shitbox finds

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>running condition
>engine fine
>50euros

>>15128717
>>15128721
>RAL1015
Obviously a former Taxi

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fuck yeah

>>15128825
and obviously with a huge ass front + side damage lol

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I thought all of these were gone already, interesting

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>>15128969
>316i

>1.6l displacement

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debating if I wanna get this or not desu
>that body kit

>>15131452
looks like it is melting

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looks like the anon from the last thread didn't pick it up

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having a running shitbox s-class and throwing it away once something expensive breaks would be kinda cool I guess

>>15128901
>181 Euros

Jesus shitboxes in Europe are cheap

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>>15131553
surprisingly nice inside

>>15131563
>Jesus shitboxes in Europe are cheap

but then you have to pay at least 2000 euros to get your driver license which also takes several months to complete.

>>15131570
>tfw in the process of doing exactly this right now

>>15131593
good luck.
I was in the process of doing it, then went out of money and years later I still don't have it because rent is sucking out all the money and public transport is perfectly sufficient for work and all other things (so a car would be pure luxury).

shit still fucking sucks tho.

>>15131605
Yeah, that really does suck. I hate how it seems governments are doing everything in their power to systematically murder car culture.

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>>15131452
I want to see it stanced

>>15131691
well a car is pretty much an icon for freedom

>>15131570
The real cost is insurance and road tax, not getting babby's first B license

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>Runs and drives fine
>Shock absorbers just filled with fresh olive oil.
>needs new battery but starts quickly with starting handle
>one family owners since new til 1998
>23 Arab owners since 1999

>>15128862
Noice

>>15133822
>starts quickly with starting handle
Offtopic but I want cranking handles for cars to make some sort of a comeback. Maybe some kind of front mounted kickstarter with which you crank up a huge spring, then get inside and push a button to discharge the spring force and start the engine.

>>15131553
>>15131565
>hassoun automobile
Turkroachcar
Staay as far away from it aas possible

>>15131553
Rear suspension needs to be changed, already an expensive job

>>15131570
i live in north/east europe, my license costed me approx 300 euros and it took me 3 months
also i insure 3 cars (BMW 730, Merc E class, BMW 325) for 400 euros per year all together

>>15134227
>turks
>not taking care of something like an S-Class
I bet you five lira that the owner had some shady as fuck kebab mechanic who was his third uncles' godsons' brothers' nephew and if that guy whould have fucked with him the entire family would have torn him new assholes

>>15131452
Yes, bring back 70's 80's vanning culture!

For real tho it would be really cool

>>15128825
Official taxi color. Is it even available for private buyers?

>>15134368
Are you in Latvia? Pretty much the same thing here.
>>15131563
Yes, but you need to pass the inspection to drive on the road. Which you won't be doing in such a cheap car.

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>>15134227

>implying not about 95% of all used car dealers belong to that group of people

ESPECIALLY if you want to buy a shitbox Mercedes. You pretty much have no choice in that case.

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>>15134625
>Official taxi color.

Like in so many other cases Germoney also gave up this tradition.

Most taxis now look like this (or silver).
The taxi color isn't mandatory anymore and if they do have that color it's because some taxi drivers enjoy keeping up the tradition but most want to rather keep the resell value up and keep it black or silver.

>>15128862

the awesomeness of those XMs knows no bounds.
I wish citroen would get back to that sharp edged wedge/dagger design.

oh and with factory air suspension like back then of course.

>>15135074
>tfw hydropneumatics are kill
I still don't get why they don't use hydropneumatic suspension for the entire DS sub-brand. It was the biggest, most unique selling point of that line's namesake, after all.

>>15135084
probably like always - people are ignorant as fuck and buy bland shit anyway with lower production costs.

if you ask the average normie about hydropneumatic suspension they won't even know what it is.

