>> Maintenance requirements far more than diesel?
Not really. Mine got plugs, wires, cap, and coil. Once, when I got it.
It needed it all by then, but 20+ years is a bit much for high-voltage
components in a harsh environment. Easy, and relatively cheap.
IIRC, the rotor was NLA, or stupid expen
I was thinking compared to diesel, such as spark plugs, ignition, that sort of
stuff. If it were mine it would be getting serviced at normal A/B/C intervals.
-D
> On Nov 25, 2020, at 8:51 AM, Dimitri Seretakis wrote:
>
> Maintenance requirements far more than diesel? No. My parents had an 88
Maintenance requirements far more than diesel? No. My parents had an 88 560SEL
which they bought new. They barely maintained it and they hit 238,000 trouble
free miles before my mom totaled it.
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> On Nov 24, 2020, at 12:55 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> I have
While moving right along at felonious speeds
--FT
On 11/25/20 6:31 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote:
No long wheelbase W126 should feel like a race car - it should feel like you’re
sitting on a big fluffy couch at home in your living room. That’s the beauty of
a W126…
-D
On Nov 24, 2020,
No long wheelbase W126 should feel like a race car - it should feel like you’re
sitting on a big fluffy couch at home in your living room. That’s the beauty of
a W126…
-D
> On Nov 24, 2020, at 1:16 PM, Jim Cathey wrote:
>
>> I have always wanted a 560SEl, except for the fact that it’s horribl
> I have always wanted a 560SEl, except for the fact that it’s horribly fuel
> inefficient and has far more maintenance requirements than it’s diesel
> brethren. I just wonder what it would be like to drive a LWB W126 with that
> much juice.
Nice enough, but it's a heavy car, so it doesn't feel
I have always wanted a 560SEl, except for the fact that it’s horribly fuel
inefficient and has far more maintenance requirements than it’s diesel
brethren. I just wonder what it would be like to drive a LWB W126 with that
much juice.
-D
> On Nov 24, 2020, at 12:40 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mer
I would budget a full transmission rebuild or replacement into any offering
price. If there's no rust then this is a good deal.
On Tue, Nov 24, 2020 at 10:35 AM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> Yes seems worth it.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Nov 24, 2020, at 9:3
Yes seems worth it.
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> On Nov 24, 2020, at 9:33 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> I bet a trans fluid change would do wonders
>
> https://charlotte.craigslist.org/cto/d/charlotte-1988-mercedes-560-sel/7235831538.html
>
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> --FT
>
>
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I bet a trans fluid change would do wonders
https://charlotte.craigslist.org/cto/d/charlotte-1988-mercedes-560-sel/7235831538.html
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