Re: [MBZ] Best MB cabrio - 124 vs 208 vs 209?

2021-05-07 Thread David Bruckmann via Mercedes
According to Wikipedia: "Although its design and styling was derived from the E-Class, the mechanical underpinnings were based on the smaller C-Class" and: "The first-generation W208/C208 CLK was introduced in 1997, and was based on the W202 Mercedes-Benz C-Class launched three years earlier."

Re: [MBZ] Best MB cabrio - 124 vs 208 vs 209?

2021-05-07 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
No it’s a 10-15k car now. Sent from my iPhone > On May 7, 2021, at 9:00 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes > wrote: > > On 2021-05-07 08:08, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: >> https://wilmington.craigslist.org/cto/d/wilmington-1995-mercedes-benz/7317858067.html > > That was a $10-15k car about

Re: [MBZ] Best MB cabrio - 124 vs 208 vs 209?

2021-05-07 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On 2021-05-07 08:08, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: https://wilmington.craigslist.org/cto/d/wilmington-1995-mercedes-benz/7317858067.html That was a $10-15k car about ten years ago, wasn't it? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://ww

Re: [MBZ] Best MB cabrio - 124 vs 208 vs 209?

2021-05-07 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
https://wilmington.craigslist.org/cto/d/wilmington-1995-mercedes-benz/7317858067.html --FT On 5/7/21 12:14 AM, David Bruckmann via Mercedes wrote: Good evening A friend is considering a classic convertible, either a Saab or MB. He was interested in a 2001 W208 (A208, I guess, based on the W2

Re: [MBZ] Best MB cabrio - 124 vs 208 vs 209?

2021-05-07 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
Sent: May 6, 2021 11:14 PM > To: mercedes@okiebenz.com > Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com > Cc: dbruckm...@gmail.com > Subject: [MBZ] Best MB cabrio - 124 vs 208 vs 209? > > Good evening > > A friend is considering a classic convertible, either a Saab or MB. > > He was int

Re: [MBZ] Best MB cabrio - 124 vs 208 vs 209?

2021-05-07 Thread Dwight Giles via Mercedes
NOT a Saab. We have a 2003 convertible & we are about to replace the top for the third time. Hydraulics are bad, frame bends etc. Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Fri, May 7, 2021, 12:15 AM David Bruckmann via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Good evening > > A friend is considering a c

Re: [MBZ] Best MB cabrio - 124 vs 208 vs 209?

2021-05-06 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
From: mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: May 6, 2021 11:14 PM To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: dbruckm...@gmail.com Subject: [MBZ] Best MB cabrio - 124 vs 208 vs 209? Good evening A friend is considering a classic convertible, either a Saab or MB. He was interested in a 200

[MBZ] Best MB cabrio - 124 vs 208 vs 209?

2021-05-06 Thread David Bruckmann via Mercedes
Good evening A friend is considering a classic convertible, either a Saab or MB. He was interested in a 2001 W208 (A208, I guess, based on the W202) CLK430 convertible. Or maybe a later 209. I suggested he consider a W124 cabrio. IMO more comfortable and more reliable, just need to be aware o