my 220D made 57HP. i was passing all the big V8s all day long on the interstate. (except when going uphill. that was a wholly different matter!) with 150HP, i easily have enough to be in the top 5% of speed on the road, even though most modern cards have more power
On Wed, Nov 20, 2013 at 10:16 AM, WILTON <wilt...@nc.rr.com> wrote: > I managed to move along fairly well in a 47hp Karman Ghia and a 67hp(?) > '80 240D. ;<) > > Wilt > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary Hurst" <jabbahur...@gmail.com> > > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2013 2:31 AM > > Subject: Re: [MBZ] 1984 380SL > > > or, alternatively, downshift and put your foot into it >> >> >> On Wed, Nov 20, 2013 at 2:24 AM, Gary Hurst <jabbahur...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> 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>* >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> >> >> *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 >> > > > _______________________________________ > 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
