[W126 Coupe] Bambi is dead.....

[Sharan Bains]

What ? Used hoods for over $1000 ? !!!!

They sell for 50 gbp here in the UK.....I can get them for that price ALL 
day long....

Yes, an original MB part SEC hood for 50gbp - that's about $100

Why are they so expensive out there ?

Insurance may be your other option if you have a full comp policy with 
protected NCD, given the monetary level of damage you have. It's what 
insurance is for...so long as your NCD is protected for two or more fault 
claims.


talbir



>From: "Markus Meyer" <mfmeyer at iwon.com>
>Reply-To: mfmeyer at iwon.com,Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists 
><mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
>To: mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com
>Subject: RE: [W126 Coupe] Bambi is dead.....
>Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2005 10:44:30 -0400 (EDT)
>
>  Matt, Sorry to hear about your mishap.  Hope it comes back together okay. 
>You can also try Autosports Unlimited, they have a hood for $1000, not sure 
>of the condition.  You can search their website at: 
>http://www.autosportsunlimited.com/parts.html A few other salvage places I 
>dug up from recent searches for things you can try: 
>http://www.eurasianforeign.com/http://www.auroraaw.com/http://www.junkyarddog.com/http://www.silverstarrecycling.com/ 
>Plus, I thought there were a few on the list that had recently wrecked 
>their cars and bought them back, David Fatovic is one that comes to mind.  
>Of course, if their wrecks included the hood then you are out of luck.  
>Maybe someone will respond if they have one.Best of luck!Markus--- On Tue 
>04/12, Chiappinelli, Joseph &lt; joseph.chiappinelli at mirant.com &gt; 
>wrote:From: Chiappinelli, Joseph [mailto: 
>joseph.chiappinelli at mirant.com]To: mbcoupes at mbcoupes.comDate: Tue, 12 Apr 
>2005 10:17:30 -0400Subject: RE: [W126 Coupe] Bambi is dead.....
>
>Try Adsit. New hood is around $2200 and a used one around $1500. Also try 
>Potomac Auto for good used Benz parts. They have most anything and probably 
>cheaper than Adsit's used parts.J.Chip
>-----Original Message-----From: mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com 
>[mailto:mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com]On Behalf Of Matt MahoneySent: 
>Tuesday, April 12, 2005 10:11 AMTo: mbcSubject: [W126 Coupe] Bambi is 
>dead.....
>I know, I killed him last night.  I got the SEC out of storage Sunday. Last 
>night washed it, started over to my buddies and about year old buck jumped 
>right in front of me.  Smashed the headlight(euro) driver side fender took 
>a little damage, hood took most of it, radiator crushed, and thats all I 
>could tell till I get the hood open.  On the lesser note I am OK...   But 
>my poor baby (sigh) and the poor dear.  Hood is around $3k(list) thats what 
>my parts dept. said.  So now I have to decide between two auto body places. 
>  Going to call them and try to express my passion for this car and see if 
>I like what I hear.  Drive safe, keep an eye out...                         
>                                                                       Matt 
>M.
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