[Pat]

QUOTE (Lurch @ Tuesday, Jun 19 2012, 16:45)

QUOTE (Pat @ Tuesday, Jun 19 2012, 14:58) A f*cking mint condition '79 300D for $2,200. With less than 200K original miles. The most painful part of this is that in three weeks I'll have enough to afford that price, but there is no way in hell it won't have sold by then. I am in physical pain here knowing that if this guy had just waited a few weeks to post the ad, I could have bought it. Hopefully it's still around by then. I'd love to see you in that car or just drivng your own car again. Think it's about time to declare the volvo as a dud? You pull off driving an old Mercedes for sure.

I'm getting hired on for two weeks during this year's shutdown, instead of one, so I've already decided to declare the Volvo a dud and replace it with a diesel Benz. That's the best one I've seen yet, and while I doubt he'll still have it by the time I get my check, I already emailed him and told him that I will gladly make an offer if he still has it by then.

[Lurch]

Luckily, they're not all that rare. Well, 70's ones on the road might be starting to dry up, but there's still plenty of 80's one out there. Incredibly tough cars. I've seen a few in the million mile range. They do sound kind of sh*tty though, but that's one trade-off of a small diesel. Is it a 4 speed or an auto?

A rust-free southern car with under 200k could potentially last forever if it was well taken care of. I think they'd be cool with a turbo, straight piped, and the fuel turned up somewhat and the timing advanced to match. A regular N/A diesel is going to be slower than the 240. Like old diesel truck slow.

As is, that car has 77 hp, 115 lbs-ft, and weighs close to 3600 lbs. empty. To put in perspective, that's down 100 hp to my E28 and nearly 100 ft-lbs. (though it comes on at only 2400), and a good 400-500 lbs. heavier. It will make the volvo look like a sports car without some power mods to back it up.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_W123

This post has been edited by Lurch on Wednesday, Jun 20 2012, 20:52

[Pat]

QUOTE (Lurch @ Wednesday, Jun 20 2012, 15:30)

Luckily, they're not all that rare. Well, 70's ones on the road might be starting to dry up, but there's still plenty of 80's one out there.

Yeah, but the big difference with this one is the condition. I've been looking at 240Ds and 300Ds on craigslist ever since I started having problems with my car, and I have never, not once, seen one in this good of condition. They've all either had bodies in bad shape, engine trouble (rare, but it exists), or failing transmissions. This is also the first one I've seen on craigslist with less than 200K miles.

I will not hesitate to pay the asking price if it drives as well as it looks, if he still has it after I get paid. Especially because judging by the fact that it's been garage kept, driven periodically, and the background (the yard, driveway, etc), I'm fairly certain it's owned by an older couple. That's just the cherry on top of the sundae, too.

[*MURDOC*]

Might get a hold of my late grandfathers Lincoln Town car, it's barely used but it's also been sitting for a bit.

[sivispacem]

McLaren Trojan M8F Can-Am 8.8L up for auction







800bhp Chevrolet V8 originally owned by Bill Cuddy, reputation as a widow-maker, original chassis complete with race spares, Hewland gearbox and jigs should you (inevitably) bend it.

£180,000-220,000


If anyone wants to spend the next hour or so drooling, I suggest you have a look through the lot list for the Silverstone Classic auction. I was there last year for the event with customers and it truly was a sight to behold. There are some proper gems in there- Ferrari 360 Challenge Cup car for £45-55k, no less than three Formula 1 cars (including a 1990s Benetton), a 355 Challenge road car (£28-£32k estimate) and a very pretty FIA-approved BMW 1800ti touring car.

[Lurch]

That's awesome. Nothing like a an all-alloy BBC that's been bored to hell and back. The brake duct cooling hoses is something my friend wants to do on his E30.

[Garfield 2]

Mercedes S500 Business Edition
£9,950


Mileage: 47,460
Year: 1999

http://www.4starclassics.com/Mercedes-S500-For-Sale/

[Sup3rman]

1999? Can it be, i tought they started making the new model in 98...
But it does look like brand new... Would be proud to own one. Only fault is, that the steering wheel is on the wrong side.

E: Correction, stopped making the W140 in 98 and started making the W220 in 99?

This post has been edited by Sup3rman on Saturday, Jun 23 2012, 12:55

[sivispacem]

QUOTE (Garfield 2 @ Saturday, Jun 23 2012, 13:10)

Mercedes S500 Business Edition £9,950

No thank you. Ten grand is a lot of money for an old, although admittedly good, Mercedes barge. For only a few bags more, you could have a Brabus V12 6.7 CL with 39k on the clock.

[Togrul]

Found this today.
2007 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500:
Year: 2007
Mileage:16
...
42000$
Source. A very good price for an almostly unused Shelby.

[Garfield 2]

QUOTE (Sup3rman @ Saturday, Jun 23 2012, 12:52)

1999? Can it be, i tought they started making the new model in 98... But it does look like brand new... Would be proud to own one. Only fault is, that the steering wheel is on the wrong side. E: Correction, stopped making the W140 in 98 and started making the W220 in 99?

