Hi Lukas, I have looked at the report provided by Shannons, as well as reading the summary of the history of the car, such as it is. I think it needs to be made clear that it has to be at least two years, perhaps even going on to three, since I have seen the car, or let alone done any work on it.
One could question some aspects regarding the dollars and cents issues as quoted by Shannons, but it is not my place to do so. If one looks at the report, there seem to be just two problems - fuel and heating/cooling controls. Not having seen the car for this length of time, again I can't really add any further comment.
I'll say it again though - this is a cracking good car, but it has not been 100% rebuilt - if it had been , it would owe the owner at least $100k., if not more, because after all, you're looking at an equivalent new price in today's terms of close enough to $350K. Back in 1979, 6.9s sold for just short of $A80k. - almost thirty years ago. So you're buying second hand, and no matter how good a car is, you can always spend more. That's a simple fact of an old car's folly. There is also a 300 SEL 6.3 being sold by the same owner - I can tell everyone that even after twelve months of standing and after installing the re-charged the battery, it took two turns of the starter motor to have the engine run freely and without falter. What's more, in twelve months of standing, the car did not drop even five millimeters. So that's another car to consider favourably. Regards Styria