FOR SALE 1993 500E RENNtech?, Pearl Black/Grey, 154kmi, salvage, $14k USD (Poznań, Poland)

[SickFinga]

ADMIN EDIT: Car was sold and exported from USA, now for sale in Poland for 59k złoty. See post 24. Thread title updated.

Saw this upcoming listing at Copart. This car was posted here before and appears to be a Renntech 600E:

https://www.500eboard.co/forums/index.php?threads/600e-renntech-1993-for-sale.1051/

https://www.copart.com/lot/43631039

VIN - WDBEA36E7PB942695
Datacard

 

[2phast]

It seems that before the vehicle was turned into the insurance company, all of the valuable parts were just removed or replaced with incorrect parts. That is just what I can see on the surface, given that, a potential bidder may want to exercise caution, it may not be safe to assume the 6.0l motor is still in the car.

 

[gsxr]

Hey, it has an almost-new SLS tank (NLA)!!

 

[JC220]

Hey, it has an almost-new SLS tank (NLA)!!

Hmmm tough choice. SLS tank or possible 6L m119

Poor car. If it is a 6L still that motor must be worth quite alot

 

[2phast]

Unless you could verify that the motor in this car is a 6.0l, it would be a risky purchase. If it went cheap enough, then it might be a investment just to part out.

 

[gerryvz]

Perhaps there is a member here on the forum who might have more specific information on this car?

 

[Stevester 500E]

Odds are low that this car has the 6.0 engine

 

[samiam44]

Picture was taken prior to the accident on 1/14/2019. Settled with the insurance last week. The nail in the coffin was the rear floor assembly was NLA and to a lesser extent the rear bumper (even if we found one used). The wheels are BBS RC 301 on the front and 304's on the rears.

 

[Stevester 500E]

6.0 or no?

 

[2phast]

Picture was taken prior to the accident on 1/14/2019. Settled with the insurance last week. The nail in the coffin was the rear floor assembly was NLA and to a lesser extent the rear bumper (even if we found one used). The wheels are BBS RC 301 on the front and 304's on the rears.

Why don't you list what you took off the car, so any potential buyer knows what they are buying. Seems like there is doubt the 6.0l motor is still in the car, clarification would be nice.

 

[Stevester 500E]

i cant imagine a 6.0 engine being left in the car....before I get a car hauled away, I scavenge every penny, can never find two nuckels to rub together though....

 

[195910]

what a lose, sad to see such a car like this.
I am interested in the wheels, I had a set of RC on my previous 500E

 

[TerryA]

Picture was taken prior to the accident on 1/14/2019. Settled with the insurance last week. The nail in the coffin was the rear floor assembly was NLA and to a lesser extent the rear bumper (even if we found one used). The wheels are BBS RC 301 on the front and 304's on the rears.

Michael,

Was this your car OR someone you know?

 

[gerryvz]

i cant imagine a 6.0 engine being left in the car....before I get a car hauled away, I scavenge every penny, can never find two nuckels to rub together though....

I found a couple of pennies on the sidewalk the other night in downtown Santa Rosa, CA, while walking back to my hotel from dinner. So I have had two pennies to rub together. It's brought me really good luck ever since !!

So find another nickel and start rubbing it with the one you have.

 

[Stevester 500E]

I found a Canadian penny and rubbed it with the M'erican penny I have in my pocket, but no such luck.....Honch, you have the magic touch with rubbing coins together.

 

[bagdanas]

sold for 9500$

 

[stickyvicky]

its not sold
sale date is OCT 7

https://www.copart.com/lot/43631039/

 

[2phast]

delete

 

[Djtmy2019]

Car is not sold... previous auction ends but they asked more money.
Why this e500 have swapped seats from regular w124??
So that was 6.0 or not?? If it was, it could be now 4.2 since interior is swapped, engine could be too... plug and play.
$11,9k buy it now price it’s a joke... they will not sell it for that much...

 

[2phast]

Pretty simple. Previous owner wrecked car, decided to defraud the insurance company, removed all valuable parts and replaced with parts of lesser value. Made claim that this "special car" was worth north of 40k, insurance paid him and took the car, not knowing that everything of value was swapped out. Now Copart is left with a car supposedly worth way more than what they will ever get for it.

Originally the listing said the motor was 6.0l, now it says 5.0l.

It sure does seem that all the visible parts are from a E420. You can be 99.9% sure, the 6.0l motor isn't in the car. Probably a 4.2l as previously stated.

 

[Djtmy2019]

So I guess auction didn’t go so well for insurance... car is still for sale and they lower Buy Now price to $10,900. Hmmm

 

[stickyvicky]

I don't think this car has 6.0 m119.974 this engine cost over 10k by itself. better to triple check prior purchase this car

 

[gsxr]

Wonder what the new owner in the Netherlands found...?



EDIT: For sale again April-2020 in Poland, for €13k / $14k USD - see below:

 

[mercepor]

no affiliation

Archiwalne: MERCEDES-BENZ SEDAN (W124) 500 E (124.036) 326 KM Poznań • OLX.pl

Mercedes W124 E-Klasa 500 sprowadzony, uszkodzony tył, auto jeździ, pali.

www.olx.pl

imported from the US, I guess....

"Mercedes W124 E-Class 500 imported, damaged rear, car drives, smokes. "
59,000 złoty
14,100 USD
13,000 EUR
Added at 12:11, 14 April 2020

 

[036]

Ähmmmm...500E? Sure?

 

[TerryA]

Looks like it took a pretty bad hit in the rear. IMOP, That's a parts car.

 

[steve h]

In Poland they are specialists at repairing wrecks worse than this.
They even make one car out of two by welding two halves together, a practice that was banned in Germany & most of Europe many years ago.
They have been buying wrecked cars all over Europe for years, to be repaired back in Poland due to their very low labour costs.
I was recently at my shipper in Miami & saw several Mercedes & Porsche (seriously damaged) going to Poland

 

[gerryvz]

Photos attached.

Hard hit, but to @gsxr fixable by a determined party. I agree that welding a rear clip from a 500E would be the best way to go. To me, I agree with @TerryA that it's a rolling parts car.

Looks like the front seats were replaced with seats from a pedestrian W124.

 

[gerryvz]

Threads have been merged. The car in Poland is confirmed to be the wrecked US car originally from Texas.

Blue and white Texas registration windshield sticker also corroborates this.