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    Image of eggwich del fiero eggwich del fiero
    11/03/09

    In reply to They See Me Rollin’, They Hatin’ for $6,000!
    I gotta admit, I like seeing how it's sitting on chrome and rubber bands, cuz that always incites riotous behavior in Teh Jalops.

    I say crack pipe, because I am smart.

    Because I am dumb, I don't know what sodium-filled valves are. What are they, and how does the sodium stick around? This is a real question, and yes I could google it, but I am busy rolling in my own filth. I'm guessing the metal is somehow infused with sodium, like the lime flavor in those new weird beers, but I don't get how that helps anything. #mercedesbenz450sel69
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    Image of CptSevere CptSevere
    11/03/09

    @eggwich del fiero: Has something to do with transferring the heat from the edge of the valve to the center. I think the sodium liquefies and sets up a convection, cooling the hot edges. The stem then acts as a heat sink, releasing the heat into the head. I'm pretty sure that's what's going on. #mercedesbenz450sel69
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    eggwich del fiero promoted this comment CptSevere was starred CptSevere was unstarred
    Image of eggwich del fiero eggwich del fiero
    11/03/09

    @CptSevere: ooh, that sounds good. Much better than my mental picture of the valves being full of salt that just falls out the first time it is opened. Sadly, that was my real thought. Thanks Captain! #mercedesbenz450sel69
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    Image of Mr.choppers - Delenda Carthago Est Mr.choppers - Delenda Carthago Est
    11/03/09

    In reply to They See Me Rollin’, They Hatin’ for $6,000!
    As a confirmed sucker, I think that this is the first time I've voted crackpipe. Those wheels really seal the deal for me. #mercedesbenz450sel69
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    Image of leavethegun-takethecannoli leavethegun-takethecannoli
    11/03/09

    In reply to They See Me Rollin’, They Hatin’ for $6,000!
    You guys are crazy. This thing is better than the Pope-mobile. #mercedesbenz450sel69
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    11/03/09

    In reply to They See Me Rollin’, They Hatin’ for $6,000!
    Well, there's six grand worth of parts in there, if nothing else. Hash Pipe again - in this case, the price isn't outrageous, but the car is. #mercedesbenz450sel69
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    Image of Elhigh Elhigh
    11/03/09

    In reply to They See Me Rollin’, They Hatin’ for $6,000!
    I'm giving it Nice Price on the engine alone. A 6.9 MB mill in good shape is worth a lot of dough, pop it and the gearbox out and you can crash the world steel market by scrapping the rest of the chassis. And why would you? Five bucks worth of heavy duty staples from Home Depot, a $10 tarp from Harbor Freight, and you've got your all-weather third world tyrantmobile ready to go. #mercedesbenz450sel69
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    Image of Xelmon Xelmon
    11/03/09

    In reply to They See Me Rollin’, They Hatin’ for $6,000!
    Ayh, no sunroof = lose.

    Especially here in Oregon. Man, that car would be a pool by the end of winter. #mercedesbenz450sel69
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    Image of wheatieboy wheatieboy
    11/03/09

    In reply to They See Me Rollin’, They Hatin’ for $6,000!
    The police I'm givin' them fits
    A young brother in a Benz legit
    I don't sell no drugs and take no shh
    Park my ride and the ladies hit

    This thing is Kool Moe Crack Pipe.

    (there may be a double post of this comment somewhere. Nibbles and I had a couple of issues this morning) #mercedesbenz450sel69
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    Image of eggwich del fiero eggwich del fiero
    11/03/09

    @wheatieboy: I'm driving
    Benz 190
    2.5 and you know where to find me
    Driving down the highway
    girlies behind me
    jocking blindly
    no need to remind me

    Kool Moe Dee forever! To this day he and Eddie Murphy are the only black males allowed to wear leather pants. #mercedesbenz450sel69
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    Image of wheatieboy wheatieboy
    11/04/09

    @eggwich del fiero: Yellow leather pants, matching coat and hat. The man had some style.

    I almost posted those lyrics - wrong Benz though.

    Here, enjoy KMD #mercedesbenz450sel69
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    11/03/09

    In reply to They See Me Rollin’, They Hatin’ for $6,000!
    No, thanks. I would be bothered by "people glares" the seller mentions. #mercedesbenz450sel69
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    Image of dal20402 dal20402
    11/03/09

    In reply to They See Me Rollin’, They Hatin’ for $6,000!
    Jalopnik, you tease! You run two of my very favorite cars ever back to back and both of them are no-brainer crack pipes.

