[MBZ] I found a 126
I found a VERY nice 1990 300SEL and am buying it. 122K miles -- perfect condition, TONS of maintenance records, major suspension overall done less than 20,000 miles ago. I have been scouring Ebay, Edmunds, my local paper, etc to find a really nice 126. I wanted an 87 300SDL but a low mileage version is priced WAY too high and the ones that are reasonably priced are turds. I am sure there are exceptions to this blanket statement, but that is what I have found. Because I couldn't find a diesel version, I took a leap of faith and got a gasser. Here is a list of everything the PO has done in the last 18 months. New hood star, grille insert, headlight doors, and emblem (installed by me). New steering shock. New valve cover gasket. Complete front brakes (calipers, pads, rotors, fluid lines, front wheel bearings). Recent Bridgestone tires. Thermostat housing and thermostat. Blaupunkt San Diego CD32 CD/Radio. Vacuum pump (for door locks). Shifter bushings. Brake fluid pipes to rear brakes. New shock absorbers. Flex disk on drive shaft. A/C - new auxiliary fans, dryer, hose from dryer to expansion valve. Headlight wiper blades. Alignment, front pads at 102K. New thrust arm bearings (left right). New lower ball joints and ABS sending units (left right). New tie rod assemblies (left right). New upper control arms (left right). New center link. New transmission cooler lines. New lower control arm bushings (left right). New thrust arm mount bushings (left right). New radiator. New A/C compressor clutch. New windshield wiper transmission New alternator I can't really see anything else this car might need. Any suggestions? Donald H. Snook 1990 300SEL 122K arriving shortly.
Re: [MBZ] I found a 126
yea, will be needing valve guides and seals soon. Just comes down to price though. Donald Snook wrote: I found a VERY nice 1990 300SEL and am buying it. 122K miles -- perfect condition, TONS of maintenance records, major suspension overall done less than 20,000 miles ago. I have been scouring Ebay, Edmunds, my local paper, etc to find a really nice 126. I wanted an 87 300SDL but a low mileage version is priced WAY too high and the ones that are reasonably priced are turds. I am sure there are exceptions to this blanket statement, but that is what I have found. Because I couldn't find a diesel version, I took a leap of faith and got a gasser. Here is a list of everything the PO has done in the last 18 months. New hood star, grille insert, headlight doors, and emblem (installed by me). New steering shock. New valve cover gasket. Complete front brakes (calipers, pads, rotors, fluid lines, front wheel bearings). Recent Bridgestone tires. Thermostat housing and thermostat. Blaupunkt San Diego CD32 CD/Radio. Vacuum pump (for door locks). Shifter bushings. Brake fluid pipes to rear brakes. New shock absorbers. Flex disk on drive shaft. A/C - new auxiliary fans, dryer, hose from dryer to expansion valve. Headlight wiper blades. Alignment, front pads at 102K. New thrust arm bearings (left right). New lower ball joints and ABS sending units (left right). New tie rod assemblies (left right). New upper control arms (left right). New center link. New transmission cooler lines. New lower control arm bushings (left right). New thrust arm mount bushings (left right). New radiator. New A/C compressor clutch. New windshield wiper transmission New alternator I can't really see anything else this car might need. Any suggestions? Donald H. Snook 1990 300SEL 122K arriving shortly. ___ http://www.striplin.net For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, 85 300D, 84 250 LWB, 83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D, 76 450SEL, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 69 250 http://www.striplin.net
Re: [MBZ] I found a 126
sounds like a winner - where did you find it? and where is it coming from? On 1/8/06, Donald Snook [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I found a VERY nice 1990 300SEL and am buying it. 122K miles -- perfect condition, TONS of maintenance records, major suspension overall done less than 20,000 miles ago. I have been scouring Ebay, Edmunds, my local paper, etc to find a really nice 126. I wanted an 87 300SDL but a low mileage version is priced WAY too high and the ones that are reasonably priced are turds. I am sure there are exceptions to this blanket statement, but that is what I have found. Because I couldn't find a diesel version, I took a leap of faith and got a gasser. Here is a list of everything the PO has done in the last 18 months. New hood star, grille insert, headlight doors, and emblem (installed by me). New steering shock. New valve cover gasket. Complete front brakes (calipers, pads, rotors, fluid lines, front wheel bearings). Recent Bridgestone tires. Thermostat housing and thermostat. Blaupunkt San Diego CD32 CD/Radio. Vacuum pump (for door locks). Shifter bushings. Brake fluid pipes to rear brakes. New shock absorbers. Flex disk on drive shaft. A/C - new auxiliary fans, dryer, hose from dryer to expansion valve. Headlight wiper blades. Alignment, front pads at 102K. New thrust arm bearings (left right). New lower ball joints and ABS sending units (left right). New tie rod assemblies (left right). New upper control arms (left right). New center link. New transmission cooler lines. New lower control arm bushings (left right). New thrust arm mount bushings (left right). New radiator. New A/C compressor clutch. New windshield wiper transmission New alternator I can't really see anything else this car might need. Any suggestions? Donald H. Snook 1990 300SEL 122K arriving shortly. ___ http://www.striplin.net For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net -- Sunil Hari [EMAIL PROTECTED] 513-205-7474
Re: [MBZ] I found a 126