>>15135074
I can see why they stopped using the hydro suspension though, the fluid loves water more than OP loves dick, so if it got even the slightest leak it would suck up several gallons of water, then overheat the pump. it's also very complex and unusual enough that your average mechanic can't fix it

>>15131442
a yet still spanks your boy racer honda

>>15134772
Depends on the city. In Munich they still have to be RAL1015.

>>15131565
>surprisingly nice inside

That thing has 3 different kinds of leather grain.

>>15135268
and?

>>15134772
>>15135252

depends on the city and, according to a cabbie, it also helps with getting recognised as a taxi by potential customers.

>>15128717

Anon suchst du etwa den ganzen Tag auf mobile.de nach scheisskisten?

>>15135447
Warum nicht, macht Spaß zu träumen

>>15128969
That's a great deal. I bought mine for 400€ but atleast it's running and had every paperwork and ecoshit done, unlike pic related I presume.

>>15135447
nicht den ganzen tag aber paarmal wenn ich wieder auf /o/ bin.

scheisskistensuchen macht spaß.

>>15135944
My friend and I call it Polish Roulette

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>>15135979
lol

I bet you could even turn searching mobile.de into a modern form of Auto-Supertrumpf.

>HA, I just found this W124 300E with 180hp!

>shit man... I only have a E36 316i with 105hp ... :c

>TRUMPF!

>>15136191
Kinda like that.
We'd set a budget and then see what's the weirdest/fastest/most awesome car we could find.
Sometimes it's just for shits and giggles, but sometimes it's when one of us is looking for our next car.

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>>15128862
>>15133846
>>15135074
Don't. Learn from my mistake. They can look perfectly fine from the sills up but my god the floor pan. I saw mine on Ebay and had the same 'FUCKING RIGHT' reaction, made a reasonably low bid and ended up wining it only to find that it's a rusty heap of shit with a bunch of running and suspension problems. Don't get me wrong, it's cool as shit and I want to save it so bad, but the rabbit hole can go so deep on these.

>>15136292
I know someone with an XM who has literally torn the entire car apart to fix a problem with the hydraulics.

>>15136292
What a shame.

But yours looks really fantastic I gotta say.

>>15136292
>buying sight unseen
Never buy anything you didn't crawl under beforehand

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>19years old car
>800k kilometers
>full size sedan
>95 diesel hp when new

oh boy

>>15136790
also
>automatic
>when automatic drained tons of power

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>>15136790

looks fucking MINT in the inside for a 800k kilometer car though.

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>>15136807

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>>15136790

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>>15136790
>>15136790

>>15136807
What did you expect? It's a fucking taxi. That beige color is the traditional taxi color in Germany. That's someone's workplace. Of course he'd keep it pristine.

>>15136859
You say that as if this was normal.

I've seen tons of old taxis and when they get to those dealers, all used up, they normally don't look like this, especially not at fucking 800000 kilometers.

That taxi driver must be one of the old school. Probably some 70 years old guy who retired.

Little hint: >>15128717
>>15128721
were taxis too and that car is only half as old.

>>15134651
>Latvia
No shit nēģer. Trip says it all.

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>>15136886
yep, compare this photo from Stuttgart of the 80's with taxi drivers you'll find there now

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>>15136886
>>15136948
That dude obviously got crashed into or got unlucky. I found the ad and pic related is the interior of the taxi, just as pristine as the other one.

>>15136807
what's that pedal for?

>>15137009
That's the parking brake.

>>15137015
then what's putting it in P for?

>>15136807

I love the old Mercedes instruments and steering wheels.

The seriousness and no bullshit design appeals greatly to me.

>>15137034
That's not a brake option, that's just a resting gear of sorts. It's been ages since I drove a Merc automatic but I think you can only start the engine when the stick is on P.

>>15137034
>press pedal
>parking brake engaged

>pull lever
>parking brake disengaged

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>2005
>already 800k

seems like 800k is in a lot of times the sweet spot where they get the fuck out and get a new one

>>15137077
jebem ti bosnu

>>15136305
The hydropneumatic system really isn't as complicated as people make it out to be. Getting the spheres off tends to be the hard bit.

