interesting garage find

[essexmerc]

Greetings one and all, this is my first post so please be gentle with me!

I have come across quite an interesting car living in a garage round the corner and from speaking to the owner I now understand that I can take it off his hands for about £500.

The only thing is I know nothing about mercs in all shapes and sizes. So I need some help.

The car is a 1972 280 ce auto in copper with alloys and only 96k on the clock.
I have done a HPI and it comes back that it's only had 2 keepers.

I have had a look over it and the bodywork seems to be in good nick and the engine ticks over really nice and smooth.

How does this sound?

Are these cars any good?

Are they in anyway desirable?

What sort of price do these go for?

Should I buy it?

Any help would be gratefully recieved.

dave

 

[Hibbo]

Greetings one and all, this is my first post so please be gentle with me!

I have come across quite an interesting car living in a garage round the corner and from speaking to the owner I now understand that I can take it off his hands for about £500.

The only thing is I know nothing about mercs in all shapes and sizes. So I need some help.

The car is a 1972 280 ce auto in copper with alloys and only 96k on the clock.
I have done a HPI and it comes back that it's only had 2 keepers.

I have had a look over it and the bodywork seems to be in good nick and the engine ticks over really nice and smooth.

How does this sound?

Are these cars any good?

Are they in anyway desirable?

What sort of price do these go for?

Should I buy it?

Any help would be gratefully recieved.

dave

A tax excempt w114 coupe?

It sounds very good

They are extremely desireable

A couple of grand for a good one

Yes yes yes yes yes you should buy it!

If you don't, I will!

 

[television]

Welcome, and my answer is as Hibbo,super cars.

malcolm

 

[essexmerc]

i,m more and more convinced + today is payday! the worst day to find cars!

 

[television]

i,m more and more convinced + today is payday! the worst day to find cars!

Cant you find a wealthy Essex girl.

malcolm

 

[BarryG]

£500 your robbing him

 

[essexmerc]

There are no wealthy essex girls left in essex and I'm not robbing him as I asked him how much and he said £500, I wasn't about to say hold on mate I think you should ask more like £2k!

 

[television]

There are no wealthy essex girls left in essex and I'm not robbing him as I asked him how much and he said £500, I wasn't about to say hold on mate I think you should ask more like £2k!

Good luck with it, as I said before,they are nice,and there is always us freindly bunch if you have any questions.

Malcolm

 

[BarryG]

There are no wealthy essex girls left in essex and I'm not robbing him as I asked him how much and he said £500, I wasn't about to say hold on mate I think you should ask more like £2k!

The point I was making is that you are getting a good deal

 

[essexmerc]

don't worry barry I didn't take it as a negative statement. cheers for all your helpful advice.
just told the girlfriend........"that car's older than you!" was her reaction.

 

[Chazchuzzlewitt]

def. buy it!

 

[essexmerc]

well I did the deed!

Just thought I would update everyone that I have done the deed and gone for the car.
I am now the proud and slightly skint owner of a 1972 280CE which cost me the knockdown price of £475 which I hope will not turn into a money pit.
It feels quite strange that I know own a car older than myself and nearly as old as my house!
Thanks for all the advice and I will be bugging everyone quite alot in the near future as I need a great deal of help.

cheers

dave

 

[Lance]

Can you post a photo?

 

[essexmerc]

will do as soon as i get back over there

 

[Hibbo]

You lucky lucky lucky lucky bugger!

I don't know how you'll sleep at night!

Plenty of photeys though please.

 

[Stircrazy]

Too Late!

I was going to say don't buy it it's probably a heap!

Then ask for the vendors number!

Seriously it sounds promising.

So lets see it soon.

 

[television]

Too Late!

I was going to say don't buy it it's probably a heap!

Then ask for the vendors number!

Seriously it sounds promising.

So lets see it soon.

No you offer some free advice, yes go and see the car with the buyer,when you get thére you point out all of the terrible things wrong with it, and the £20k repair fix, wait around the corner till its dark and slip in and buy it.

Malcolm

 

[Fandango]

Welcome and congrats!
A certain future classic, got yourself a bargain there mate.