[W126 Coupe] update on totalled 560SEC

[Jan Michael Kubr]

Hi guys,

I am finally back on the list! Thanks Satish!

Here is a picture link again:
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/michael_kubr/album?.dir=3924&.src=ph&store=&prodid=&.done=http%3a//photos.yahoo.com/ph//my_photos

I had a meeting with the appraiser last week to sign the settlement. You 
guys might find this interesting: The car was appraised at $11035. It is 
an '89 560SEC with 130k miles and in excellent condition. To put this in 
perspective, I bought the car 2 1/2 years ago for $12000. Amazing the 
value these cars hold.

I decided to buy the car back for the salvage value and have removed the 
stereo system I had gotten installed by reusaudio. Several listers were 
interested in parts but parting the car out turns out to be much more 
problematic than I imagined. I called several salvage yards to see what 
the interest would be in a car that had certain parts stripped and the 
answer was decidedly negative. A major issue is the wheels in which Jim 
Ham expressed interest. Without wheels, the car can obviously not be 
rolled around anymore (Jim's 14in wheel do not fit over the brake 
assemblies on the '89 so a straightforward swap is not possible). Buying 
wheels for a car that's going to the scrap yard would be pretty silly 
too though. So mighty list, any suggestions?

Oh yeah, I live in San Francisco and I don't have a garage or another 
place I can just leave a partially stripped car, just to complicate matters.

Thanks,

mike