cause it's fast and new enough to make poos the coolest guy in all of lakeland
On Tue, Dec 24, 2013 at 12:01 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin <ka...@striplin.net>wrote: > cool! > > Now remind me again why and how you got set on getting a 129? I have > thought off and on about a late 107 or 129 of some sort. > > > On 12/24/2013 10:56 AM, Dan Penoff wrote: > >> Woo-hoo! >> >> Just made a deal on a 1997 SL500. The good, the bad, the ugly: >> >> >> Good: >> Red with black interior >> 40th Anniversary Edition (according to VIN) >> 71,000 miles >> Body is near perfect >> Interior is very good condition >> Soft top is as new >> >> Bad: >> Top hydraulics need replacement >> Oil tube or tubes possibly bad on right side of engine (slight single >> lifter tick) >> Aftermarket radio (owner has original Becker) >> CEL is on with code for O2 sensor >> >> Ugly: >> Hard top headliner gone, will need to replace >> Rebuilt title (car was totaled in 2007 due to front end damage, rebuilt >> by local dealer) >> >> Price: $5000 >> >> Some observations: >> >> According to the VIN this is a 40th Anniversary model. However, it has >> trunk badging, which the 40th Anniversary models were not supposed to have. >> I can only assume that this was installed in the past when there was a rear >> end damage noted in the DMV reports from the original owner. I'm torn as to >> whether or not I should leave it on the car or not. >> >> Lifter tick could very well be due to lack of use. The car has been >> driven less than 3000 miles in the last 4 years, so it's sat a lot. I'll >> drain the engine and refill with the required Mobil1 0W40 as soon as I get >> it and drive a little while to see if the tick goes away. >> >> Thanks to Klaus at Top Hydraulics and others it looks like the top >> controller is probably OK. The window drop feature does work, meaning that >> the system is probably synchronized. However, the PO has operated the top >> manually, meaning that they probably upset the system at some point and >> invoked the safeties, I suspect. There was some beeping when I started the >> car, which I believe was due to the top system complaining. >> >> I was able to raise the roll bar using the switch on the console, >> however, this apparently pressurized the system, which caused the leaking >> cylinders in the top of the windshield frame to leak hydraulic fluid out >> the trim covers of the windshield corners. This also leads me to believe >> that the hydraulic system is probably OK but needs to be sorted out. >> >> I'm figuring about $2k worth of repairs (parts) will be necessary to get >> it completely sorted out, after which I should have a very nice, 100% >> working SL500. >> >> I take delivery on Thursday. What a great Christmas present! >> >> Dan >> _______________________________________ >> 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 >> >> >> ----- >> No virus found in this message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 2014.0.4259 / Virus Database: 3658/6946 - Release Date: 12/24/13 >> >> >> > > _______________________________________ > 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
