Re: [MBZ] My brother's W140 For Sale

Have no idea. Just passing it on. Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On May 24, 2018 9:52 PM, "Curley McLain via Mercedes" wrote: > HA! 116 OWNERS SAY IT IS THE LAST HAND BUILT! I've heard the 126 > described as the last hand built or hand finished MB. But I have never >

Re: [MBZ] My brother's W140 For Sale

HA! 116 OWNERS SAY IT IS THE LAST HAND BUILT! I've heard the 126 described as the last hand built or hand finished MB. But I have never hear a 140 described as hand built. It was robotically fitted and welded. There may have been an inspector who ran a gloved hand over it, but that

Re: [MBZ] My brother's W140 For Sale

On Tue, 22 May 2018 14:41:04 -0400 Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: > That’s still a lot closer than Tulsa. True, but I'm going to be driving east through Oklahoma tomorrow. > I do love the W140s, but not the pre-1996 models. The earlier models > have so many issues

Re: [MBZ] My brother's W140 For Sale

That’s still a lot closer than Tulsa. I do love the W140s, but not the pre-1996 models. The earlier models have so many issues compared to the facelift ones I wouldn’t touch one that was made before 1996. 1996 and later are pretty darned bulletproof, even though the glass isn’t. My issues

Re: [MBZ] My brother's W140 For Sale

On Tue, 22 May 2018 14:05:35 -0400 Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: > It’s probably closest to Craig, It's 262 miles south of me. > but to be honest, I wouldn’t wish this car on my worst enemy. I recall your initial euphoria about W140s and then your severe

Re: [MBZ] My brother's W140 For Sale

Why? Noting wrong with them at all. Sent from my iPhone > On May 22, 2018, at 1:05 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > It’s probably closest to Craig, but to be honest, I wouldn’t wish this car on > my worst enemy. > > And the glass is double pane, not that it

Re: [MBZ] My brother's W140 For Sale

Hmmm, interested Sent from my iPhone > On May 22, 2018, at 12:48 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes > wrote: > > "1993 Mercedes Benz 400 SEL...​Last year of Hand built S class...the one > most folks mistakenly say was bullet-proof > ...Not intentional...it's triple pane

Re: [MBZ] My brother's W140 For Sale

It’s probably closest to Craig, but to be honest, I wouldn’t wish this car on my worst enemy. And the glass is double pane, not that it matters. -D > On May 22, 2018, at 1:48 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes > wrote: > > "1993 Mercedes Benz 400 SEL...​Last year of Hand

[MBZ] My brother's W140 For Sale

"1993 Mercedes Benz 400 SEL...​Last year of Hand built S class...the one most folks mistakenly say was bullet-proof ...Not intentional...it's triple pane glass standard...will stop 22 long rifle...no..I didn't test it...170K miles...Engine and running gear are excellent...cept..trans fluid