ryanty22
ryanty22 New Reader
4/16/14 8:50 a.m.

http://greenville.craigslist.org/cto/4404842441.html
1987 E30 325is or this http://charlotte.craigslist.org/cto/4399922249.html 1981 Benz 190D engine and trans already professionally worked through needs interior done

Id like to autocross and I have a friend says the smaller mercedes can be very performance oriented although the bmw is gas and the kids can work on that much easier although the dude tossed the whole interior for the bmw in the dumpster

N Sperlo
N Sperlo MegaDork
4/16/14 8:52 a.m.

My top price would be half the minimum asking.

ryanty22
ryanty22 New Reader
4/16/14 8:59 a.m.

From what Ive seen the Mercedes is about on point as far as pricing with the engine and body work done, theres no way id pay full price for the bmw though.

N Sperlo
N Sperlo MegaDork
4/16/14 9:03 a.m.

Plan on tearing it out and starting new? If you're taking that into account, I wouldn't argue. I wouldn't expect to find interior parts easily.

Ditchdigger
Ditchdigger UltraDork
4/16/14 9:04 a.m.
ryanty22 wrote: Id like to autocross and I have a friend says the smaller mercedes can be very performance oriented

Just so you know. That Diesel Merc made about 70hp when new and slogged to 60mph in around 20 seconds. "Performance Oriented" is not how I would describe it.

trucke
trucke Reader
4/16/14 9:06 a.m.

The E30 looks like dog!

Is that Old Yeller?

bgkast
bgkast GRM+ Memberand Dork
4/16/14 9:07 a.m.

Yes, if you want a performance W201 Mercedes the 190D is NOT the one to get.

Giant Purple Snorklewacker
Giant Purple Snorklewacker MegaDork
4/16/14 9:07 a.m.

For educational purposes... why not build a Locost? It's cheap, touches on a lot of different skills in a manageable way and uses a junked $300-$500 Miata and $400 in steel to get started.

There is gobs of support out there (and in here) and the plans are widely available for free.

ryanty22
ryanty22 New Reader
4/16/14 9:08 a.m.

One thing that had me leaning towards the bmw is it looks like a lot of work that I can have the kids learning on, no so much for the MB

ryanty22
ryanty22 New Reader
4/16/14 9:09 a.m.

That actually looks really similar to my kids dog but our dog has no lab in it at all

N Sperlo
N Sperlo MegaDork
4/16/14 9:39 a.m.
ryanty22 wrote: One thing that had me leaning towards the bmw is it looks like a lot of work that I can have the kids learning on, no so much for the MB

Interior would be much easier to replace.

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