Buy a cheap Mercedes they said ...

"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
02/03/2017 at 09:48 • Filed to: Depreciation is a bitch

Spotted this morning, abandoned in a liquor store parking lot.

DISCUSSION (35)

crowmolly > shop-teacher
02/03/2017 at 09:51

Front suspension looks fine. Totally checks out.

Ash78, voting early and often > shop-teacher
02/03/2017 at 09:55

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 > shop-teacher
02/03/2017 at 09:55

Aww, it tried to lean into the corner like active body control.

Azrek > shop-teacher
02/03/2017 at 09:57

The driver’s name is Ileane?

fintail > shop-teacher
02/03/2017 at 09:58

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 > shop-teacher
02/03/2017 at 10:00

Is the passenger rear wheel in the air?

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > shop-teacher
02/03/2017 at 10:07

That’s just plain old abuse/neglect

shop-teacher > diplodicus
02/03/2017 at 10:10

No, but it was definitely at full droop.

shop-teacher > Ash78, voting early and often
02/03/2017 at 10:11

I don’t drink, but I’d sooner spend my money on booze than one of those cars.

shop-teacher > fintail
02/03/2017 at 10:11

Sounds about right, it’s definitely junk now.

shop-teacher > crowmolly
02/03/2017 at 10:12

Good to go, because Roadkill.

fintail > shop-teacher
02/03/2017 at 10:12

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 > AMGtech - now with more recalls!
02/03/2017 at 10:12

Without a doubt.

And rust. Also rust.

shop-teacher > Azrek
02/03/2017 at 10:13

I certainly hope so.

haveacarortwoorthree2 > shop-teacher
02/03/2017 at 10:17

Broken like a Merc, parked like a BMW.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > shop-teacher
02/03/2017 at 10:20

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 > AMGtech - now with more recalls!
02/03/2017 at 10:25

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 > haveacarortwoorthree2
02/03/2017 at 10:29

I laughed way more than I should have at that. xD

Mercedes Streeter > AMGtech - now with more recalls!
02/03/2017 at 10:31

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 > shop-teacher
02/03/2017 at 10:41

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 > Ash78, voting early and often
02/03/2017 at 10:47

Hahaha! That’s a heck of a visual.

Steve in Manhattan > shop-teacher
02/03/2017 at 10:54

If diesel, I just might fix it.

shop-teacher > Steve in Manhattan
02/03/2017 at 10:59

It wasn’t. As rusty as this thing was, I doubt it’s fixable anyways.

Steve in Manhattan > shop-teacher
02/03/2017 at 11:00

So parts ...

shop-teacher > Steve in Manhattan
02/03/2017 at 11:03

Definitely parts.

functionoverfashion > shop-teacher
02/03/2017 at 11:08

Shit, now what?

Ah, well. How much you got on you?

Great, let’s get drunk.

Nope, just leave it right there.

shop-teacher > functionoverfashion
02/03/2017 at 11:16

Sounds about right.

Jagvar > shop-teacher
02/03/2017 at 11:23

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 > Jagvar
02/03/2017 at 11:26

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! > shop-teacher
02/03/2017 at 11:46

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! > Mercedes Streeter
02/03/2017 at 11:54

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 > AMGtech - now with more recalls!
02/03/2017 at 12:01

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! > shop-teacher
02/03/2017 at 12:27

Gotcha. That’s too bad. Stupid rust.

shop-teacher > AMGtech - now with more recalls!
02/03/2017 at 12:49

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 > shop-teacher
02/03/2017 at 20:36

Kinja'd!!!