>>15136367
Photos are flattering. The paint is scratched all over and there is lacquer peeling on the roof.

>>15136696
A lesson well learned.

The reason Mercedes interiors last so long is MBTex.

>>15136807
Why is there some red areas on the speedometer?

>>15140287
It's yellow, not red. They're basically quick indicators for city driving. Most European city centers the max speed is either 35 km/hr or 60km/hr.
None of that applies when you drive a Taxi though.

>>15136790
>>15136807
>>15136817
>>15136826
>>15136837

I'm honestly thinking about buying this. It's a 7 hour drive but I could easily afford it. Plus taxes aren't that horrible for a 20 year old diesel merc and insurance is cheaper than it is for my little shitbox.

>>15140396
>60 km/h
Pretty sure you meant 50 km/h

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>>15140441
It looks fucking mint and the engine is actually as primitive and proven as it gets so it should work for a couple hundred thousands more.

this sticker scam might fuck you in the ass majorly though.

retrofitting a diesel particle filter just to get that green sticker is about 2000 euros.

>>15140441
also, judging by the photos the instruments seem to work perfectly (dead pixel are really common) so that's another indication that this car was more than properly maintained

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>>15141526

>>15141526
wtf, that pile wouldn't be worth €100 in germoney

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>>15141526
>>15141532

>>15141501
pretty sure that - if possible - they already added a DPF to keep the thing in service years ago.

I'm too lazy to dig up the car in mobile though, so I might be wrong of course.

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>>15141533
Yea its no where near worth that much here either in good condition.

Good news though, he updated the ad with images of the work he is doing.
>calliper hanging from brake line

>>15131563
American shitboxes used to be just as cheap before Cash for Clunkers.

My first car was a '76 Chevette that I bought for $300 from some crazy meth-head looking dude. The thing ran fine, and it costed me another $300 to get the thing running back to how it was new. $600 for a car that ran just fine.

>>15141537
>identical damage on both fenders

HOW?

>inb4 pic is mirrored: the bonnet has an asymmetrical air intake

>>15141574
The UK had a scrappage scheme, devastated the used car market, and we're still the cheapest place in the world to buy certain shitboxes

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>>15141526
This guys full of gold, advertising bikes for sale up against a burnt out car and an upside down burnt out car in the background lol

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>>15141526
He dropped the price....but also the mileage haha

>>15141608
>>15141563
>>15141537
>>15141532
>>15141526

Fuck, that guy is a mess

>>15141598
>>15141608
>dublin
Looks like rural russia
>the burnt out car is standing on the road
Man I bet that dude is chill as fuck thou

>>15131524
do want

>>15141501
>>15141553
According to the ad it gets the red sticker, so my safest bet would be to just drive around without one. I'm rarely driving around in areas where it's required anyway.

>>15142629
okay then but maybe check beforehand if not one of these fucking zones are planned for your area for the next months.

that shit popped up here out of fucking nowhere and lots of people sold their nice old benzes because of it and bought shitty new shitboxes ("how convenient!" *rubs hands)

>>15128742
>>15128775

why even bother for that little money? Just give it to some kid next door or drive it off a cliff.

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>>15141608

>tfw finding pleasure in browsing shitboxes and you don't even have money for sustaining a car

>>15143312

Most people who sell their shitbox for sub-scrap prices usually like the car and want it to get into caring hands or at least hands who can use a car. Otherwise they'd have just scrapped it.

Unfortunately most of those cars get bought by slimy scrapfags who act like they're poorfags, maybe even drive down the price AND THEN STILL SELL IT TO A DEALER OR GET MONIES FOR SCRAP METAL. Fuck this gay earth.

