Bubs360
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- Joined
- Feb 11, 2007
- Messages
- 902
- Location
- New Hampshire
- Car(s)
- '91 Sentra SE-R, 2003 Triumph Speed Triple 955i
I went halves with my dad on this '88 Mercedes-Benz 420 SEL. It was more or less a random endeavor, I happened across it the other day and took some photos, my dad wound up seeing the pictures and he wanted to check it out in person. After taking it for a drive, we decided to go halves on it. It has 138,000 miles - not very much for a Mercedes.
This is the mid-range model, between the 300 and the 560. It's got the 4.2 liter V8 which produces 200hp +/-. For a large car, it really moves. It's an automatic, ironic considering my disdain of automatic cars. But, this isn't the kind of car I would not want with a manual gearbox - it's not meant to be urgent. It drives incredibly well, especially considering that it's roughly 21 years old. It's got a few spots of surface rust that we have covered up for the time being, my dad eventually wants to have it repainted. But, the underbody is quite solid - as I found out when I had it on the lift the other day changing my oil - 8.5 quarts of good old 10w-40.
It has service records and was maintained by a professional Mercedes tech for at least the past five years. Also came with set of decent snow tires that I will mount and balance at some point. It's honestly a dream to drive, I love it.
This is the mid-range model, between the 300 and the 560. It's got the 4.2 liter V8 which produces 200hp +/-. For a large car, it really moves. It's an automatic, ironic considering my disdain of automatic cars. But, this isn't the kind of car I would not want with a manual gearbox - it's not meant to be urgent. It drives incredibly well, especially considering that it's roughly 21 years old. It's got a few spots of surface rust that we have covered up for the time being, my dad eventually wants to have it repainted. But, the underbody is quite solid - as I found out when I had it on the lift the other day changing my oil - 8.5 quarts of good old 10w-40.
It has service records and was maintained by a professional Mercedes tech for at least the past five years. Also came with set of decent snow tires that I will mount and balance at some point. It's honestly a dream to drive, I love it.