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MazWest
Veteran
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: Benelux
Vehicle(s): E220T, 250GD LWB Wolf
Posts: 180
| 240GD NATO survivor
Do you think its worth this asking price?
https://cnj.craigslist.org/cto/d/1988-mercedes-class-240/6233509368.... |
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thebigblue
Date registered: Jan 2012
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| Re: 240GD NATO survivor
I have no idea  - But it´s very similar to the ex Danish Military SWB 240GD that has been actioned here locally directly from the source, for around DKK 50.000,00 ($ 8,000.00) Sure it has a new paint job... but still? Please note that I´m no expert on prices, just sharing information. |
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Luky
Elite Veteran
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: Bratislava, Slovakia, EU
Vehicle(s): 300GE LWB auto, E320CDI 4M, VW Polo Classic 1.6
Posts: 1062
| Re: 240GD NATO survivor
The Danish military cars are pretty often total rust buckets. They usually go for 5-10.000 euro at the auction. It´s hard to judge the quality of the restoration just from the pics but some details suggest a cheap restoration done in Poland.
If You want a military G You should probably look for a Swiss military 230GE. They sell for about 8-11k in Europe but they are usually rust free as the Swiss are nearly compulsive in the way how they maintain their cars and also use to store them in underground tunnels and bunkers. |
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MazWest
Veteran
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: Benelux
Vehicle(s): E220T, 250GD LWB Wolf
Posts: 180
| Re: 240GD NATO survivor
Thanks Luky but I already have a rust free long wheelbase Wolf from the Bundeswehr that I completely restored.
EDIT: Photo removed to be resized. |
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bram_r
Expert
Date registered: Apr 2007
Location: the Netherlands
Vehicle(s): 1984 MB 280GE, 1982 MB 300GD, 1986 Subaru XT 4WD
Posts: 1659
| Re: 240GD NATO survivor
Nice hardtop! Is this a Bundeswehr specific part?
You probably need to resize and repost your picture in the near future... 
gr. Bram |
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hipine
Date registered: Jul 2006
Location: US, CO, Bailey
Vehicle(s): 460 1980 280GE w. 617A
| RE: 240GD NATO survivor
IMHO, not as a 240GD. Not if you want to drive it rather than just look at the pretty paint job. Dash is a mess too. If the interior condition matched the exterior looks, the exterior looks were for real (no body filler), and the motor had another cylinder or two and a turbo, then the ask might be be OK given room to talk down 4 or 5k.
Dave G. |
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bram_r
Expert
Date registered: Apr 2007
Location: the Netherlands
Vehicle(s): 1984 MB 280GE, 1982 MB 300GD, 1986 Subaru XT 4WD
Posts: 1659
| Re: 240GD NATO survivor
It is pretty popular to paint ex-military G's in modern crisp colours.
Here 70 lwb 230GE's in stock in various colours:
https://www.vanvliet.com/vehicles/s/529/jeeps4wd/softtop/mercedes-23...
The number of ex-military G's released to the public, don't justify the words 'rare', 'survivor' etc anymore.
Gr. Bram |
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