Dirt cheap Merc on Carzone

Blue850

450SEL
If I had a W116, I'd have this for bits

Max_Damage

'For parts or restorarion'

The chassis is probably rotten. It's cheap for a reason.

S.I.R

looks drivable , tryed his phone but no anser ,will be taking this....


Cheers for the post

Run_to_da_hills

S.I.R wrote: »

looks drivable , tryed his phone but no anser ,will be taking this....


Cheers for the post

Davids Ike is a good deceiver. :eek: bring a magnet with you if you are thinking of buying it.

Max_Damage

Could be stolen too.

Volvoboy

Run_to_da_hills wrote: »

Davids Ike is a good deceiver. :eek: bring a magnet with you if you are thinking of buying it.

Buy cheap, buy twice!

MercMad

It seems to me that at that price you couldn't go wrong. You easily get that back if you sold the parts, grille, lights wheels etc.....

Its odd though, I am sure I've seen this car elsewhere for more money !

Dades

Jeez, for the price you must be able to poke a McDonalds straw through the floors. The body and trim seem tip top.

V8 coffee table and velour couch, anyone?!

Blue850

I'm sure that car was on Carzone last year for sale in Dublin at similar money. I wish I could find a running W115 for that sort of money

tc20

Dades wrote: »

V8 coffee table and velour couch, anyone?!

i'm thinking the exact same dude :cool:

Dades

tc20 wrote: »

i'm thinking the exact same dude :cool:

Indeed! Even if the interior is tatty, the worst would be in the front. Would love the space, time and inclination to do something like that. *sigh*.

8~)

I can't help myself... I rang the guy and got the detail on the Merc and it sounds reasonably okay - basically needs work.

I sold an XJ6 Daimler in apparantly similar order for similar money a few months ago so don't be too suspicious of this car. Basic issues are that it needs work, has the wrong coloured plates and is not a practical daily driver. I ran the Daimler as a daily for a short time but 15mpg just doesn't make sense.

Still half considering it though probably won't go for it... already have 2 old Mercs in the yard and have given my word on buying a third one.

Max_Damage

I could actually afford the car myself, but there is no way in hell myself, a 21yr. old male, would get insurance on that!

8~)

This car is now sitting in my yard. Have to say there's good power in that car 30 year old engine... couldn't go too mad on account of a distict lack of brakes - one rear caliler siezed boiled the fluid...

unkel

8~) wrote: »

This car is now sitting in my yard.

I love updates like this

Restoring it to daily driver status, 8~)?

Max_Damage

8~) wrote: »

This car is now sitting in my yard. Have to say there's good power in that car 30 year old engine... couldn't go too mad on account of a distict lack of brakes - one rear caliler siezed boiled the fluid...

Tell us, how is the body and chassis? Is it solid or is it like Fred Flintstone's car? :pac:

8~)

Haven't gone over it in detail but reckon it needs a sill, wing and a few repair patches on the front inner wings. Rear arches have filler in them and there are a couple of other spots that have seen repairs over the years.

Main thing is that the interior is dry and floors and bulkhead seem intact.

Mechanically the drivetrain feels good. Needs caliper repair/replacement, exhaust sooner rather than later and other bits and bobs...

Goodish news is that it won't be my project - my brother purchased, not me. I hadn't even mentioned to him that I'd already enquired but he rang me yesterday morning about 'go looking at a car'... dunno will it be a daily driver, Unkel, at least not with that 4.5 litre engine. If it were mine I would have ideas about a diesel conversion, but in a way that would be a pity. There's something strangely satisfying about mashing the pedal to the floor and feeling the near two tonnes swatting its rear, lifting its nose and taking off...

Have to say fair play to the seller - a real enthusiast, knew the car, pointed out all the problems he knew of, very honest.

tc20

Fair play to your brother 8~), thats a whole lotta car for the lolly..It could be a whole lotta trouble too, but sounds workable. Keep us posted!

8~)

I reckon it'll be a slow restoration 'cos it'll be me doing some of it and I hardly can get time to do anything on my own cars.

Better news is that my W123 went through the NCT on Friday - failed, but only on a tyre. Slight bulge on the inside... I hadn't noticed it. Not bad for a 24 year old car.

MercMad

Hurray another one saved !!

Please dont do a diesel conversion on it, I'd hate that, although I do have a real yearing for a lovely old Fintail with a modern 320CDi engine in it !!

8~)

Don't think the 450 be getting the diesel engine. Eventually I think it'll be going into my W123, replacing the 200 carb motor.

andreas_220D

MercMad wrote: »

Please dont do a diesel conversion on it

and wouldn't save you any money facing the diesel price atm:cool:

8~)

What's that got to do with the price of veg oil?

andreas_220D

8~) wrote: »

What's that got to do with the price of veg oil?

veggie oil prices gone up 50% last week and will probably at the level of diesel at the end of the year:mad:

8~)

Really?

I've been back on petrol power for the last few months so have not looked at the cost of veg oil...

...right, so now I have to figure a way of powering a car using grass cuttings.

3ps

andreas_220D wrote: »

veggie oil prices gone up 50% last week and will probably at the level of diesel at the end of the year:mad:

yes but of course we are not doing it for cost savings but for having a carbon neutral commute.....

8~)

True, I also want to reduce pollution. Cost savings are good too, though.

MercMad

Jeeeeeeeez 50% increase. How did they justify that ??

Its like what they did with the LPG, thats eco freindly and they just sent prices crazy with taxation !

andreas_220D

MercMad wrote: »

Jeeeeeeeez 50% increase. How did they justify that ??

Demand on biofuel.

andreas_220D

8~) wrote: »

True, I also want to reduce pollution. Cost savings are good too, though.

Well, running on Biofuel (PPO, Biodiesel etc.) does not really reduce pollution but it's more or less carbon neutral.

Max_Damage

Methane is the only solution.

*Farts into the fuel tank!* :pac:

unkel

8~) wrote: »

There's something strangely satisfying about mashing the pedal to the floor and feeling the near two tonnes swatting its rear, lifting its nose and taking off...

Oh yeah!

V8 autos - as rewarding as they are addictive :cool: