How much to restore a Merc....by M-B themselves......

galwaytt

..do you think ?

After a trip to the factory and museum again last year, it got me to thinking.....my dad's old '63 Fintailed W111 220SEb......we've had it so long, the factory resto would be a great place to have it done..........it couldn't be that dear, surely. And even if over the odds, it'd still be worth it for the sentimental value the car has to me........

So, I dropped them an email, gave them the details, on 19th February and they came back to me by email.....on 17th May......good job I wasn't stuck on the hard shoulder waiting for a tow..........:rolleyes:

The car is fundamentally sound, 120k miles, zero bore wear (I measured it) still on original paint, has a few bubble on offside wing (near battery tray), needs 2 x cills, needs a new exhaust.......other than that sfa, as they say, but naturally you'd let them go through the whole thing........

So, a poll would give it away, so what you have to do is, guess the answers to a) and b), below.

a) How much to do a ground-up resto
b) How long to do it

Knock yourselves out........

hoodie6029

based in nothing at all (except inflated prices of anything offical/original with classics), €273,426.97 and 27 months.

f4fay

€40,000;)

crow_eat_crow

60K and 12 months

spyderski

I once met a guy here in Dublin who has a 300SL Gullwing. He had it rebuilt by Mercedes in the factory. They gave him a folder with photos of the restoration etc. I can't remember the exact bill, but it was astronomical. This was back in 2001 or so & think the job cost almost £200,000. This was a complete rebuild, the car was pretty much exactly as new. If they quoted you for a total rebuild like this, given the lower value of your car, I'd guess €175,000 and 2 years.

carchaeologist

If you have to ask,you cant afford it!!:D

Run_to_da_hills

I guess €182,544.09

Sids Not

Any more than €1 is a waste of money............:p

galwaytt

..ye're closer than ye think: 24 months and 160,000........

yikes. Pity.

I have to say, though, if I won the Lotto I'd do it.

JoeySully

what would it be worth after the restoration?

is it the same as this one ?

kasper

post a picture of it now and then another when you get it back from mercedes

unkel

galwaytt wrote: »

..ye're closer than ye think: 24 months and 160,000........

yikes. Pity.

I have to say, though, if I won the Lotto I'd do it.

I'd love to see the proposal / quote letter

Any chance you can (scan it and) show it here?

galwaytt

unkel wrote: »

I'd love to see the proposal / quote letter

Any chance you can (scan it and) show it here?

I didn't get anything that fancy......I got this, in an email......

Dear Mr xxxx,

thank you for your interest in the service and restoration of your above mentioned car.

We would like to inform you that a restoration only could be done in our factory and would come up to approx. 160.000 €. This depends on the condition of your car. The time schedule would take about 24 months.

Please take into consideration that this project would cost much more than the current market value of this type of car.

We hope that we have helped you with this information. For any further details please contact.......

Bigus

Send them a few pics, as you say the car is basically sound, and they might come down considerably from 160 k.
This sounds like a standard response to filter out enquiries.
It's worth one more email for the laugh(and for classic boardsies), ask them for sample/links to their work.

kasper

there is a guy over in england doing mostly merc w123s to brand new spec i cant remember his name ,my uncle bought a w123 off him 6 years ago and got a call off him lately offering to buy back the car forthe same money he paid for it 6 years ago

spyderski

spyderski wrote: »

I once met a guy here in Dublin who has a 300SL Gullwing. He had it rebuilt by Mercedes in the factory. They gave him a folder with photos of the restoration etc. I can't remember the exact bill, but it was astronomical. This was back in 2001 or so & think the job cost almost £200,000. This was a complete rebuild, the car was pretty much exactly as new. If they quoted you for a total rebuild like this, given the lower value of your car, I'd guess €175,000 and 2 years.

I was pretty close then!!! At least they were good enough to point out it would be more than the value of the car, just in case you dropped the 160K before realising!!

tc20

kasper wrote: »

there is a guy over in england doing mostly merc w123s to brand new spec i cant remember his name ,my uncle bought a w123 off him 6 years ago and got a call off him lately offering to buy back the car forthe same money he paid for it 6 years ago

Mark Cosovich is his name. I think he offers a factory warranty on the resto's he does. He usually comes over for the Terenure show, with a van load of parts/books etc. If you need anything specific, he'll bring it over for you.

kasper

thats the guy alright thanks

cantdecide

Probably still cheaper than an OCC chopper and I know which I'd prefer.

johnf2020

kasper wrote: »

there is a guy over in england doing mostly merc w123s to brand new spec i cant remember his name ,my uncle bought a w123 off him 6 years ago and got a call off him lately offering to buy back the car forthe same money he paid for it 6 years ago

Mark Cosovich is his name. Works out of Swansea..

hoodie6029

he was in Mercedes enthusiast last month. A perfect white w123 200 on dublin plates that he restored was on the cover.