I got $3K out of the insurance company and got to keep the car....though the title is now branded SALVAGE
After getting the settlement, we decided to get a minivan (gasp) for the wife. it is an older Honda Odyssey, and we got it for a great price. I now drive our '89 Volvo 245 and the Mercedes has been sitting in the driveway. Now, I need the money, she wants the car gone, yada yada yada. long story short, I have posted it to the local Craigslist to see what kind of offers I can get for the whole car (no time, space, or tools to part it out). Initially, I was going to find another W123 and use this one for a donor. Needless to say, that option has not worked out thus far.
my grand scheme:
-sell the mercedes
-sell the volvo (need to go through it and fix a few minor things, detail it, etc)
-find a cheap beater pickup for light yard debris hauling/daily driving (Toyota, Datsun, VW Caddy, or similar)
-coerce the wife to let me get a fun/project car (thinking W123, diesel VW, air-cooled VW, Datsun 510, Volvo 240 coupe, or maybe something for off-roading)
as none of these things will happen very soon, it would seem to make sense to sell this car, even if I may get back into a W123 in the future.
here are some pictures of the current conditions
Let me know what you think it's now worth....I was hoping for $1K or more, but that may be a bit greedy :)