For $4800, I Want This in my Life

"JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder!" (jqj213) 01/23/2014 at 16:09 • Filed to: NPOCP, Mercedes, Classic, Benz

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The 1960s were full of incredible cars. Most people think of the classic muscle cars like the Mustang, Camaro, and Charger were all the rage. Although cool, these never amazed me. This 1966 Mercedes 250S however does amaze me. The styling. The elegance. The status. It just equates to this incredible car. I always looked at these and thought that they must be worth a ton; a car that would only be found in my dream garage. Then this popped up.

This particular example claims to have only 85,000 miles on the odometer and has been garaged for most of its life. It also features a manual transmission, which is cool because how many modern day Mercedes sedans have manuals? It claims to be all stock, except for the radio. The interior is very clean; the leather showing very little age. My favorite feature would be the steering wheel, since it just looks so different. The back seats appear to be very comfortable and offer a lot of legroom.

The body looks very clean. It appears rust free and all the bits are still there. It is ready to be driven daily. Although it won’t be very fast, the style this thing gives off is immense. I’d love to roll up to Cars and Coffee or the classic car shows in this. It just fits in.

My question for you is about the price. Is $4800 reasonable? It seems low. Like too low to be true. Is this car worth the money? If I had the space, I’d be looking at it right now. So, NPOCP?

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RotaryLover > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 01/23/2014 at 16:10

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DO IT!!!!

Fred (FreddsterExprs) > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 01/23/2014 at 16:11

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YES YES YES YEY YES. If you find a rust free W108 take it.

Chris Clarke > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 01/23/2014 at 16:12

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Bought my 280 SE 4.5 for $800. These can be had for less, but this looks to be a possible European import from the look of the headlights. Either way, a bit overpriced, and that interior is huh? Body looks clean though.

The Real Dacia Sandero > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 01/23/2014 at 16:12

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From a performance standpoint, it won't be exciting. However, it will ride extremely well and it looks the part. NP at under $4500.

Fred (FreddsterExprs) > Chris Clarke 01/23/2014 at 16:13

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800?! When? And in which condition? Sounds like the bargain of the century.

505Turbeaux > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 01/23/2014 at 16:15

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it is a nice model, though even beneath those seat covers that is early mb-tex, not leather. Nice lights, 4 on the tree. Let me just say it is BARELY worth it for that model, even in that shape. I have had 3 of those and never paid over 1200 in slightly tougher shape on the exterior (that I brought back to that shape with little work). I had one 6 cyl, one 4.5 and one diesel

Chris Clarke > Fred (FreddsterExprs) 01/23/2014 at 16:16

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2 years ago. Craigslist find. Rotted tires. Needed a headlight bezel, battery. Drove it out of the field and 2 hours home. Not in the best shape, but could pass as a DD.

Fred (FreddsterExprs) > Chris Clarke 01/23/2014 at 16:18

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Amazing. Rust free?

JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! > RotaryLover 01/23/2014 at 16:18

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YOU ARENT HELPING!!

AMC/Renauledge > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 01/23/2014 at 16:19

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I LOVE this.

A $4,800 '60s Benz is half the amount that people in today's FP NCOCP say is a nice price for a Dodge Daytona C/S.

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I'd rather have 2 '66 Benz 250S sedans than one Daytona C/S. Easily.

Chris Clarke > Fred (FreddsterExprs) 01/23/2014 at 16:19

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Pretty much. It was sitting outside for 4 years, but never saw any salt. Little bit in the wheel wells, but nothing major.

JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! > 505Turbeaux 01/23/2014 at 16:20

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I guess ill keep looking... never knew they could be that cheap.

Fred (FreddsterExprs) > Chris Clarke 01/23/2014 at 16:21

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That is the problem with European W108s. They all rust like crazy. Finding a cheap rust free one is like winning the lottery (same goes for E28s). Often importing from a sunny US state is the better solution.

505Turbeaux > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 01/23/2014 at 16:22

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plus peep the color on this one I had, 3rd back

Chris Clarke > Fred (FreddsterExprs) 01/23/2014 at 16:27

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My w115 240D was a rust bucket. The w108 was stinking lucky. I didn't even know about w108/109's when I found it. But the point is they can be found for way less that $5k.

CalzoneGolem > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 01/23/2014 at 16:28

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Uh. Those seats are recovered right? Right?!?!

JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! > CalzoneGolem 01/23/2014 at 16:34

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I really cannot tell... I think so.

Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 01/23/2014 at 17:18

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Man, I know there are a couple of people here suggesting that $1500 200-series MBs in good shape grow on trees, but a cursory search on the internet of several different sources indicates that people aren't asking anywhere near that for their similar-looking examples. This one may be a touch high, but don't bail on a car because you've been told a tale about $1500 200s.

Gimmi-Sagan-Om-Draken > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 01/23/2014 at 17:51

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Well I have one of these, if its clean, no strange things done to it, no rust, I think its ok. The interior is not an issue, plenty of kits for that, I have sheepskin over my original seats. Parts for pre W123 are more money unless you can find good used ones. I always have a Merc sedan, I DD a diesel w123, I have a fin tail estate as well. You can rebuild anything on an old Merc, they are tough and made to last forever. If you get to know them you can do a lot yourself. For help there, I know Kent Bergsma at mercedessource.com in the USA is a great expert, former bush pilot turned Merc mechanic. His family runs the site to help people do things themselves. I would never regret a good Merc sedan, keep it forever and take care of it, they feel great and solid.

JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! > 505Turbeaux 01/23/2014 at 20:54

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That blue is such a cool color... especially compared to the colors available today