GON
$100 Site Donor 2024
Really liked the 2010 ML 350 I am working on. Thought the quality of the vehicle was very high.
In Eugene, OR IAAI had a like 2010 go on the block this morning.Three differences, this vehicle has 125k miles (last one had 100k), this vehicle has a black interior (last one had a tan interior), and this one had lot of its maintenance at independent shops (last one was a MB dealer). Like the other one, this is also a California owned MB for much of its life.
I have to assume undercarriage damage, yet don't see it. i see two airbags blown, and a croaked rim. At a minimum this car will need:
Passenger front side airbag
Passenger rear side airbag
clockspring
airbag control module
rim
tire
The good news- a Portland pick a part just had a car with a black interior come in to its inventory. I speculate I can pull all these parts on the way home from picking up this vehicle.
I was the high bidder at $1650. The losing bidder was from Antioch, TN, who is a mega buyer of salvage vehicles, so I think I am priced right if the Antioch bidder dropped out at $1600, and he has to transport to TN. I speculate he buys enough to contract out a nine unit car hauler, so his cost per vehicle may not be so bad.
Progressive insurance in the Seller, and I did not meet the reserve price, so we shall see. I likely will not counter bid if offered.
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In Eugene, OR IAAI had a like 2010 go on the block this morning.Three differences, this vehicle has 125k miles (last one had 100k), this vehicle has a black interior (last one had a tan interior), and this one had lot of its maintenance at independent shops (last one was a MB dealer). Like the other one, this is also a California owned MB for much of its life.
I have to assume undercarriage damage, yet don't see it. i see two airbags blown, and a croaked rim. At a minimum this car will need:
Passenger front side airbag
Passenger rear side airbag
clockspring
airbag control module
rim
tire
The good news- a Portland pick a part just had a car with a black interior come in to its inventory. I speculate I can pull all these parts on the way home from picking up this vehicle.
I was the high bidder at $1650. The losing bidder was from Antioch, TN, who is a mega buyer of salvage vehicles, so I think I am priced right if the Antioch bidder dropped out at $1600, and he has to transport to TN. I speculate he buys enough to contract out a nine unit car hauler, so his cost per vehicle may not be so bad.
Progressive insurance in the Seller, and I did not meet the reserve price, so we shall see. I likely will not counter bid if offered.
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