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Dealer, 1993 500GE Japanese import in Seattle

Posted: Sun Jan 19, 2020 10:47 am
by tpond

Re: Dealer, 1993 500GE Japanese import in Seattle

Posted: Sun Jan 19, 2020 2:42 pm
by Gelande
the G320 on the site looks quite nice
comes with some cool stickers too like Plymouth Road Runner and Isky Cams

Re: Dealer, 1993 500GE Japanese import in Seattle

Posted: Sun Jan 19, 2020 3:23 pm
by w123_sedan_guy
That G320 on there for 18k seems like an affordable one.

Re: Dealer, 1993 500GE Japanese import in Seattle

Posted: Sun Jan 19, 2020 5:24 pm
by dcurbet
The only 320 I see on there is in BC and it’s 22.5

Re: Dealer, 1993 500GE Japanese import in Seattle

Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2020 5:47 am
by Gelande
This is Adams Garage with a new name.

The listing I am referring to is

http://sodo-moto.com/listings/1994-mercedes-ge320/

Adam Chovanak is the owner and he is one of the original clubgwagen members from the late 90s. We competed in the NW trophy challenge back in 2003 and I have purchased a G500 from him which was a great car for a friend of mine (also a clubg member) Momo. Recommended!

That 320 for 18k that needs minor body work looks like a good little project !

Pics show us doing repairs on Adams 280GE cabrio which had hub bearing problems after the rally.
Harald and Alex assist. Harald winching me sideways after I slid down the muddiest hillside in Tillamook Oregon. Harald guiding thru the trials course. etc. Felt real bad for Harald that trip, he got super sick from the 280GE's exhaust fumes and we had to pull out early. The Brown's camp base location had gotten completely flooded out. We scavenged a bunch of pallets and put our tents up more than a foot off the ground but still woke up submerged in brown water. It was a mess!

Hard to believe this was 17 years ago!

Re: Dealer, 1993 500GE Japanese import in Seattle

Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2020 7:44 am
by tpond
Awesome story!

Re: Dealer, 1993 500GE Japanese import in Seattle

Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2020 4:21 pm
by achova
Man - good times! (of course minus the fumes and Harald getting sick...).

Great being back in the ClubGwagen community and getting out with my now much older kids on the PNW trails in gwagens.

Also - really appreciate the quick responses from AlanMcR / Thunderguy / Otiswesty. Correct cluster resolved the command errors on the silver G320. Just listed this and the 500GE here before I noticed this thread...

Re: Dealer, 1993 500GE Japanese import in Seattle

Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2020 5:06 pm
by AlanMcR
Eeeek! Jackstands! Always use jackstands!

Re: Dealer, 1993 500GE Japanese import in Seattle

Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2020 8:00 am
by andyrog
Looks like the '93 500GE will be coming to live with me in Atlanta soon and receiving some long-overdue TLC!
I appreciate Adam's very professional and prompt replies to all my questions. And he's already forgotten ten times as much G-knowledge as I'll ever hope to gain in the coming years.

In the meantime, I'll be looking for a new home for my Renntech-modified, bright red 2005 E500 wagon with ~70K miles, so reach out if you know anyone who might be interested.

Re: Dealer, 1993 500GE Japanese import in Seattle

Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2020 8:34 am
by jsuntai
Congrats on the purchase andyrog! And awesome story Mike.