dave107
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| posted on 7/3/13 at 01:06 PM |
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Mercedes 500SE
After some feed back from the vast knowledgeable brains on this site please.
I have a Mercedes 500SE 4 door saloon left by a relative who is no longer with us, it is a 1989 model 5.0ltr V8 automatic with 189000 miles on the
clock, the body work has a small amount of front wing rust and the metalic paint is dull and in places is peeling, a garage has had a look and said
the discs are badly rusted and pitted, but mechanically not bad for age (that could mean anything) the interia is dark blue leather with heated
electric seats but the leather is cracked and the walnut wood needs re varnishing.
Who would buy a car like this and were would i find out what kind of money i would get for it.
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nick205
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| posted on 7/3/13 at 03:17 PM |
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Trawling Autotrader, pistonheads and maybe the Merc forums would be your best bet for valuing the car. It can't be worth much though!
I'd be tempted to loaf around in it for a while if you can manage the fuel bills 
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nige
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| posted on 7/3/13 at 03:38 PM |
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try retro rides forum
when you start this journey
you think it will be done in " no " time but then " no " turns into a " bloody " long time
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britishtrident
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| posted on 7/3/13 at 03:59 PM |
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if it had been MOTed on the road and lower mileage it might be attract a buyer otherwise car crushing value unless you can find some merc owner who
wants it for parts. Pity the old merc V8 ws a nice engine.
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Not Anumber
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| posted on 7/3/13 at 04:44 PM |
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I had a couple of these Merc W126 series S class cars, they are really great to drive with proper road presence- if only i had the space i would make
you an offer.
They are great solid cars that are really easy to work on and have unburstable engines, especially the V8s. The 5 litre was between 240 and 265 bhp
depending on spec.
The front wings and rear arches can be prone to rust but less so than a lot of cars of that era and are really easy to repair. All parts are availble
either new through MB dealers or much cheaper 2nd hand from specialist breakers and on Ebay. There is a lot of online knowledge and information about
these cars and they are actually very cheap to keep on the road compared to most modern classics.
2nd hand interiors are easy to get hold of. Brake discs arent really worth a mention as they aren't expensive to buy new and like any discs
can always be skimmed by someone who can use a thae and wants a tenner.
A couple of years ago series MOT failed W126 SE and SELs were being bought for their running gear as this is shared with the SEC soupes and the much
more valuable series R107 SL convertibles. Some were also transplanting the V8s into the smaller W123 cars which could take a V8 but were never made
with one.
Since then though the price of well looked after examples has gone up so there are now people buying average condition ones to restore and sell on.
If you have somewhere undercover I'd suggest keeping it for a few years as it will only go up in value. The smaller, but very similar shaped
W123 saloons ( 200 to 280E etc) are now worth serious money and the W126 S class will doubtless be following.
Ive still got a pile of spares taking up space including a bonnet, bootlid, pair of headlamps, window regulators, door cards etc.
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dave107
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| posted on 7/3/13 at 04:56 PM |
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Forgot to mention it is MOT'd has been every year although just sat on a drive for past 5 years, and needed a set of new tyres because they
cracked with not being used, what a waste of money but hey ho he loved that car and thought it would be worth a fortune one day.
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franky
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| posted on 7/3/13 at 06:05 PM |
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how much would you be after?
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Not Anumber
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| posted on 7/3/13 at 08:16 PM |
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can you upload some pictures ?
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swanny
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| posted on 8/3/13 at 09:01 AM |
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glorious old wafters. still regret not buying a powder blue v8 from a local dealer with a mate years ago.
and no... wife would definitely kill me if i remedied that error now!
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dave107
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| posted on 8/3/13 at 10:20 AM |
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How much do i want £10.000 would be nice oh but iv'e just come back to earth with a bang, at the moment haven't got a clue probably not a
lot.
Ill upload some over the week end if i can i do struggle with uploading photo's.
Dave.
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jonabonospen
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| posted on 8/3/13 at 08:05 PM |
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Would be interested to see some pics and hear a price too.
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stevegough
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| posted on 8/3/13 at 08:20 PM |
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Nice DONOR !
Luego Locost C20XE.
Build start: October 6th 2008.
IVA passed Jan 28th 2011.
First drive Feb 10th 2011.
First show: Stoneleigh 1st/2nd May 2011.
'Used up' first engine may 3rd 2011!
Back on the road with 2nd engine may 24th
First PASA mad drive 26/7/11
Sold to Mike in Methyr Tydvil 19/03/14
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Volvorsport
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| posted on 8/3/13 at 09:18 PM |
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not a long wheelbase version ?
www.dbsmotorsport.co.uk
getting dirty under a bus
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Flick
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I had a 1988 420se which I sold about 4/5 years ago. Sold without MOT, 128000, OK condition, £800. Could of sold it several times over. Value will
only go up on these, wish I could of kept mine
[Edited on 8/3/13 by Flick]
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