OT, finally purchased a MB

I know I'm not at the right place but I wanted to let my Mondial friend's (mainly Mike and Ted) know that I finallly bought a Mercedes SL. I was after a R107 or R129 and I bought a good exemple Canadian car TODAY. A 1991 R129. I'm just back from my over 600km purchase trip with it and I love it.

 

500 or 600?
Pics?
Cheers,
Greg

 

Whaaaat??? - - you bought whaaaat ??? (I love them too)

Just kidding Drive her/him/whatever in the best of health.

Cheers, Hank

 

Mercedes? What is that?

 

A girl's name ...

 

Congrats Claude! They are wonderful cars, I had a smoke silver 1996 SL320 back in 1998! Comfy ride, solid like a tank! Back then I was single and 27, the car attracted alot of attention with the ladies Cant wait to see the pics!

Cheers
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Pics to come guys. Mike the car is silver smoke on dark Brown.

Here is what I want it to look like, color keyed lower body and AMG style wheels. But she's now very dirty from last night trip home.
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I wish I would have find a 600 within my budget but honestly I was looking for a 500. Maybe a 600 in the future!

 

Congrats Claude. I have been sniffing around the same.

 

Nice Claude

Good luck with it. I am still waiting to see Sera at a local car meet. The new owner is less than 10 miles away from me, and I've met him out in his 914.

Len

 

R129 are lovely cars. They are a lot more sports car than most people realize.

Keep an eye on the hydraulic fluid, as long as topped up, top works fine.

Regards,
Jerry

 

Lovely, yep, mine was smoke silver with dark brown top and tan interiors.
Beautiful car, congrats! Hope you find a Mondi again someday!

Mike

 

Jerry, there is allready a hydraulic leak that i need to fix. The seller told me on the first call.
And yes these a real sports cars. I was amazed by it's power and what a road handling car it is.

The car needs lot of TLC but the price was right and is a solid base to start with.

Mike, I'm still waiting for the T coupe owner to call me when he's back from Florida. I will then see if I buy or not.

 

I always loved that car Claude

 

Jay if you like those try to buy one. You will be glad you did. Fantastic road car and mine has the 2 little seats in the back.

 

MB builds a great car. I own a '15 S55. But they will never match the mystique of a Prancing Horse. That said, nice car Claude. Hope you enjoy it.

 

Benz are great cars. My wife and I have taken a liking to the W123 style - in particular the 5 cyl turbo diesel. Built like a tank. It's one of those MBs that when you drive it - it makes you feel like you're on top of the world. Even more so than driving a late model S-Class.

In fact, 2-3 years ago, we bought a nearly pristine W123 from another Fchat member here. This was before I bought my Mondial.

If you are gonna have a euro car collection, a Benz should be right in there with the others (BMW, Ferrari, Lambo, BMW - even VW). (I'm still working on my collection).


Over the past many decades, we've owned many Benzs. All good (great) cars, with the exception of a 1985 190D. that one had a few too many problems.

Sid

 

Heard the 600's are a maintenance nightmare so prob better with a 500.
I'm sure the power is more than adequate as I had a S500 in the 90's and even with all the extra weight of a 4-door it was quick so I can image a 2-door is plenty quick.
Always loved that style, it is timeless and a real beauty!
Cheers Claude,
Greg

 

I heard the 600 is a good motor but I'm a little scarred too bout the maintnance. I see the SL600 more like a collector piece and I wanted a driver. If I would buy a 600 it would have to be a perfect exemple but the 500 I have is a driver that need TLC. The perfect car for what I need.

 

She finally out with the look I wanted.
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Lovely Claude, great looking car! Would love to see all of your cars in one Sweet shot on your lawn because you really have good taste in cars !


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