Can't believe this Mercedes 600 is still for sale.

Alfasudcrazy

PZO 200. Saw it a few years back at a show and of all the many cars there this one just stole the show for me.

I notice the price has dropped a little (not much) obviously the price is too high for the current market.

Just hope its being driven and maintained while it awaits sale. Would be a real pity to see it deteriorate through non use.

http://www.carzone.ie/search/Mercedes-Benz/600/Sedan-Li/201017197795709/advert?channel=CARS

shanemc1

Anybody know any history on this? Past owners etc? Not that i'll be coming up with 70 grand this week!:(

kasper

i think it was belong to an embassy

Mr Benevolent

Heh, price has dropped by 10k in 3 days! Saw something about one on Top Gear. 15k for a service.... dear god. Ugly fcuker too.

G Luxel

was it shipped here in CKD form and then put together in Dublin?

Anan1

That car was at Terenure this year, I had a good look at it. It's an original Irish car, apparently it's had a very expensive restoration in the US. I couldn't fault the condition, but I personally couldn't live with the interior colour scheme. MercManBen knows a lot about the history of this car.

Anan1

Anan1 wrote: »

That car was at Terenure this year, I had a good look at it. It's an original Irish car, apparently it's had a very expensive restoration in the US. I couldn't fault the condition, but I personally couldn't live with the interior colour scheme. MercManBen knows a lot about the history of this car.

G Luxel wrote: »

was it shipped here in CKD form and then put together in Dublin?

I very much doubt it.:)

Max_Damage

Shipping the car to America to have it restored?

Surely the boys in Germany would do just as good of a job!

Miklos

Max_Damage wrote: »

Shipping the car to America to have it restored?

Surely the boys in Germany would do just as good of a job!

There's some specialist out there but his name escapes me right now..

I just love this car, it's awesome in the truest sense of the word. My jaw drops every time I see it. It was great to get up close to it at Terenure.

Alfasudcrazy

shanemc1 wrote: »

Anybody know any history on this?

Post 24 in this thread gives a bit of background.

http://212.78.227.78/forum/showthread.php?t=25771&highlight=mercedes

galwaytt

Alfasudcrazy wrote: »

Post 24 in this thread gives a bit of background.

http://212.78.227.78/forum/showthread.php?t=25771&highlight=mercedes

Wow, from that Octane thread.....

It was originally sold by Dermot Wallace's father in the Ever Ready Garage in Donnybrook,

...wow, that means my Dad bought his W111 from him too - my Dad paid £800 in 1969 for an ex-Papal Nuncio W111 220Seb, and it came with the most fantastic folder for the service history, all with the Esso oval logo on the top.....

...which brings up one thing: is it possible to get that exact style of no plate, still - the chromed separate pieces - not just a screen printed silver-on-black, which always looks a bit 'fake' to me, tbh........

carchaeologist

galwaytt wrote: »

...which brings up one thing: is it possible to get that exact style of no plate, still - the chromed separate pieces - not just a screen printed silver-on-black, which always looks a bit 'fake' to me, tbh........

The Ace type? Yes,but they can be expensive if you get the aluminium lettering.

macplaxton

galwaytt wrote: »

...which brings up one thing: is it possible to get that exact style of no plate, still - the chromed separate pieces - not just a screen printed silver-on-black, which always looks a bit 'fake' to me, tbh........

Yes, they are hand-polished aluminium digits and as such expect to part with a three figure sum for a pair.

8~)

galwaytt wrote: »

...my Dad paid £800 in 1969...

That sounds like a lot of cash in '69. And some car to smoke around in when you think of the transport of the day, Austins, Morris Minors and horses.

What's that relative to these days? Like, say what was the cost of a new Cortina in '69 when we consider the modern day equivalent Mondeo is about 30k (I guess).

Blue850

8~) wrote: »

That sounds like a lot of cash in '69. And some car to smoke around in when you think of the transport of the day, Austins, Morris Minors and horses.

What's that relative to these days? Like, say what was the cost of a new Cortina in '69 when we consider the modern day equivalent Mondeo is about 30k (I guess).

In 1969
Cortina 1300 2 dr £878
extra £34 for 4 dr
extra £132 for automatic

Cortina 1600 £987
Cortina Estate £1090

Mercedes 200 (W115) was £2100

A 2nd hand price guide from 69 I have says Mercedes 200 Fintail values were
1965 £1,000
1966 £1,150
1967 £1,350

sounds like the 220SEb was a bargain;)

8~)

Thanks for the perspective. Does look like a bargain.

Just goes to show how Mercedes have pulled down their prices. A modern E class isn't 2.5 times the cost of a basic Mondeo.

okistag

galwaytt wrote: »

Wow, from that Octane thread.....



...wow, that means my Dad bought his W111 from him too - my Dad paid £800 in 1969 for an ex-Papal Nuncio W111 220Seb, and it came with the most fantastic folder for the service history, all with the Esso oval logo on the top.....

...which brings up one thing: is it possible to get that exact style of no plate, still - the chromed separate pieces - not just a screen printed silver-on-black, which always looks a bit 'fake' to me, tbh........

Hi there,

Curious the 220seb your Dad bought back in 69, was it Blue and Manual ??

Jack

Fishtits

Alfasudcrazy wrote: »

PZO 200. Saw it a few years back at a show and of all the many cars there this one just stole the show for me.

I notice the price has dropped a little (not much) obviously the price is too high for the current market.

Just hope its being driven and maintained while it awaits sale. Would be a real pity to see it deteriorate through non use.

http://www.carzone.ie/search/Mercedes-Benz/600/Sedan-Li/201017197795709/advert?channel=CARS

If its still for sale then surely its priced too high?

(you can't argue with logic...)

unkel

Fishtits wrote: »

If its still for sale then surely its priced too high?

Not necessarily. There is a limbo and it is caused by the seller's dilemma

In this case the car has been for sale for €80k for several years and the asking price has now dropped to €70k. The seller is obviously keen to sell and kinda needs the cash (but probably not desperately) hence the price drop, although the earlier price is not unrealistic imho but that said the market for selling any car in general, and this car in particular, is poor. Normally the original Irish reg would add a lot to the value of the car, but I'm not so sure there are any Irish punters around both appreciating that and having the cash to spend on this magnificent Mercedes

The last resort for the owner would be to sell it into the UK market. That would mean writing off the value of the Irish plate though so I'm sure the owner would not be keen to go down that route until he had to...

carchaeologist

Is this the only irish one registered? Cant be many more around?

galwaytt

okistag wrote: »

Hi there,

Curious the 220seb your Dad bought back in 69, was it Blue and Manual ??

Jack

...indeedy it was. Is. CZH 376 in fact.

Why, do you know it ?