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700/900 Series General Forum for the Volvo 740, 760, 780, 940, 960 & S/V90 cars |
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Nov 17th, 2020, 21:39 | #11 |
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Hi.
If you ever need any help with insurance that offer the option of a fixed agreed value then please feel free to drop me a line. Regards, Dan. |
Nov 17th, 2020, 22:16 | #12 |
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I've got a 940, but have fancied something different and have looked at changing it for the past year.
To find something equivalent that doesn't have all the garbage that I don't like from a car and has everything I do like, I have one car in mind but the cheapest I found of that particular model is 15,000GBP Therefore, the 940 is worth 15,000GBP as its the equivalent replacement value. For me. (no i will not pay that for a car lol) |
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Thanks for that Jack and for pointing out the pitfalls of Mercs - i have tried explaining them to David via email plus some other knowledge i've picked up about Mercs and other pitfalls. Quote:
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Nov 18th, 2020, 13:24 | #14 |
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Hi Dan, Thanks for the offer but I am quite happy with my insurance with F.J, I do have an agreed valuation of £3500 with them, but I now think its worth a little more, that's one reason why I asked in my OP about getting it valued. David.
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Check out a few Merc forums, you'll soon see the common problems (besides the rust!) and how much it is to sort out. Also most of the time the general response is "Take it to the dealer", most Merc owners don't want or know how to do things for themselves. This is information that has come to me by someone asking advice on the Rover forum about a problem with a late 90s supercharged Merc he recently bought because he couldn't get anything other than the above advice on the Merc forum. Then there's "Ze fallen Madonna mit ze big boobies, ja!"
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I'ts all really down to personal experience. I had 6 various BMW's in the 80's,90's and most recently a new 2003 320i. Not a bit of trouble with any of them. Regular service oil change etc and they were all over 100k when i got rid. Annoyingly I traded the 320i which was a great car for a Volvo V70 p2 ( more room for 2 sons )which turned out to be by far the worst car I have ever owned It was in the garage more than it was on my drive for the 18 months that I owned it. Couldn't wait to see the back of the bl**dy thing !! I also know two close friends who have had various Mercs 350sl,280sl and 500 models who have had no issues
Not a fan of Mercs tbh but I was nearly tempted by a 1974 saloon recently as it looked superb. Not sure what model but it had the same coloured hubcaps and the straight up type front lights. Very cool looking car Think the moral is you can get good and bad in all cars whether secondhand or new. With older secondhand you are always taking a risk especially from a dealer
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