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    Three possible Mercedes...


    http://sacramento.craigslist.org/cto/4282763933.html

    Guy has lowered the price twice in the past month, but I think it's still too much. It has low mileage for its age, but I'm not sure how important that really is. I'd rather have a service history. Gonna look at it in about an hour.


    http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/cto/4283455683.html

    Has history on a transmission rebuild and a catalytic converter, and I am waiting on pictures of the front seats. The fact there is no photograph now makes me worry. Hard to be upset given the price...


    http://sacramento.craigslist.org/cto/4259703098.html

    Although I'd prefer a newer car, there are some advantages in an older one... 4-speed auto, SOHC, and no worries about the wiring harness. I'm just really torn on whether I should pay more for less, even when less is more. Also, this car was the catalyst for me researching leather repair (Tools thread ). I emailed on this last night, but no response so far - and that just pisses me off.

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    http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/cto/4281360828.html

    Kenji's old car? Hmm. He had different front and rear valences, though.
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    Add says new front and rear valences in last 3,000 miles. Maybe kenji sold it to someone else who changed them?

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    Good catch.

    edit: er, where does it say that?

    edit2: here's Kenji's car, back in the day: http://www.kenjim.com/albums/racing/..._NSX.sized.jpg
    http://www.kenjim.com/albums/racing/..._040.sized.jpg
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    Definitely prefer history on the W124s.

    The earlier ones had more head gasket issues. The later ones had more wiring harness issues. But, at that milage it should have had its wiring harness replaced already.

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    Saw the first one. It has a few more scratches on the paint than the pictures suggest, but nothing even remotely serious. The hood has been repainted, and the repaint is starting to fail. I could detect no sign of body damage, and the radiator crossmember looks origina, so perhaps the respray was to cure normal pebble damage to the hood. Interior looks very nice, most all the accessories work properly, the transmission works fine, and it has plenty of power. The wiring harness and electronic throttle body were both replaced.

    The driver's seat height adjustment does not work, and the power antenna is wrecked. It has a slightly shaky idle - if it was a four cylinder it'd feel normal. Maybe motor mounts, maybe something else (maybe just needs an ignition tuneup). The accelerator feels impossibly heavy - it takes an enormous amount of effort to move, meaning it's tough to get a smooth start - low speed modulation would be impossible. I have only driven four W124s including this one, one of those was a 500E, and I don't think any of them had the fancy throttle body. I'm not sure if it's normal or not - I don't see how it could be, but I also can't explain how it could have gotten that way! Rear tires are shot, front tires almost shot.

    I was hoping for a "best of breed" that I could get for a slightly above average price (that is, $350 less than it is now), but I think it's fairly middle of the road and a $2300 or $2400 car tops. The tires are, amazingly, the big letdown because that's $400+ the second I buy it. Gonna look at some more. I'm not sure I can do significantly better, and quite sure I can do significantly worse. At $2000-$2200 I'd take a risk and take on its needs, but I don't think the seller is going to be happy with a 30% discount off his asking price. I wouldn't. That's rude.

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    #2 car has seriously messed up front upholstery. It's still on the table, but while it's there, I'm on the fence. Since I'm not in any *immediate* hurry, I could buy it and hopefully find new seats in the next couple months. Not sure I want to take that on, and $400 (a guess) later, I haven't really saved anything.

    #3 car will hopefully be seen tomorrow AM.

    This... well... I don't know:


    http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/cto/4289193593.html


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    I cannot quite verbalize how close I am to buying this:


    http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/cto/4286011513.html

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    Note quite a '91 AMG 500SL 6.0, is it? Only 10% of the price, of course...


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    ps. Chris Harris talks about the wood-block gas pedal in his brief drive of a Hammer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MzqNn8kJqQ
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