[W126 Coupe] FINAL update on totalled 560SEC

[Daryl Armstrong]

Hello everyone,

I picked up the totaled 560 from Mike yesterday and had an uneventful drive
home. The car behaved very nicely and as I told Mike, from my point of view,
it was easy to forget that the butt was crumpled.

For those of you who wanted parts, please bare with me while I decide how I
want to attack the project. I think the only things I can part with
immediately are the wheels. Jim, let me know if you would like these.

Thank you.

Daryl.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jan Michael Kubr" <jm at kubr.com>
To: "Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists" <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2005 9:57 AM
Subject: [W126 Coupe] FINAL update on totalled 560SEC


> Hey guys,
>
> Daryl Armstrong will be driving down from Oregon Sunday to pick up my
> 560SEC. To those that have emailed in regards to parts, I will forward
> all emails to Daryl but you can contact him as well.
>
> Here is a picture link again:
>
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/michael_kubr/album?.dir=3924&.src=ph&store=&pr
odid=&.done=http%3a//photos.yahoo.com/ph//my_photos
>
> And here is Daryl's contact info:
>
> Daryl Armstrong
> daryl at precisionbrakescompany.com
> Precision Brakes Company
> Ashland OR. USA.
>
> I will miss the SEC but when/if I buy another car, it will be something
> a bit lighter, like an Elise or perhaps the new MX-5? Speaking of the
> MX-5, Mazda is having a test drive event: https://www.zoomzoomlive.com/
>
> Good luck to you all with your cars and hope they last longer than mine.
>
> Michael
>
>
> Jan Michael Kubr wrote:
>
> > 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=&pr
odid=&.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
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