Wow! replacing so many parts that for most last around 200k miles seems either odd or the previous owner was obsessive about maintenance. Sounds like this is as close to new that you can get in a used car Werner - Original Message - From: Donald Snook [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2006 2:13 PM Subject: [MBZ] I found a 126 I found a VERY nice 1990 300SEL and am buying it. 122K miles -- perfect condition, TONS of maintenance records, major suspension overall done less than 20,000 miles ago. I have been scouring Ebay, Edmunds, my local paper, etc to find a really nice 126. I wanted an 87 300SDL but a low mileage version is priced WAY too high and the ones that are reasonably priced are turds. I am sure there are exceptions to this blanket statement, but that is what I have found. Because I couldn't find a diesel version, I took a leap of faith and got a gasser. Here is a list of everything the PO has done in the last 18 months. New hood star, grille insert, headlight doors, and emblem (installed by me). New steering shock. New valve cover gasket. Complete front brakes (calipers, pads, rotors, fluid lines, front wheel bearings). Recent Bridgestone tires. Thermostat housing and thermostat. Blaupunkt San Diego CD32 CD/Radio. Vacuum pump (for door locks). Shifter bushings. Brake fluid pipes to rear brakes. New shock absorbers. Flex disk on drive shaft. A/C - new auxiliary fans, dryer, hose from dryer to expansion valve. Headlight wiper blades. Alignment, front pads at 102K. New thrust arm bearings (left right). New lower ball joints and ABS sending units (left right). New tie rod assemblies (left right). New upper control arms (left right). New center link. New transmission cooler lines. New lower control arm bushings (left right). New thrust arm mount bushings (left right). New radiator. New A/C compressor clutch. New windshield wiper transmission New alternator I can't really see anything else this car might need. Any suggestions? Donald H. Snook 1990 300SEL 122K arriving shortly.
Re: [MBZ] I found a 126
Sunil wrote: sounds like a winner - where did you find it? and where is it coming from? It does look like a nice car, I am very impressed with the Previous Owner's maintenance. I think he was very ANAL in keeping everything perfect. He has documented records that show that he spent over $10,000 in repairs and maintenance in the last 18 months. I found it on e-bay. I did not buy it on e-bay. It did not sell, so I contacted him and we worked out a deal. The car is Tampa, so I will have to have it shipped. Donald H. Snook 1990 300SEL arriving soon.
Re: [MBZ] I found a 126
Werner wrote: Wow! replacing so many parts that for most last around 200k miles seems either odd or the previous owner was obsessive about maintenance. Sounds like this is as close to new that you can get in a used car I agree that many of the parts seem premature. I asked him about this. He said he bought the car three years ago with 76,000 miles. He said he always wanted a LWB 126 and set about turning it into a perfect car. He and his wife quit their old jobs and started (are you ready for this) a church organ business. Isn't that wild? At any rate, he said his business has taken off and he is traveling to construction sites and trying to use his wife's mini-van for hauling stuff. So, he is replacing the benz with an SUV that can haul and tow and drive around construction sites with pipe-organ parts. He said when he started the suspension work, he was just going to do shocks. He ended up rebuilding the entire suspension because if you are going to do part of it, you might as well do it all. Great philosophy for a previous owner (I mean great for me). Donald H. Snook McDonald, Tinker, Skaer, Quinn Herrington, P.A. 300 West Douglas P.O. Box 207 Wichita, Kansas 67201 0207 Tel. (316) 263-5851 This confidential message may be subject to the attorney-client privilege or protected by the attorney work-product doctrine. If you have recieved this message in error, please delete it and notify me.
Re: [MBZ] I found a 126
Donald - if he's any good at pipe organs, then he is a meticulous guy. And as long as he had adequate cash on hand, it certainly was nice of him to just open his wallet and throw new parts at the car. My only question would be IF there was a need to do a lot of this work, then the car either had a rolled back odometer, or the car was abused, or he had a fast talking shade tree mechanic giving him advice. In any case, you benefit from his largesse! (you did do a VIN check, right?) Werner - Original Message - From: Donald Snook [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2006 4:04 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] I found a 126 Werner wrote: Wow! replacing so many parts that for most last around 200k miles seems either odd or the previous owner was obsessive about maintenance. Sounds like this is as close to new that you can get in a used car I agree that many of the parts seem premature. I asked him about this. He said he bought the car three years ago with 76,000 miles. He said he always wanted a LWB 126 and set about turning it into a perfect car. He and his wife quit their old jobs and started (are you ready for this) a church organ business. Isn't that wild? At any rate, he said his business has taken off and he is traveling to construction sites and trying to use his wife's mini-van for hauling stuff. So, he is replacing the benz with an SUV that can haul and tow and drive around construction sites with pipe-organ parts. He said when he started the suspension work, he was just going to do shocks. He ended up rebuilding the entire suspension because if you are going to do part of it, you might as well do it all. Great philosophy for a previous owner (I mean great for me). Donald H. Snook
