I just think about all of the 1975 450SLs I've looked at that had roasted fuel lines, D-Jet issues, etc.
When I was considering buying one a few years back, I can't count the number of 1975 models I saw - tons of them. They were almost all roasted under the hood from the cats. Dan Sent from my iPad On Jan 3, 2013, at 8:42 PM, Jaime Kopchinski <jaime...@gmail.com> wrote: > Yeah, all the mid 70s stuff is a low point in automotive history. Giant > bumpers, lots of smog crap. But a 75 still has more power than a late 450, > manual climate control. And D jet gives all sorts of ownership challenges, > if you like that sort of thing! > > Jaime > > > > On Thu, Jan 3, 2013 at 8:12 PM, Rick Knoble <rickkno...@hotmail.com> wrote: > >> On Jan 3, 2013, at 7:00 PM, "Jaime Kopchinski" <jaime...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> What do you dislike about the 75s Dan? >> >> >> If the MB of that era are anything like domestic iron of that era, ugh. >> Emission controlled, breathless, hp choked, EPA restricted turds they were. >> IIRC the quickest domestic car in a 1/4 mile acceleration contest wasn't a >> car at all, it was a Dodge Lil' Red Wagon pickup truck in 1975, or '76. >> That is part of "the good old days" I do NOT miss. >> >> Rick >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > -- > Jaime Kopchinski > http://www.jaimekop.com/ > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