Probably made in September 1998 and registered in January 1999.

[Triple Penetration]

Gosh, did I just jizz my pants?

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/adv...o45yz?logcode=p

A mint condition 540i E34. I thought I'd never see one for sale, but oh wow. Too bad I don't have enough money to spend on awesome things. The mileage isn't that special, as I saw a 2.5 turbo diesel with 45k miles on it, but still, it shows the car's not run down crazily.

[Lurch]

Meh, it's an auto which are fairly common. There's a 6 speed e34 540i M-Sport running around town that was for sale a while back. I'd almost want one as much as M5. They're also the only 6 speed e34's sold in the states as all of our M5's were B36's with the same g280 as the E28 M5. Too bad a nice one is nearly M5 money.

This post has been edited by Lurch on Monday, Jul 30 2012, 04:13

[Mr.Funny12]

http://jerseyshore.craigslist.org/cto/3169083729.html I didn't know these cars went so cheap.

The thing is beat to hell though.

I was just surprised at the price.

This post has been edited by Mr.Funny12 on Sunday, Jul 29 2012, 22:56

[Triple Penetration]

I know an E34 M5 being sold for 20,000 dollars or so, if not more. Can't make the currency conversions in my head anymore.

An auto 4.0 liter would be common in States, but not in the UK. That's why I'm interested. I really could buy a M5 (by that I mean, relatively, as I am a going for a similar value car), it's such a legend. But I'm not liking the stiff suspension and manual in it and there would be no point in those both - I am not going to use it for races.

More like, a perfect car for the thing Pat also does - cruising.

BTW, do you know how much was that M-Sport? Just to know how much is the difference, but the one I know has 38k miles done on it.

Mr.Funny12, would you care to tell us what kind of vehicle was that? I suppose it was beaten up and pretty cheap, but that isn't very informative.

Edit: Just checked, the M5 has been sold, no matter how much the price was. Now that is a proof E34 M5 are being craved after like crazy.

This post has been edited by Triple Penetration on Monday, Jul 30 2012, 08:40

[JayC]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1993-BMW-540i-V8...=item19d35ef8fe

There is a super cheap one for you TP in the best colour.

[Lurch]

QUOTE (Triple Penetration @ Monday, Jul 30 2012, 04:37)

I know an E34 M5 being sold for 20,000 dollars or so, if not more. Can't make the currency conversions in my head anymore. An auto 4.0 liter would be common in States, but not in the UK. That's why I'm interested. I really could buy a M5 (by that I mean, relatively, as I am a going for a similar value car), it's such a legend. But I'm not liking the stiff suspension and manual in it and there would be no point in those both - I am not going to use it for races. More like, a perfect car for the thing Pat also does - cruising. BTW, do you know how much was that M-Sport? Just to know how much is the difference, but the one I know has 38k miles done on it. Mr.Funny12, would you care to tell us what kind of vehicle was that? I suppose it was beaten up and pretty cheap, but that isn't very informative. Edit: Just checked, the M5 has been sold, no matter how much the price was. Now that is a proof E34 M5 are being craved after like crazy.

http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/showt...d.php?t=1738559

There's the ad. $9500. I've seen M5's go locally for around $8-12k.


And any auto 5er is automatically gay. Pat's L7 gets a pass because it was a certain special model you couldn't get with a 5 speed (where you could on a normal 735i).

[Garfield 2]

nevermind...

[Triple Penetration]

QUOTE (JayC @ Monday, Jul 30 2012, 11:39)

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1993-BMW-540i-V8...=item19d35ef8fe There is a super cheap one for you TP in the best colour.

Holly shmucks, this is so good it makes me rage - I can't get it. The owner must be insane, the 166k miles isn't much at all for this car. It would be, say, for a 2.0..

And yes, the colour is the best one, if I'd get that one, I might not repaint it in Lime Green.

That's a good one, Lurch, with the original rims too.

If I ever get around the idea to do budget rallycross race with a makeshift car, I'd surely go for a manual, as it's necessary. But for any other life situation I don't see a point, unless you're into economy, but then why get a 4.0 at all?

[Lurch]

I'd say the pros of a manual outweigh an auto in pretty much every scenario but urban driving. Actual compression braking really lengthens the life of your brakes. Then there's the ability to roll the car off with a dead battery, not to mention having something that's actually involving to drive. A lot harder to fall asleep when you actually have to drive instead of simply holding a steering wheel.

Autos are f*cking boring and I hate having to give a car constant brake input while I'm driving. City traffic is their one upside. A manual trans is more of a selling point to me than about anything else about a car.

Torque converters eat a lot of power. Having to change filter and fluid ever 15k in an auto sucks as well.

And I've never heard anything good about BMW autos. Their manuals are a lot tougher. Changing a clutch is cheaper than a whole auto trans.

This post has been edited by Lurch on Monday, Jul 30 2012, 23:04