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As some of you may remember, I asked about my in-laws shipping their 86 Benz over here from overseas. As i recall, NO ONE recommended it. No one here. Not me. Not my friends. No one. But they were not to be deterred. So they brought it anyway.
Long story short, just got back from the mechanic who I asked to tell me whats wrong with it. Total came to over 5 grand! So I've now got a $2000 car (if I'm lucky) that needs $5000 in repairs that cost who knows how much to ship over here. WTH do i do with it now???
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Leave it parked in a bad part of town, with the keys in the ignition...
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Donation and tax deduction
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hmmm...donation. hadn't thought of that. can I be sued for donating a piece of crap? (I'm only half kidding)
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[quote incognegro]If it is diesel.
If it was a diesel I might be more inclined to find a solution. as its a gasser i really couldn't care less.
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[quote SDGuy]Leave it parked in a bad part of town, with the keys in the ignition...
Won't help much if it doesn't run.
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Honestly I don't know how much it cost to ship here. You have a certain amount of space in the container for "your stuff". and "your stuff" can be anything...as long as it fits. So the car might not have been that much extra. Its just the fact that we TOLD them it was a stupid idea. This drives me up the wall.
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If you want to lift a wrench, I bet that $5k could get cut down to $500 - 1000 plus your time.