    This might be a NP just for parts if the suspension is original AND in good working order, but I think the chances of that are just about zero. #mercedesbenz450sel69
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    Image of Drujon Drujon
    11/03/09

    In reply to They See Me Rollin’, They Hatin’ for $6,000!
    Well you had me up until "roadster top". What was a cool, retro German muscle car now has the rigity of a Kleenex box with the top cut off. No thanks. #mercedesbenz450sel69
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    Image of Hoser Dave Hoser Dave
    11/03/09

    In reply to They See Me Rollin’, They Hatin’ for $6,000!
    I don't have enough old, broken or unused gold to sell to Cash4Gold to pay for this.
    I hate old gold. It's so old. #mercedesbenz450sel69
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    Image of Mr.choppers - Delenda Carthago Est Mr.choppers - Delenda Carthago Est
    11/03/09

    @Hoser Dave: Yeah, I have a bunch of gold rings that got dirty. I was going to throw them away until I heard that someone out there is crazy enough to pay for it!!! #mercedesbenz450sel69
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    Image of dculberson dculberson
    11/03/09

    In reply to They See Me Rollin’, They Hatin’ for $6,000!
    Crack pipe. The roof chop destroyed the car and a parts car isn't worth $5000 unless it's for a really high dollar project. The 6.9 and 450SEL just aren't that rare. #mercedesbenz450sel69
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    Elhigh promoted this comment dculberson was starred dculberson was unstarred
    Image of dculberson dculberson
    11/03/09

    @dculberson: Hold the phone! This thing is on eBay too:

    [cgi.ebay.com]

    Maybe it'll sell in reasonable parts car territory. And here's an actually unmolested one for $18.9k; no way a parts car is worth $5k:

    [cgi.ebay.com] #mercedesbenz450sel69
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    Novaload promoted this comment dculberson was starred dculberson was unstarred
    Image of Elhigh Elhigh
    11/03/09

    @dculberson: The ad says it's a factory chop with chassis reinforcements added in. That might be unadulterated BS, but it sure looks like a clean job from the admittedly lousy photos. I'd have to get close to it to be sure. #mercedesbenz450sel69
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    Image of dculberson dculberson
    11/03/09

    @Elhigh: Agreed that you certainly can't tell without looking at it. But he said "factory appearance" and not that it's a factory job. Done "based on a German TUV approved blueprint." Not exactly the same as an actual factory chop, and my personal opinion - complete unsubstantiated guesswork of course - is that it's crap. Regardless it's got no top which has to seriously harm its value to someone looking to actually drive it. #mercedesbenz450sel69
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    Image of Elhigh Elhigh
    11/03/09

    @dculberson: We're 12" proud of the annual average rainfall around here, with two months to go. There's no freaking way I'd try to drive it. It's been about four months since our last five-day stretch with no rain, it'd just be a bathtub on wheels. #mercedesbenz450sel69
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    Image of west-coaster west-coaster
    11/03/09

    In reply to They See Me Rollin’, They Hatin’ for $6,000!
    Aside from the fact that it's had the "MTV Ulgy Wand" waved over it A LOT, those 6.9s are insanely expensive to maintain.

    Crack. Pipe. (And there might even be an actual crack pipe stuffed under the seats somewhere.) #mercedesbenz450sel69
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    Image of tonyola tonyola
    11/03/09

    In reply to They See Me Rollin’, They Hatin’ for $6,000!

    Everything depends on the quality of the hackjob. If this was done by a top body shop with all the proper reinforcing installed, then it might be Nice Price. A cheapo sleazo job? Crack Pipe. I'm not giving anyone the benefit of the doubt so I vote latter.

    There's been a lot of teeth-gnashing here over this car. However, there have been worse things done to a W116 Mercedes.
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    Image of flyingstitch flyingstitch
    11/03/09

    @tonyola: Is that tub from Beautiful Mount Airy Lodge, Your Host With the Most in the Poconos? They did auction that stuff off a few years ago. #mercedesbenz450sel69
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    tonyola promoted this comment flyingstitch was starred flyingstitch was unstarred
    Image of tonyola tonyola
    11/03/09

    @flyingstitch: I don't know. I found the picture with no explanation on some M-B forum. #mercedesbenz450sel69
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    Image of that ain't the way to have fun, son that ain't the way to have fun, son
    11/03/09

    In reply to They See Me Rollin’, They Hatin’ for $6,000!
    Hold. The. Phone.

    Incredibly NP. Why?

    Partially Camino-ized Mercedes.

    'Nuff said. #mercedesbenz450sel69
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