how old were you when you bought your first benz? - Page 4 - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

BigMikeT57 · #46 03-09-2004, 01:47 PM

45 when I bought the 420SEL 2 years ago.

michakaveli · #47 03-09-2004, 03:54 PM

22 when I found my '97 E300 on eBay in October of 2002. I love my w210 but pray for the future that MB fixes their problems and gets back to building the finest diesels on the planet. I'm gonna try to keep this one as long as I can. It's so easy and fun to work on the w210 that touching anything else is almost a crime. Granted the w210's have their problems, at least they are fun to work on

I'm shocked to see the number of people in their teen's and 20's here.

It's a good thing!

lietuviai · #48 03-09-2004, 08:26 PM

Thirty-something when I bought my 300D. I could have bought the same car new but I couldn't see spending that much money on a car.

190D22 · #49 03-09-2004, 10:22 PM

Well I was 15 when my old man bought it for me... does that count?

Hopefully I CAN buy one on my own here soon.

lietuviai · #50 03-09-2004, 10:54 PM

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Originally posted by 190D22
Well I was 15 when my old man bought it for me... does that count?

Hopefully I CAN buy one on my own here soon.

I was 14 when my dad bought me my first car but it wasn't an M-B, it was a POS!

DslBnz · #51 03-09-2004, 11:01 PM

My first car I got for my 17th birthday...A beautiful W123 '85 300D turbodiesel 190K miles. Anthracite/palomino...perfect chrome, no rust, dings, or scratches..And the gloss was like a mirror. Wheels were original with MXV's all round.

My first car,....I won't forget. Mainly because my dad sold it when it came in for its first oil-change and the current owner destroyed it with constant neglect.

I loved that car, but I always ALWAYS wanted an S-Class Benz...I got an '84 300SD for a replacement...Although the '84 had 100K more miles on it, I could've cared less as it was an S-Class diesel.:p Can never go back now.

#52 03-11-2004, 03:43 AM

i had my first at 17. a beat up old 82'300sd, after that i got my grandpas 85' 300d beauty which my g/f now owns. and i am 20 now and i own a 87' 300d w124. so i have had only diesel mercedes since i started driving.
vroom vroom its the fastest one so far =).

morgantruce · #53 03-11-2004, 06:51 AM

60! It just took me a long time to realize that what I really wanted was a car that was designed so that an owner could easily maintain it... and that such maintenance would actually pay off in high odometer miles.

It makes no sense to toil away on cars that were designed to fall apart in spite of our best efforts.

#54 03-11-2004, 08:58 AM

27 when I got my first one. Was saving up for a Porsche and ran across a 1959 190b. Went to look at it at nighttime and purchased it on the spot. (Well, we all have to learn our lessons.) Am on my fifth Mercedes now and never did get a Porsche.

hanno · #55 03-11-2004, 12:51 PM

18 or 19, a 1963 300SE with no brakes and down on its air suspension. $300, towed it home, and learned a lot, kept it 2-3 years, sold it for my cost (car and parts). Have had them ever since.

VCR · #56 04-29-2004, 04:10 PM

34, just 3 days ago : )

oldnavy · #57 04-29-2004, 04:33 PM

49+ and love the little girl.

Wife's Jetta may get 51 mpg at 70 mph and have a 126 mph top end (by GPS, odo read 129 ), but it don't turn the heads like the Benz and I find the Benz more comfortable for my 6'5" 300 lb body.

Cazzzidy · #58 04-29-2004, 04:44 PM

I was 16 when I bought my 190E. I saved up for two years for my "first car". I raised 4000, my folks through in 2500, and I was rolling in a bling bling 92 190E 2.6.

I then aquired the 220D a couple years later, to replace the 190. The 220D quickly dropped a prechamber onto the #1 cylinder. That car was donated to charity and I sold the 190E to another kid as his first car.

After riding the bus for awhile, I purchased my 82 300DT earlier this month.

Yes, I will always own benzes. However, I can't see myself in a new one. Perhaps my love of Mercedes will end when my patience for driving old cars fades...

One day I would like to own a restored 6.9.

gutefahrt · #59 04-29-2004, 08:59 PM

48! But I only had four cars before that. 1971 International Scout II, 1978 Plymouth Horizon (2 years too long), 1984 Ford F150 and the olds.

keep 'em comin!

lietuviai · #60 04-29-2004, 09:19 PM

My dad, who is going to be 70 years old this year, has always wanted to own a Mercedes but still hasn't gotten around to buying one. I beat him to owning a Mercedes a little over a year ago.