[W126 Coupe] Not again !! (Update)

[Jay Manek]

Hi John,

When they write the car off, you can ask for a value to buy the car back.. It all depends on how bad the car is.

it may be that you can buy it back only for spares.

Worth asking if there are all these nice bits on the car!

Many Thanks & Regards

Jay Manek | www.mercland.com| 07716 349949


From: John Poole 
Sent: Monday, January 26, 2009 9:28 PM
To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists 
Subject: [W126 Coupe] Not again !! (Update)


      Hi everyone and thanks for the replies to my tale of woe last week, sorry not have replied sooner but my back stiffened up a bit and I`ve been in lie down or stand up only mode :-)
      The car is still waiting for an insurance assessment but I expect it to be written off, assuming it is I`d imagine it will be entered in a salvage auction, QED I won`t be able to take the tasty bits off it (anyone knowing the insurance industry please correct me if I`m wrong), to answer specific queries:

      Axel, the wood looks superb, it can`t be replicated at the price I paid because the ex RR craftsman that did it spent over 40 years breathing in polyester resin (completely illegal in the U.S I think) and about a year ago his body decided enough is enough and gave him hideous migraines whenever he tried to work. Mick had no option other than retire, he is now working as a delivery driver for the biggest RR breakers in England and is having the time of his life. Having said all that, what side is your steering wheel on ? (mines on the right)

      Jim, the aluminium bellows works, but being honest I don`t know if I have the technical knowledge to get it out of the engine (plus I don`t have a rubber one to replace it with). When I first saw it I was a bit dubious as I`ve seen plenty of bananas straighter than the (so-called craftsman made) bellows I`ve got, when I showed it to Martin (my mechanic) he immediately thought it would`nt work, but was`nt too bothered as he knew a company that could make a perfect copy of the M-B rubber one from a block of solid aluminium using a laser/computer/cutting machine (I did`nt ask a price !), however he had a think and we ended up putting the Nowak bellows in his wifes oven at gas mark 9 (very hot), waiting for it get a bit soft and carefully screwing it down flat while still malleable, (sorry Jim but this is a long-winded way of saying I don`t think it would be reusable even if it were available).  

      After eight years of W126 SECs I rather fancy a change, does anyone here have any thoughts on the W140 coupes ? (other than that they`re horribly ugly compared to the 126 SEC, I already know that :-)

      Regards, John
     




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