The car was already sold, which shocks me.
I'm going slow on my next purchase.
We can't keep sharing the truck. It's got it's own issues now. Neither of us likes being stranded without transportation. And if it breaks down we're really screwed. Nothing to come rescue the other. I want something local, within an hour drive so I can see it and drive it.
NOW my sister says "too bad I sold my Honda"...it needed work that neither she nor her husband could do and would cost too much at a mechanics but Kevin could have done it. Oh well.
I know there's another MB in my future. Maybe not my next car though. :( I just need to get out from under this car and get into something reliable.
Trish
The Seller is obviously FOS and he says " tons of smoke out the exhaust " so it might be a fuel hog or worse.
Certainly with the bad interior it's at best a $1,500 car but don't go buying it just yet....
Rare doesn't mean Valuable , look at Chevy's Vega or Ford's Pinto .
_ALL_ German cars (I've had more than you can imagine) leak oil due to the use of hundreds of rubber seals and gaskets so this next one , may pi$$ as much oil as what you have now until it gets sealed .
For sure I'd give it a very hard look and drive it hard (freeway , RR Trax @ 55 ~ 60 MPH , dirt rods / alleys as fast as it's prudent) , in this heat for 20 minutes minimum then park on clean cement and let it just idle with every electrical device (' new sound system' usualy means BAD NEWS) running as I crawled over and underneath it , hood popped looking for tells like dime sized oil drips (RUN away !) or the temperature gauge raising more than 1/2 way up , so on and so forth .
It could be " the one " but be aware that Coupes have terrible ventilation so the AC needs fixing else you'll open the rear windows and they'll never close again......
Old cars are after all , old Machines so expect to drop in at least the purchase price before it's 100 % reliable .
Can't you find a decent 4 or 6 cylinder truck for $1,200 ? . I hate to see a Lady walking .
-Nate
Trish wrote :
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> I know this car isn't worth what they are asking and I think a lot of what
> they say is BS regarding how many were imported.
>
> I am texting them for more pics and info. Makes me wonder big time since
> they only posted one pic. I care little about interior...as long as it's
> not totally trashed. I care about mechanical issues far more. I'm sick of
> being stranded and dumping $$$$ into the car. Mine has sat in the pasture
> for a month now. In the year I've owned it I think I've gotten to drive it
> less than a dozen times.
>
> I need to get into another car ASAP, but do NOT want to make another huge
> mistake. I HAVE to get back to work in a real job which means driving to
> downtown Dallas about 40 miles or more one way, not around here where top
> end income is $10/hr.
>
> I need something that someone would trust as a daily driver for their
> mother, daughter, sister, wife...you get the idea, I hope.
>
>
> http://dallas.craigslist.org/ndf/cto/3208785030.html
>
> Trish
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> Trish Dougherty
> PurrFect Harmony Farm
> Ennis, TX
> http:/purrfectharmonyfarm.intuitwebsites.com
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Trish Dougherty
PurrFect Harmony Farm
Ennis, TX
http:/purrfectharmonyfarm.intuitwebsites.com
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