Originally Posted by sldan

I am about to retire and plan to take many road trips to see the country and want to do it in an SL.

My 1991 300SL 70K miles is in excellent condition, except needing a new soft top, at this time with all mechanical and electrical systems functioning properly. Except for the instrument cluster, Heater/AC control unit, ignition coil, cap, and rotor, head gasket, injectors, hood pad, all lubrication fluids, fuel filter, and brake pads, rotors and flex hoses, all components are original to the car.

Having spent most of my live predicting and preventing unscheduled break downs on heavy industrial electrical equipment and systems, I find myself pondering the following:

Do I spend the time and money to refurbish the 300SL by replacing time and mileage sensitive components all at one time rather than waiting for each of them to fail or put the money towards a 2006 or newer V8 SL?

I would like to hear the collective wisdom of members of this forum.

Thanks in advance.