Craigslist alert thread:

[WDBCB20]

Sadly, a perfectly nice looking 1980 w116 300SD at the junk yard:

[JHZR2]

How much do they want for that 116? Someone should recover it.

[Maximan1]

Originally Posted by JHZR2

How much do they want for that 116? Someone should recover it.

Not sure about FL, but in CA once a car enters a junkyard the title is changed to a "junk" title and the car can never be road registered again.

I did see a guy cut a convertible 1972 beetle in half and buy both halves. I asked him what he was planning to do with it, and he told me that he was exporting it to the Philippines.

[Squiggle Dog]

Originally Posted by WDBCB20

Sadly, a perfectly nice looking 1980 w116 300SD at the junk yard:

Ugh... meanwhile I've been trying for years to get my junker even close to that nice. You can usually buy a car from a wrecking yard if you offer enough cash and they think you are serious. A lot of them can issue maybe three titles per year if they want to, but there has to be enough money in it for them to be worth the hassle because they can only issue so many titles per year without paying fees to become a dealer. A lot of them just say they won't sell the complete car because it's not worth it to them if someone wants to haggle a lowball price.

[WDBCB20]

Originally Posted by Squiggle Dog

Ugh... meanwhile I've been trying for years to get my junker even close to that nice. You can usually buy a car from a wrecking yard if you offer enough cash and they think you are serious. A lot of them can issue maybe three titles per year if they want to, but there has to be enough money in it for them to be worth the hassle because they can only issue so many titles per year without paying fees to become a dealer. A lot of them just say they won't sell the complete car because it's not worth it to them if someone wants to haggle a lowball price.

I called them twice. Said they don't sell complete cars. But that was the receptionist (nationwide?)toll free#. Maybe they'd do it as you describe if you go there in person.


Interior is nice also:

[sixto]

Remove the wheels and buy them separately. Remove the engine if you have to.

Sixto
98 E320s sedan and wagon
02 C320 wagon

[WDBCB20]

By the time you get to the yard the wheels are gone and it's up on rims.

[sixto]

I mean disassemble it to the point that it’s no longer a whole car.

Sixto
97 E320s sedan and wagon
02 C320 wagon

[vwnate1]

So far, LKQ has made it company policy to never sell complete cars once they're in the 'parts' inventory .

Junkyards can sell as many vehicles as they want but so often there are after sale issues, as mentioned most of the goofs who buy junked vehicles then expect some sort of endless service....

This W116 is a shame, I don't like W116's but they're getting very thin on the ground and this appears to be a nice one, worthy of being saved .

I've bought dozens of vehicles from junkyards and never caused any fuss but few are like this .

You should post which LKQ it's at so others can go strip it silly.....

[Mikebear79]

2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee diesel
https://phoenix.craigslist.org/nph/cto/d/phoenix-2007-jeep-diesel/6858149704.html

1966 Mercedes 200D
https://phoenix.craigslist.org/nph/cto/d/scottsdale-1966-mercedes-benz-200d/6855938770.html

1994 Mercedes S350 TurboDiesel
https://phoenix.craigslist.org/cph/cto/d/maricopa-1994-diesel-mercedes-benz-s350/6856440022.html

[JHZR2]

Nicest fin tail I’ve ever seen...

[Motorwagen]

Saw this on craigslist. Hard to find these in ny without so much rust. If anyone is in the NY region, it looks like a good one.
https://newyork.craigslist.org/brk/cto/d/brooklyn-mercedes-300cd/6858794565.html

[unkl300d]

1979 300SD very nice 180K miles
$2500 not auction but probably will receive higher buy offers... Offers reviewed April 9th 10 AM PST

not CL.. estate sale Sunnyvale area Nor Cal

https://www.kuzakscloset.com/estate-sale/1979-mercedes-300d-for-sale/

[JHZR2]

That is nice. If only w116 cars werent so prone to rust, or I lived in CA or the desert...

[cmac2012]

https://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/cto/d/petaluma-mercedes-benz-350sd-turbo/6856691945.html

350SD Turbo Diesel 1991 - $8899

133,310k

Yes, I've heard the rap on the 350. I've heard that some people love them.