w124 E60 totalled, crashed. My heart breaks...

[yao500e]

Hello Gents,

Just came back from a big trip in Asia. Met some friends who are all classic Benz enthusiasts, especially w124 e500e lovers.

One friend showed me a pic of his friend who crashed and totalled his w124 E60.

When I saw that pic, my heart was crushed. I was told he drove too fast in the rain, car fish tailed and smashed the rear.

$500K USD car GONE, just like that. I honestly can not believe some dudes and their neglegence when driving these cars.

 

[036]

500K??

 

[AdamCabrio]

@yao500e: sorry to hear, particularly for the friend of your friend, although I (also) doubt the 500K figure

which brings me to: don't wish to be dancing on a (car)grave, but can he provide the VIN of that particular car? Wouldn't it be something (for the record, i.e. the VIN database on here) to know for a fact which ones are gone forever (particularly the Limited versions of the E500 and E60 AMG).....

 

[yao500e]

500K??

125k to 200k range these days. i was being dramatic!

 

[yao500e]

@yao500e: sorry to hear, particularly for the friend of your friend, although I (also) doubt the 500K figure

which brings me to: don't wish to be dancing on a (car)grave, but can he provide the VIN of that particular car? Wouldn't it be something (for the record, i.e. the VIN database on here) to know for a fact which ones are gone forever (particularly the Limited versions of the E500 and E60 AMG).....

I can ask for the VIN. but man, I'm just angry such a irresponsible person drove that E60. too few of them!

 

[gsxr]

Any idea what will happen to the car? The engine should live on in another 036... the suspension also, if AMG...

 

[500AMM]

Any idea what will happen to the car? The engine should live on in another 036... the suspension also, if AMG...

+1
If it's "only" rear ended, everything forward could be more or less fine.

 

[r44raven]

+1
If it's "only" rear ended, everything forward could be more or less fine.

+ 1
Someone should make a determined effort to acquire the carcass?

 

[gerryvz]

Please obtain the VIN, so that we can put it in our permanent record as a crashed / decommissioned car. We do track this infoormation, and have for upward of 20 years now.

Thanks !!

 

[duuder]

Any idea what will happen to the car? The engine should live on in another 036... the suspension also, if AMG...

dibs on the engine after gsxr

 

[gerryvz]

dibs on the engine after gsxr

The @gsxr should get the W123 OM617 diesel engine from that Los Angeles 500E+123 package deal.....

 

[Benzy Boy]

Oh no! Anyway, is the engine available?

 

[mercepor]

I can ask for the VIN. but man, I'm just angry such a irresponsible person drove that E60. too few of them!

only 12

 

[AdamCabrio]

only 12

You mean: market values of the remaining ones speeding up? I take this "only 12" as a joke. Anybody on this forum knows by now that 147 were build (factory coded 957), of which 45 as a Limited (957 + 958). As TS hasn't mentioned details of the crashed E60, we even don't know whether this was a factory 957-coded E60 AMG, or an after delivery-conversion (Japanese or otherwise). Sad story for the owner anyway, whatever E60 it was.....

 

[yao500e]

I will ask if the E60 is getting parted out and sold. I will try to get the vin as well.

 

[yao500e]

Oh no! Anyway, is the engine available?

What is the engine worth?

 

[duuder]

What is the engine worth?

not much man but lets discuss this via dm's