Re: [MBZ] 140 3.2 Opinion

2016-10-11 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
Yes nice 140 diesels are very hard to find but that does not make them worth more unless the right person is desperate enough to want one to pay the money. You can get a nice cdi for that money. Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 11, 2016, at 11:48 AM, Donald Snook via Mercedes >

Re: [MBZ] 140 3.2 Opinion

2016-10-11 Thread Donald Snook via Mercedes
Dan wrote: "The 3.2 liter in the W140 is fine. I would encourage you to test drive the car and see for yourself. I considered a 1997 S320 last year. It was the first one I ever drove, and I took it out on the interstate and thrashed it with all the accessories on and it was fine. Granted, it

Re: [MBZ] 140 3.2 Opinion

2016-10-10 Thread clay via Mercedes
AS long as you are not expecting to race it or have it blast around like a super car, the W140 does fine with an inline 6. More power than the older cars, but not that much. Far more complex than the older cars. A w124 is pretty light compared to either the 126 or 140. I am pretty please

Re: [MBZ] 140 3.2 Opinion

2016-10-10 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Agree with the Klebster. $6k for either car is realistic, if not still a little high, but nicer cars with low mileage and/or provenance are money well spent, IMHO. Better to spend it up front and buy the best possible example than go low and have loads of trouble. Glad to get some validation

Re: [MBZ] 140 3.2 Opinion

2016-10-10 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
Walts car is too high. This car is too high. The 3.2 does just fine in the 140. Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 10, 2016, at 5:43 PM, Donald Snook via Mercedes > wrote: > > I swore I would never buy an S Class with a 6 cyl engine after I had a 126 > with the 3.0 6

Re: [MBZ] 140 3.2 Opinion

2016-10-10 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
The 3.2 liter in the W140 is fine. I would encourage you to test drive the car and see for yourself. I considered a 1997 S320 last year. It was the first one I ever drove, and I took it out on the interstate and thrashed it with all the accessories on and it was fine. Granted, it wouldn’t

[MBZ] 140 3.2 Opinion

2016-10-10 Thread Donald Snook via Mercedes
I swore I would never buy an S Class with a 6 cyl engine after I had a 126 with the 3.0 6 cylinder. It felt like too much car for too little engine. BUT, I just found a 99 S320 with only 77K miles. The price is too high ($10K). But, it is super nice. Is the 3.2 more powerful than the older