable pair of pants. It's like the car equivalent of a pair of pants that fits perfectly, has the exact right amount of pockets, and just won't wear out - and is a tasteful color, doesn't stain, and is neither too hot nor too cold. There's nothing spectacular about it, really, but it's just generally competent all the way through in a way that is spectacular.
Of course, mine has so many miles that while it's not burning lots of oil or anything, it has very very poor power delivery. "Turbo" is a very poor joke. (319k when the odometer broke, years ago.)
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thebigbossyboss
> 505Turbeaux
11/24/2014 at 08:57 |
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It is like 3-4X what should be asked fo sho. On the plus side, I guess it'll be up for a while.
BJ
> thebigbossyboss
11/24/2014 at 08:57 |
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If the underside is a clean and rust-free as the rest appears to be, I'd give you 3 grand. And then, only if you have the service records and that transmission has been rebuilt once.
But 14000 dollars?
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RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
> 505Turbeaux
11/24/2014 at 09:02 |
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Yep, mine being an '87 at ~400k miles:
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RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
> BJ
11/24/2014 at 09:05 |
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That's even assuming the trans was rebuilt *right*. Mine was clearly rebuilt by a chucklefuck, as when I got it, the shift points were all set wrong, and it still has a mild gasket leak.
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BJ
> RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
11/24/2014 at 09:17 |
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"Chucklefuck"... Hee hee hee hee!
I haven't heard that one before.