pics here https://passionford.com/forum/general-car-related-discussion/272063-pics-of-my-forgotten-merc-500sec.html

so for the last god knows how many years ive been touring constantly with different bands, so ive been at home about as much as ive been on the loo..

i get a call from my nan, "hi lee, are you going to do anthing with that car you put in my garage??? WHAT CAR NAN?? i think its a big silver one lee.
OHHHHH blimey,

i had totaly forgoten that nearly 5 years ago i bought a merc sec500 off ebay.. its a mint 1986 verson stripped for track with a cage and 2 cobra seats... its all stickerd up and was going to do the scumball i think, but the guy lost interest.
i bought it becuse it was cheap and looked fun, i went and collected it and took it home, then put in in my nans garage. totaly went out of my head and i mean totaly..

i had genuinely forgotten it was there..

WHAT do i do with it people??

any ideas?

 

Pics!

 

pics!!!

 

pics!

 

im on tour till the 30th... i will then get pics up, i promise.

 

aside from the pics, what the fuck do i do with the bloody thing?

 

tell me your address and i'll come and remove it for you

 

sounds like a plan.. haha, i mean who forgets about a car they own lol.. i saw it for less than a day.
are they worth anything?

its a C reg and not a mark on it as far as i can remember

 

they are worth nuthing especially with no interior and stickers lol



seriously tho hard work forgetting about a car

 

i cant understand how ive done that... wish it was a 3dr.. lol,

its a V8 iirc. should be funny to get it out and see if it works still haha

 

Pics! Sounds itneresting! Put it back on ebay!

 

Drag it out, fire it up and abuse it mate!!

 

ok so PF ideas on what should be done with this beasty.. ??

 

lol@forgetting! doh!

 

im a busy boy, easy done, LOL

 

get some pics up, then track is

or put the engine into something silly, like a fiesta

 

ohh idea there Dojj!

will get some pics up at the end of the week when i get home.. watch this space lol.

 

well judging buy the fact you forgot you had it, you bought it on a whim and you are never home.

Id suggest putting it back on ebay, or in the forum here as a track car.

Its not a nasty auto is it, i did some welding on one of these earlier in the year, and was a nice car except for the auto box and it was a heavy chasis

As said its not worth that much really, with out the interior etc, but some one will still pay good money i guess for a track toy thats a bit different.

 

ok, i see that it may be the best option to sling it back on the bay.. BUT, i think it may actually be worth saving, i know the shell is mint really mint that was the main reason i bought it.
maybe i will get it out and put it back to original. mind you i probably willl never have the time.

 

A Mint top spec rare "König" edition like this, with full history

is worth Ł8-10 max


The normal V8. A mint, fully history example Ł5k on a good day
average condition one Ł2500 ish


So cant see yours making too much money, bearing in mind the work and money you will have to spend to get it back to MINT/ complete spec. and have full history.

Im most examples like this it will be cheaper to go buy a finished car rather than "restore" the one you have as its incomplete. and believe me ive had some incomplete resto cars in my time

of course pics of yours would really help of course!

If you got a bit of spare dosh, track it!!!!!!
If not sell it.

 

there is a silver one near for for 18-00 tax and test on a f plate

 

were looking for a engine etc out of one these to put in our merc g wagon, cool cars

 

i LOVE these cars!get some pics up!!!!

 

you forget alot of things dont ya Lee like your weight lifting challenge

sounds like a cool motor mate get some pics up

 

Remove the stickers, slam it, put in proper seats and interior and drive around with your seat at 45 degrees with 50 Cent blaring out the stereo.



On a more serious note, would be a proper cool cruiser.

 

double post :S

 

I was thinking the same or dre!!!!!

 

Im doing the Scally Rally again this year. So will be looking for a cheap motor do it in again. Last year we used a VW passat and themed it as a Bee.

Id love to doit in a big V8. Also my mate who does the rally with me is a Merc technican so will be ideal as he will be able to get us cheap parts for the service.

If you fancy selling it cheap let me know.

 

sounds like you've just described your self in your foci.

 

Yep apart from it's Snoop Dogg and Xzibit instead

How people can drive like sitting on a deck chair is beyond me though. I've tried it to see what it is like but it amazes me how little control you have over the car when driving like that.

 

WHO said i had forgotten about that?? it will still happen however only when i get time..

i will post pics when i get home, i hope it hasnt rotted to much lol

 

i may concider it, pm me a cheapy price mate..

 

sell me the bucket seats out of it ,

cos if you fit in them i will

, dnt forget that list when u get home either ,

who u touring with atm

what exactly do u doo lee


beef

 

ELLO Beefs, you might just squeez in them coz your a bit smaller then me, i dont fit really altho i could just get in at a push lol...mind you that was years ago, im about 2 stone lighter now lol...

Just been on the phone to Jacko.. were your ears burning?? LOL... i will get you a list of bits as soon as i get back mate, i havent forgotten.

OHHH and you owe me a ride in your monster motor when its done

i am a front of house sound engineer for live touring bands mate, world wide.

 

how can you forget about buying a big merc? you must be loaded

 

nope.. it was near free mate. infact i think it cost more to collect than i actuallly paid for it.

 

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