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>>15143448
just recently I heard from a old Lady I know that she sold her old Merc for laughable 500 euros because some slimebag talked her down, also came back from one hour test drive (!) with the car radiator steaming (that fucking asshole probably let it sit at full throttle for that hour) and said it has engine problems (it was perfectly fine before) and not worth more than 500 and she fucking sold it because she's too kind and believed him and also knows next to nothing about cars.
yes, I'm fucking mad at this. it's maddening how assholes exploit kind old people.

>>15143490
That Mercedes is probably a taxi in Morocco by now.

>>15141019
The speed limit is only a suggestion m8

>>15141501
Or you could get a w124 instead. Classics are exempt from that sticker bullshit

>>15143507
Cars need to be less than 5 years old otherwise you can't register them in Maroc.

>>15143664
Not in the jungle of speed cameras that euro inner cities are.

>>15143819
>speed cameras
>inner cities
...what?

>>15143701
what is this bullshit?
then why are there tons of classic benzes used as wrecked taxis?

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>>15143835
Say cheese! Stationary "blitzers" are everywhere.

>>15146533
yeah but most of them only get you if you run a red light, not if you're speeding. Also, many of those aren't working anyway.

Source: I lived in a town in east germany for a while with many of those cameras and people where running red lights all the time and nothing happened.

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>>15146533

>>15146910
thats bullshit

around 90% of cameras in germoney are triggered by speed

>>15145280
Because they have been there for 20 years or since new.
And they're not actually in that bad of a condition either.
Some of them have had engine swaps though. Mostly Toyota and Isuzu turbo diesels

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>>15146910
Madrid says hi, limited to 50.

>>15131452
Yes! Get it! Looks fly af

>>15133855
yeah right, lets make a completely useless gimmick in cars that is nothing but a nice deadweight for nothing.

jesus fucking christ you people.

>"lets put cranking handles back on cars lol" - /o/

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>>15136790
mine was 300 bucks more expensive but only had like 310k when i bought it, pic related

>>15147105
The 250D is actually my dream car, as stupid as it may sound. Especially if I could get a 250D Turbo but this will remain a dream since pretty much all of them left Germoney by now (most of them to the East). Idiotic eco regulations killed them here.

Yours is nice but there's something off looking.

The hood isn't original for that facelift stage. The hood seems to be from a 93 to production end car while the rest seems pre-1993. The blinkers are not original, too. So I guess it got something hard on its kisser at some point in its 300k life.

>>15147212
yeah i know that.
i think something damaged the right side of it, the right front is changed i assume.

>>15147250
If the car runs fine and is perfectly aligned (not pulling to a side when driving or especially when braking) it shouldn't be a problem.
Even though I'd definitely asked the seller about this and probably negotiated the price WAY DOWN -if- he didn't tell beforehand that the car was in an accident. If the seller doesn't tell you this and the car is actually a fixed car you can drop the living shit out of the price or get the fuck out if the seller acts like a salty pussy and won't do something about the price.

But never mind, 1.8k isn't bad for it and again, I'm part jelly, part happy for you since you can enjoy the car I'd love to have at some point in my life and you seem like someone who actually appreciates it instead of using it up like others do with Fiestas.

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>>15147267
i know that, its not the first car i bought or sold.
it doesnt pull anywhere of course, and 1.8k for the car with winter and summer tires etc. was an alright price. i have it since a little more than 4 months now and did over 10000 kilometers with it, kek

>>15136191
I loved to play that

>>15131524
MY DREAM

>>15131524
noice

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c/n

http://www.carsales.com.au/private/details/Toyota-Celica-1991/SSE-AD-3856013/?Cr=0

>>15147212
I'm highly considering swapping a turbo OM606 or OM605 for my N/A OM602.


They also never made RHD turbos because the steering box is in the way.

The thing I would miss most is probably the sound. I love the way it sounds at high rpm.

>>15136807
>>15136817
I fucking love the old cabin styles.
So pleasantly serious without all the attentionwhoring faggotry of modern design.

>>15153629
The W211 is not that bad either but after that things got progressively and slowly worse.