Bargain 230 SL500 with all extra's

[television]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BADLY-SMASHED...oryZ9837QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[davidsl500]

Well I dont think thats going to T Cut out .....

Pet Hate coming up ! I really hate vehicles, like this one, that will not get registered as Cat C or D becuase the insurer is not told about the accident, Thus it doesnt get a proper inspection etc., How come this car not was not insured ? etc., etc.,

I was watching and old "Fifth Gear" yesterday where they crashed 2 same year, second hand Ford's into each other at 30mph. The result was you would have survived comfortably in the one but would have been seriously maimed or killed in the other - the difference ? Well, one had been extensively repaired following an accident. The chassis had been straightened and welded here and there - plus some of it had been filled ! Result, crumple zones ineffective and death to the driver.....

 

[The German Flower Pot]

dodgy car

new ebayer

questionable story

car listed as a BMW

maybe in bits its worth a few grand but honestly who owns a 4.5 year old car like that then looks on ebay for spare parts?

not many

even with a HPI id still not buy it

 

[jibcl500]

I think thats too damaged to repair, also agree with flower, theres something not right about the listing.



jib

 

[100%Bitch]

Is one of the extras included the Focus bumper that's still attached after the impact?????

 

[jberks]

maybe they've changed the ad but it looks reasonable to me. Sure I'd HPI it to buggery but assuming they were a trader and were a bit sharp with the insurance (as many are), there is no reason that they couldn't have come unstuck.
If it were dodgy, surely the safest thing for them would be to strip it down themselves. Far less chance of getting caught.
I believe them. Car was nicked, they didn't adhere to a bit of small print or simply hadn't insured it as they intended to move it on, so weren't insured and are simply trying to cut their losses.

It does happen. On the last 2 E classes I've had, I've been so caught up the excitement of a new motor I've been driving around, grinning, 2 hours later when it struck me - I haven't told the insurance co! I'm fairly orgainised but I've managed to do this twice!
On my C, there was a misunderstanding with my broker when I told them that I wouldn't be renewing my policy. I meant at the end of its term, but they cancelled it there and then. I'd been driving around without insurance for 3 months before I found out.

Does happen!

 

[television]

Looking at one of the pictures and you see the bent steering wheel and mark in the windscreen where the drivers head went as he was not wearing a seat belt, so maybe the driver is dead, so no one to make a claim on.

I cant see it being a viable repair, sham though as it had Distronic and Massage seats

 

[MIW615]

I guess if you had your own bodyshop with a jig etc. and plenty of spare time you could make the repair cost effective. Looks to me to be very labour intensive though

 

[television]

I guess if you had your own bodyshop with a jig etc. and plenty of spare time you could make the repair cost effective. Looks to me to be very labour intensive though

Yes you are right there Malcolm, a new shell cost in the order of £7.5k thats complete with all panels, the time to move all of bits would be horrendous, I think that the cost of the whole thing would be £20k, plus labour

 

[MIW615]

Yes you are right there Malcolm, a new shell cost in the order of £7.5k thats complete with all panels, the time to move all of bits would be horrendous, I think that the cost of the whole thing would be £20k, plus labour

Hmmmmmmmm - I wonder what the car would be worth if completed, bearing in mind it's history

 

[jberks]

I don't think it would be worth fixing, though I guess if you could do it yourself, it would be a very nice damaged repairable for reasonable money. However, if the roof mechanism, the engine and all the gizmos work as described, there would be plenty of leway for someone to break it. As they say, the engine alone is worth a few quid and lets be honest, where would you get an SL interior from if you needed one.

 

[davidsl500]

where would you get an SL interior from if you needed one.

Depends whether you could get the brown stains out of the drivers seat

 

[television]

I don't think it would be worth fixing, though I guess if you could do it yourself, it would be a very nice damaged repairable for reasonable money. However, if the roof mechanism, the engine and all the gizmos work as described, there would be plenty of leway for someone to break it. As they say, the engine alone is worth a few quid and lets be honest, where would you get an SL interior from if you needed one.

Searching for an SL for breaking comes up with nothing on the net in the UK I have tried several times.

I have since found out that the shell cost £18.500 painted

 

[Mr Teddy Bear]

IMO that body is not repairable, strip for parts only; will MB sell just a body shell ? Building from spare parts may end up costing more than it's secondhand value...........

 

[jibcl500]

I cant see that SL would be worth breaking, since when has a top spec high CC MB engine failed to the degree where it needs replacing. Exactly. I had a W140 5.0 V8 engine kicking around for months and I couldnt sell that anywhere even when listed on ebay UK, USA and Germany.

Good car to fix if someone has the ability and equipment. I see the chassis is twisted as the roof and drivers door doesnt line up.
jib

 

[television]

IMO that body is not repairable, strip for parts only; will MB sell just a body shell ? Building from spare parts may end up costing more than it's secondhand value...........

Yes at £18k for the body,£7.5k the car, add a few frontal items and you are up to bottom book

 

[television]

I cant see that SL would be worth breaking, since when has a top spec high CC MB engine failed to the degree where it needs replacing. Exactly. I had a W140 5.0 V8 engine kicking around for months and I couldnt sell that anywhere even when listed on ebay UK, USA and Germany.

Good car to fix if someone has the ability and equipment. I see the chassis is twisted as the roof and drivers door doesnt line up.
jib

I believe that the SL55 engine was hanging around for months on Ebay.

There is a 2004 car now on Ebay with a 2007 shell, the guy is asking some £50k
with a stamped book