power is overrated. 150HP or so is huge if you put your foot into it and downshift
On Tue, Nov 19, 2013 at 9:05 PM, Jaime Kopchinski <jaime...@gmail.com>wrote: > Hi Dan, > There are lots of deals out there with R107s (I just bought a 450SL today, > in fact). You have to be careful with resale value of a high mileage car. > With your talent of being able to improve these cars both cosmetically and > mechanically, you're probably best off finding a car in need of some TLC > with lower mileage. Then when you're "done" with it, it'll be worth quite > a bit more than a higher mileage car in the same condition. Same effort, > and possibly nearly the same upfront costs. There are so many of these > cars out there, and so many with low mileage, that a high mileage car just > can't compete on the same price scale. > > Now, all this really depends on what you can buy this car for. If you're > talking under $5000 and the interior is nice, then I might think > differently. A pile of service records from new will help the resale value > quite a bit, too. > > As far as 380SLs... they're not very powerful, as you know, but the quick > sifting 4 speed transmission make them nicer to drive that 450SLs, in my > opinion. You also get all the benefits of next generation climate control, > cruise control, etc. Overall, a much more modern car than the 450SL. But > I guess its also worth noting that the 560SL is another generation newer > still in many ways. And, in comparison to a 380 or 450, is unbelievably > powerful. > > Good luck! > Jaime > > > > On Tue, Nov 19, 2013 at 12:43 PM, Dan Penoff <d...@penoff.com> wrote: > > > Might have a chance to get a 1984 380SL from the second owner. 160k, 10k > > in the last ten years, top end done at 150k along with a full repaint in > > original color. Soft top replaced when car was repainted. Has the hard > top, > > too, of course. > > > > More details as I get them. > > > > Comments, opinions, pitfalls to avoid? > > > > I don't know how close I am to pulling this off, but I am going to try... > > > > Dan > > > > Sent from my iPad > > _______________________________________ > > http://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 > > 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 > -- *reliable vendor of superior parts for mercedes and other european cars* *www.BuyEUROparts.com <http://www.BuyEUROparts.com>* _______________________________________ http://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
