1907 Dernburg-Wagen: World First AWD Passenger Car - Page 2

cawimmer430 · 01-06-2007, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Merc1

Speaking of the W126, a local dealer here, acutally the Mitsu dealer where I used to get old car serviced has a 1990 420SEL on their lot for 8.9K, it has only 75K miles on it! A mint of a car really, at least in pics without knowing the history:

This example appears to be in extraordinary shape for a 17 year old car!

M

Looks in very good condition.

You thinking of buying it?

Speaking of which, yesterday my father and I started-up the 300SE with a fresh battery and took it on a drive on the nearby Autobahn. We slammed the brakes a couple of times to get them back into shape and brought her up to about 160 km/h. She still drives like a dream. The engine is a little rough and loud now, and the steering needs some calibration, but overall, the W126 still feels like a tank.

The car is currently de-registered, but I hope to use her full-time as soon as I find a job.

A picture I snapped yesterday...

Bruce · 01-06-2007, 10:25 AM

Yet another reaon why Mercedes is portrayed as the "inivator"

Merc1 · 01-07-2007, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by cawimmer430

Looks in very good condition.

You thinking of buying it?

Speaking of which, yesterday my father and I started-up the 300SE with a fresh battery and took it on a drive on the nearby Autobahn. We slammed the brakes a couple of times to get them back into shape and brought her up to about 160 km/h. She still drives like a dream. The engine is a little rough and loud now, and the steering needs some calibration, but overall, the W126 still feels like a tank.

The car is currently de-registered, but I hope to use her full-time as soon as I find a job.

A picture I snapped yesterday...

Well as you know I'm a big fan of the W126 and this one is in unbelievable shape and the mileage is ridiculously low for a 17 year old car, but nope I'm not buying. If this were a 1990 500SL or 1992 500E with this mileage and condition I'd have to find a way to make it happen. This is a sweetheart of a car though, almost too good to be true as far as the mileage and condition.

M

cawimmer430 · 01-08-2007, 06:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Merc1

Well as you know I'm a big fan of the W126 and this one is in unbelievable shape and the mileage is ridiculously low for a 17 year old car, but nope I'm not buying. If this were a 1990 500SL or 1992 500E with this mileage and condition I'd have to find a way to make it happen. This is a sweetheart of a car though, almost too good to be true as far as the mileage and condition.

M

I hope you change your mind and get it. We need more W126 owners.

I feel the same way about the older W123 series. I want one of them so bad. I don't care if it is a 55-hp 200D or a 185-hp 280E. I want one.

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