Re: [MBZ] C140 CL500

2019-12-16 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
It is the coupé version of the fodo W140, which these days MB also call a coupé, but whatever... It is a little spendy for me, I'm thinking more along the lines of these few $100 E-klasses. --FT On 12/16/19 4:42 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes wrote: Apparently, after the "new designation"

Re: [MBZ] C140 CL500

2019-12-16 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
Apparently, after the "new designation" system C means Cheap if at the beginning or it means coupe (2 door) if at the beginning.   I always thought a CL/CLS was a cheap class, but this one is clearly the front end of an S  (140, I hear) Any way it is designated, I would not touch it with a

Re: [MBZ] C140 CL500

2019-12-16 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Mon, 16 Dec 2019 12:12:46 -0500 Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: > This looks fairly nice but kinda spendy.  I saw a CL600 just like this > the other evening at the grocery store down the road.  I think I like > the style of the 126 better though, but this is not bad. > >

Re: [MBZ] C140 CL500

2019-12-16 Thread dan--- via Mercedes
True. It’s things like windshields that will really mess you up, as they’re getting harder and harder to find. -D > On Dec 16, 2019, at 2:46 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > wrote: > > Yeah that's like the 560SEC and the 300CD I think, that stuff is specific to > the coupes > > --FT > >>

Re: [MBZ] C140 CL500

2019-12-16 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
Yeah that's like the 560SEC and the 300CD I think, that stuff is specific to the coupes --FT On 12/16/19 1:04 PM, dan--- via Mercedes wrote: As a former W140 coupe owner, I can confirm that there *are* some coupe specific bits, and due to the limited numbers, are quite pricey if you can even

Re: [MBZ] C140 CL500

2019-12-16 Thread dan--- via Mercedes
As a former W140 coupe owner, I can confirm that there *are* some coupe specific bits, and due to the limited numbers, are quite pricey if you can even find them. When I parted my coupe out, I got more for a single window regulator than I got for the car as scrap -D > On Dec 16, 2019, at

Re: [MBZ] C140 CL500

2019-12-16 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
I hear you, but is that really what the people want? On 16/12/2019 11:20 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: There are of course some coupe-specific bits, mostly body/interior but the rest is just standard 140 stuff, should not be too hard to maintain.  The 500 engine is solid.  I think

Re: [MBZ] C140 CL500

2019-12-16 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
There are of course some coupe-specific bits, mostly body/interior but the rest is just standard 140 stuff, should not be too hard to maintain.  The 500 engine is solid.  I think that is just "marketing" hype. --FT On 12/16/19 12:16 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: The first line of his

Re: [MBZ] C140 CL500

2019-12-16 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
The first line of his text get me - The last thing I want is an extremely rare car. Give me about the most common car out there so I can get parts etc. On 16/12/2019 11:12 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: This looks fairly nice but kinda spendy.  I saw a CL600 just like this the other

[MBZ] C140 CL500

2019-12-16 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
This looks fairly nice but kinda spendy.  I saw a CL600 just like this the other evening at the grocery store down the road.  I think I like the style of the 126 better though, but this is not bad. https://myrtlebeach.craigslist.org/cto/d/myrtle-beach-mercedes-benz-cl500-amg/7039393897.html