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Be careful as they are easier to buy than to sell...and it is addictive. I have brought all of the following back from neglect over the years:
1976 244 DL, 4-speed (m40?)...spent 7 years in a field until a buddy needy a paper delivery vehicle and the two of us got it running...he decided he needed an auto so gave it to me. Taught me about the alternator ground wire the hard way.
1979 245 DL, BW55, aka the Turd Wagon...Bought four $400 as a non-running car. Popped a fuel pump relay in, spun the fuses, jumped it and drove it from the site. Car had well over 330K miles...150K of them mine...when I traded it to my painter for work he never finished.
1981 245 GL... bought as non-running for $300, wiggling the harness got it home. Two weeks after the harness was replaced and the initial shake-down done, a tree limb took it out.
1990 760 Turbo Wagon...Bought at a car auction where no on-site work was allowed nor would they do any more than start it, drive it forward and then back into its slot. Driven 300 miles home with no chase car but 30 lbs of tools and spares. Lots of electrical issues all solved with no money and some troubleshooting. Collapsing turbo hose drove me batty. Wife sold it while I was working in Iraq.
Current 1990 244 DL...learning to hate the rust belt. Needed a car quick after returning from work in Iraq so I paid too much at $1300. Verifiable low miles. Lots of redneck engineering. Brake issues driving me nuts...mostly due to rust issues.
That does not cover all the old Japanese and BMW motorcycles, '70's and '80's BMW's, Classic Saabs and the occasional Mercedes that i have worked on for others to supplement the beer money.
Mike
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