Well, I made it back from Florida in my (new to me) 1990 300SEL. I love it!! The 126 is an amazing car. I drove two 13 hour days putting 1600 miles on the new car. IT ran perfectly. I was a little worse for wear. I went to the doctor yesterday and apparently, I picked up every bug Florida has to offer. I have strep throat, pink eye and an ear infection.
I did find out some very interesting information about the car. In 1994, with 47,000 miles the valve guides/seals were replaced under warranty. Did MB redesign the valve guides/seals so that they last longer or do I just wait until it starts burning oil and get them replaced again? I also noticed that at the same time, the warranty description said "valve guides - intake wear - worn out." How would the intake be involved in this? I found out more history of the car. The previous owner bought it on November 23, 2003 for $10,500 with 77,XXX miles. Over the next two years he spent ---BRACE YOURSELF---- over $20,000 fixing this car. He only went to Mercedes Benz of Tampa and he replaced just about everything that could go wrong or did. I am still going through all the records to determine just what he did, it is amazing that someone would spend that kind of money. I have to say I am glad I am the one that bought it AFTER the work was done. Donald H. Snook 1990 300SEL 123K
