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January 15th, 2014, 02:47 PM
#41
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January 15th, 2014, 02:53 PM
#42
mAdminstrator
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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January 15th, 2014, 02:57 PM
#43
Consultant
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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January 15th, 2014, 02:59 PM
#44
mAdminstrator
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January 15th, 2014, 04:50 PM
#45
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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January 15th, 2014, 06:17 PM
#46
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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January 15th, 2014, 08:14 PM
#47
#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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January 15th, 2014, 08:33 PM
#48
I cannot quite verbalize how close I am to buying this:
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/cto/4286011513.html
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January 15th, 2014, 08:39 PM
#49
mAdminstrator
Note quite a '91 AMG 500SL 6.0, is it? Only 10% of the price, of course...
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January 15th, 2014, 08:51 PM
#50
mAdminstrator
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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