Hello any ideas where to find a w123? plz

[butler89]

Hello im new. I in the process of selling my mk2 golf. I have always wanted a merc but insurance didnt allow. Now i have the opportunity i am looking for a w123 like a 230e or something of the sort in the north of england at around the £1000 mark. Am i ambitious? or can someone help plz.

 

[MOCAŠ]

Hello, and welcome to the forum.

I can do you a 200 down south for £2000, complete with geography teacher's driver's seat...

Bulstrode Garage - New and Used Car Sales

 

[butler89]

Wow really appreciate your response that is a lovely car i wish i could afford it. Jst out of my price range its a belter. im not going to try and haggle because i dnt want to insult u by asking for it half price haha. thanks again for your response mate. good luck.
Regards Richard

 

[MOCAŠ]

No probs. I should point out that I'm not selling it myself - just spotted it at a garage I pass occasionally. It was on the forecourt for £2995 the last time I saw it, yet it's on their website for £1995 - so there may still be some room for negotiation. They've had it for a few months now...

 

[Bellow]

There was a recent thread by Sara123 saying she had inherited a W123 and that it would be for sale. Might be worth bumping up the thread or asking the mods for permission to send her a PM. She never said where in the UK the car was.
And welcome to the forum. I hope you find a car. I had a W123 a while back. They are wonderful cars.

 

[219]

I just looked and see that she only ever posted once .

The fact that she chose the user name Sara123 , rather suggests that she already knew the car was a W123 , despite claiming to know nothing about it .

There was one on Glasgow Gumtree some time back , with a very similar story .

The car was in unremarkable condition and the asking price unrealistically high (near three grand IIRC ) .

Dave Collins (based in Yorkshire) sometimes gets these cars in - although he breaks older Mercs for parts , he will sometimes get ones that are saveable .

His email is [email protected]

There is also Mark Cosovich in Swansea - he is a W123 specialist - although he spends his time restoring W123's to concours standard and sells them for very high prices , he just might have something available in your price range .

Mark's phone number is 01792 846888

 

[219]

Found the Gumtree car - listed 3 months ago !

CLASSIC 1978 MERCEDES 230 AUTO Other cars wanted Lanark Glasgow

 

[Bellow]

The fact that she chose the user name Sara123 , rather suggests that she already knew the car was a W123 , despite claiming to know nothing about it .

Crossed my mind too, but could have been the first three (logical!) numbers that came to her mind for a minimum character user name and just coincidentally she named her own car!

From memory, the post on that thread seemed to imply that many who have a W123 to sell chance their arm a bit price wise, but that being in the right place at the right time can net a bargain. Reasonable summary?

 

[butler89]

Thanks to all for your replies you mercedes people are much more helfull than vw people. Hopefully i will become one of you soon! i will follow up the ideas you have given me so far much appreciated.
Regards Richard

 

[newbitz1957]

Hi, just found this on ebay..............
MERCEDES 230 CE AUTO BLUE on eBay (end time 19-Jan-11 15:02:50 GMT)

 

[butler89]

Cheers just messaged him nice car. Any ideas of cost on a respray? (bracing myself).
Regards Richard

 

[Bellow]

If/when you go looking, watch for rust. Not just cosmetic, but structural. There are some real nasty rust-traps on a W123 that are very awkward to sort. The front bulkhead is one (where the anti-roll bar mounts IIRC) and the panel that the boot lid hinges from is another. Welding the floor or sills is a breeze compared to spots like the above.

 

[butler89]

still looking! someone sumwhere must have one in the garage in the whole of the north of england haha.
Regard Richard

 

[newbitz1957]

still looking! someone sumwhere must have one in the garage in the whole of the north of england haha.
Regard Richard

Hi Richard,
This one looks nice, they take part exchange, and , they can deliver.



Hope this helps.

Classic saloon Mercedes-Benz 200 Manual T & T on eBay (end time 26-Jan-11 08:49:22 GMT)

 

[bolide]

Why buy a car that needs a respray when you could buy a good one for similar money? The Hearing Aid beige number at the beginning of the thread looks ideal

If £2k is too much I wouldn't buy a cheap W123 - it'll bleed you dry and still be worth nothing. Buy a decent one

Nick Froome

 

[toolman1954]

Hi Richard, That blue one on Ebay went for £552-50, taxed till April, MOT October---------- what a nice cheap motor car !! I am sure I could have easily lived with the keying marks for that sort of money. Did you bid at all??

 

[jonnyboy]

A bit late to this thread.

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