Looking at the high # on the license plate, I’d say that this is a flipper who refurbed this car for profit. The only problem is, there’s no profit to be had. These cars were pretty much tools to be used and thrown away...no one is passionate about them. Passion is what makes money on a flip.
If you still have it and it's something quasi-cool: the car you drove in high school.
What might be an issue is getting to the bottom of the car's ownership. The seller does not hold the title, as it is apparently in the previous owner's name. He's selling it with a bill of sale only so caveat emptor.
What do you think about this cool old Benz - according to L.J.K. one of the last of the REAL cool old Benzes - and its price? Is $6,500 a fair deal? Or, would that make you do a 180 on this 190?
The ad claims the body to be in great but not perfect shape, exhibiting minor dents and some surface rust in places (these cars are well known for partying with the tin worm), but looks otherwise as-new. All the badging is present and the rubber trim looks to be in excellent shape.
IDK...that guy's kinda sketchy...