1982 Merdedes For Sale

[Clink]

I found a 1982 380SL across the street from where I was working yesterday.

It was behind a fence and appeared to have been there for some time.

So I see the owner and asked him if it was for sale.  He's an attorney, blab blab blab. He say's how much would offer me , I say how much do you want blab blab blab.

He say's the car restored would be valued at about 14K.  He says everything works but he hasn't driven much since Katrina (2005).  The plate has an 06 date and he said the interior is somewhat worn and the headlight lense is cracked.  So he says the car is worth about 4 to 6K as is.

I would give 2K at the most cause the car is cool.

What ya'll think is it a money maker?  I'll try to get some pictures.

Clink   

[guidematic]

Tired old Mercedes are money pits. Not money makers.

Mike

[Fins]

Tired old Mercedes are money pits. Not money makers.

Mike

Run fast and hard Clink. You thought DaBomb was a nightmare? You ain't seen nuthin yet. Maybe for a $$$$$ collector he might need it for a collection.

Doesn't the name Katrina tell you anything. You could extract Penicillin from the interior I'd bet.  And that's why it still sits where it does.

[Clink]

Why are the Misfits so skeptical?

I love cool cars!

Clink

[Geoff]

Listen and listen well, Col. Clink, you have been given very sage advice about that car!
Geoff  

[Dr.John]

RUN!!!!

[Keeper]

If it were a diesel it could have a lovecraft conversion,otherwise its disposable

[EXCRUISERGUY]

Clink, make this a rule. Never buy anything that was made in Germany.
It will give you nothing but grief.

GJ

[Fins]

Not sure what I'm looking at here Mr. Denrep Sir.

Are we looking at the resistor? with the obviously bad, overheated commection, or the thin strip of metel under it?

Not really being into the electronics, I'm at a loss to look like I know what I'm talking about.


Because I don't.   

[ST Dog]

I think we Misfits discussed it before, because the pic has been in the gallery since last year.

It was mentioned in January.
http://cadillacmisfits.com/index.php?topic=2393.msg50209#msg50209

Not sure why you uploaded it back in September ...

[ST Dog]

Probably whatever thread I was going to post to took a turn by the time I had my reply ready.

You did mention German electronic a few days earlier. 

http://cadillacmisfits.com/index.php?topic=2083.msg41226#msg41226

[Clink]

Probably whatever thread I was going to post to took a turn by the time I had my reply ready.

Ueah things went into the craper fast. 

Interesting thread on GPF!

So Germany sucks I knew that since 1944 when I was 2 years old.

What was I thinking.

Clink

[Fins]

What was I thinking.

Clink

No worries Clink. It's just age setting in.   

[guidematic]

You have us to keep you on the straight and narrow, Clink.

Mike

[Carfreak]

You have us to keep you on the straight and narrow, Clink.

Mike

   

Mike, I think that comment belongs in Joke of the Day.