W124 Valuation
Discussion
I'm not going to post any further detail's of my car here but I just wondered If one of the Mercedes beard's could offer some advise as what to price a W124 at before offering It for sale, I don't really want to but the other half hate's It and the poor thing's just sat at home gathering dust.
From regularly browsing the barge thread's I've got a rough Idea who will chip In but if you would like to offer guidance I'll Pm each of you with detail's.
Thanks In advance.
From regularly browsing the barge thread's I've got a rough Idea who will chip In but if you would like to offer guidance I'll Pm each of you with detail's.
Thanks In advance.
I can totally understand where both of you are coming from but this really was about picking people's brains who share the same Interest In car's as me rather than a "look over here my car is for sale" thread.
It's not up for sale at the moment I just wasn't sure what to price It up at when It is.
The main reason Is because It's been previously damaged though I've bought It In It's damaged state and had It repaired at my own expense.
The Insurance payout valuation was a reasonable amount but I'm unsure what percentage It will have dropped by now being a accident recorded car.
It's not up for sale at the moment I just wasn't sure what to price It up at when It is.
The main reason Is because It's been previously damaged though I've bought It In It's damaged state and had It repaired at my own expense.
The Insurance payout valuation was a reasonable amount but I'm unsure what percentage It will have dropped by now being a accident recorded car.
I did not add any detail's of the car as I did not want to circumvent any rules about trying to sell your own car via the forum's.
But fair play It was my stupid fault to add I'll be selling It at some point.
Forget the for sale part as I'll only use this thread as evidence to the mrs that the car's totally worthless and keep It anyway!
It's a 1989 300TE-24 In smoke silver with brazil leather (seven seater) covered approx 89,000 miles.
Very good bodywork with straight panel's and pretty much rust free.
Good spec Including - Climate control , orthopaedic electric memory front seats, e/sunroof, cruise control plus more.
Now cat C due to front driver's corner damage Including front wing, headlight, front bumper scuffed, Inner wing damaged near headlight area.
All repaired at a bodyshop to a good standard.
But fair play It was my stupid fault to add I'll be selling It at some point.
Forget the for sale part as I'll only use this thread as evidence to the mrs that the car's totally worthless and keep It anyway!
It's a 1989 300TE-24 In smoke silver with brazil leather (seven seater) covered approx 89,000 miles.
Very good bodywork with straight panel's and pretty much rust free.
Good spec Including - Climate control , orthopaedic electric memory front seats, e/sunroof, cruise control plus more.
Now cat C due to front driver's corner damage Including front wing, headlight, front bumper scuffed, Inner wing damaged near headlight area.
All repaired at a bodyshop to a good standard.
Thank's Andrew, Like I said I think I'll be keeping It I was just Interested what It's current value could be.
I agree It's a very cool car and Is unusual to see many around In It's condition.
Being a 89 pre-cat model I gather It's approx 200-230bhp and can keep up with more modern machinery quite well even though It's an old barge.
I agree It's a very cool car and Is unusual to see many around In It's condition.
Being a 89 pre-cat model I gather It's approx 200-230bhp and can keep up with more modern machinery quite well even though It's an old barge.
Dapster said:
That's a huge spec for a W124 - ortho seats, elec seats, climate control (rather than aircon) and airbag must have added £4k to the price of the car when it was new.
Do yourself a favour and get the speedo fixed and give it a really good clean and polish - make it look loved. 89k is hardly run in for a W124 though that steering wheel looks a bit shiny...
Yep the speedo Is something on the to do list! Do yourself a favour and get the speedo fixed and give it a really good clean and polish - make it look loved. 89k is hardly run in for a W124 though that steering wheel looks a bit shiny...
Would It be as straight forward as a speedo cable change or something more involved like a cluster repair/replacement?
As you can Imagine I'd really like to keep It all original If I can.
sim16v said:
Despite the spec, the fact it is now a cat C will always have a bearing on the price.
£1200-1500 would be realistic, but if it is properly cleaned and the small problems sorted, you could get a little bit more.
I'm actually looking for a high spec, good colour 320TE, i've a full AMG bodykit waiting to be fitted to one!
Does that Include the rear bumper as that's different to the saloon's I think?£1200-1500 would be realistic, but if it is properly cleaned and the small problems sorted, you could get a little bit more.
I'm actually looking for a high spec, good colour 320TE, i've a full AMG bodykit waiting to be fitted to one!
If you struggle to get a good TE for yourself I may be Interested In the bodykit myself.
Well, everyone's comment's are extremely welcome and have given me food for thought.
I've sent a few email's across to someone I know who is a professional car valeter/detailer along with some picture's of the car and he's given me a run down of what work he would to the car Inside and out ,which would take approx two day's to complete.
I think I'll be going down this route of bringing it back to as good a condition as I can along with repairing the speedo and giving the mechanical's a good going over, though at the moment these seem to be very good.
I'll start a thread on the car In member's ride's section when I get It started.
Thank's again for everyone's advice so far, I'm sure I'll be asking lot's of question's In the next thread.
I've sent a few email's across to someone I know who is a professional car valeter/detailer along with some picture's of the car and he's given me a run down of what work he would to the car Inside and out ,which would take approx two day's to complete.
I think I'll be going down this route of bringing it back to as good a condition as I can along with repairing the speedo and giving the mechanical's a good going over, though at the moment these seem to be very good.
I'll start a thread on the car In member's ride's section when I get It started.
Thank's again for everyone's advice so far, I'm sure I'll be asking lot's of question's In the next thread.
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