Car of the week

[ProfessorExperimental]

1969 Mercedes Benz 600 Grosser - Unrestored | Cars, Vans & Utes | Gumtree Australia Canterbury Area - Roselands | 1319814861

Selling our 1969 Merc 600 Grosser SWB Australian Delivered Original Manuals and Service Books Solid body, some dents and scratches of age Beautiful ..., 1319814861

www.gumtree.com.au

 

[c107]

At first glance this 300D looks alright, then you spot the rust in the doors and a few other issues. I was finding it hard to belive it only had 135k on the clock until I found the auction listing from 2021 and it all made sense.

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1980 Mercedes Benz 300D (W123) Automatic Sedan Auction (0001-21016652) | Grays Australia

www.grays.com

 

[c107]

2021 photos:

1980 Mercedes Benz 300D Diesel Automatic Sedan Auction (0001-3495761) | Grays Australia

www.grays.com

 

[BenzBoy]

Hello - I think the comparison bears out what I have always suspected about this particular operation.

 

[ProfessorExperimental]

Haha! Deja vu! I bought a 550i from Grays SA in 2021, only to discover a parking ticket under the driver's seat with its previous Vic rego. Put that into google and hohoho; sold by Grays Vic in 2019 with 120000km more on the clock than I bought it with, which massively explained why the cluster thought the car should have various features it didn't.

Thing is, Grays SA operates under the parent dealer licence, issued in NSW. And *in NSW* dealers can lose their licence for "knowingly" selling a clocked vehicle. It'd be trivial to prove Grays (should) know: they record every car's VIN. I contacted SA really only to try and get a line on the vendor to demand the original cluster so the car could be blue slipped, but they very quickly offered to buy it back. In NSW. For what I had spent on the refurb (including transport from SA to my door), not just what i paid at the auction.

So they could crush the evidence no doubt.

 

[c107]

This month's lloyds auctions:

 

[Styria]

Haha! Deja vu! I bought a 550i from Grays SA in 2021, only to discover a parking ticket under the driver's seat with its previous Vic rego. Put that into google and hohoho; sold by Grays Vic in 2019 with 120000km more on the clock than I bought it with, which massively explained why the cluster thought the car should have various features it didn't.

Thing is, Grays SA operates under the parent dealer licence, issued in NSW. And *in NSW* dealers can lose their licence for "knowingly" selling a clocked vehicle. It'd be trivial to prove Grays (should) know: they record every car's VIN. I contacted SA really only to try and get a line on the vendor to demand the original cluster so the car could be blue slipped, but they very quickly offered to buy it back. In NSW. For what I had spent on the refurb (including transport from SA to my door), not just what i paid at the auction.

So they could crush the evidence no doubt.

Quite staggering. You would have to ask yourself if Grays are the ones "TO GO TO" when thinking of buying at auction from them - especially in S.A. Perhaps one should truck a car to them to get top money, or have someone turn back the mileage. Not good. Regards Styria

 

[Styria]

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It's certainly a nice, clean and smart looking car. However, I have had a good look at the rear seat upholstery, and I would tend to think that the rear seat has been refurbished. Look no further than the pleats that do not line up and I would contend that Mercedes Benz would not produce upholstery of that low standard. The seats look new when compared with the fronts, and I would hazard a guess that the material could well be vinyl and not leather. Regards Styria

 

[Michel]

This month's lloyds auctions:

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I wonder if that E55 was damaged... for it to go at $9,800

 

[BenzBoy]

There are some interesting "Car of the week" candidates coming up at https://www.doningtonauctions.com.au/
Regards,
Brian

 

[BenzBoy]

"I wonder if that E55 was damaged... for it to go at $9,800 " Probably still dusty from the Luna landing after it drove there and back .....

 

[Patrick_R]

"I wonder if that E55 was damaged... for it to go at $9,800 " Probably still dusty from the Luna landing after it drove there and back .....

Maybe bogged up bullet holes?

 

[Patrick_R]

There are some interesting "Car of the week" candidates coming up at https://www.doningtonauctions.com.au/
Regards,
Brian

What in particular takes your fancy at the Donington auctions Brian?

 

[BenzBoy]

The Stutz doctor's coupe would do nicely ...
By the way, this article might be relevant to any of us looking at cars - https://www.carexpert.com.au/car-news/new-trick-scammers-are-using-to-wind-back-odometers

 

[BenzBoy]

Let's try a different "Car of the week".

The 5 best fast estate cars to buy in 2024 | GRR

This is still without doubt the coolest sector of the car market...

www.goodwood.com

 

[Patrick_R]

Let's try a different "Car of the week".

The 5 best fast estate cars to buy in 2024 | GRR

This is still without doubt the coolest sector of the car market...

www.goodwood.com

They are some pretty quick pooch transporters Brian

 

[ProfessorExperimental]

I wish Australia wasn't so fringe when it comes to Alpina. There seem to be a decent number of them in the UK so it's not a rhd thing, and the popularity of bmw here seems pretty high. Same for amg anything and the rs Audis of late so money's not the problem...

And They Fixed The Awful Grille!!!!

 

[c107]

Llloyds auctions with less than 24 hours remaining:

 

[aussie 6.9]

Hallo . Do you have any info on the blue 560sel ? Regards Mark

 

[c107]

Hallo . Do you have any info on the blue 560sel ? Regards Mark

No, but it was up on carsales for a while before it went to auction.
On the surface, it looks pretty good.