I have found a great deal on a nice 1983 500SEC..... I would like your thoughts on the car ! Its a 1 owner grey market car with 129,000 well cared for miles. Always garage kept, however I haven't had the chance to check it out thoroughly or have it PPI'ed. Should I go for it ? On this car is there a lot of part differences as compared to the US spec. vehicle? what kind of fuel economy are we talking here?

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Brandon



2008 S550
1957 Dodge D100
1967 VW Microbus 21 Window
2001 Suburban
2004 Beach cruiser bicycle
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"It cannot be emphasized too strongly or too often that this great nation was founded not by religionists, but by Christians; not on religion, but on the Gospel of Jesus Christ. For that reason alone, people of other faiths have been afforded freedom of worship here." Patrick Henry 1776

What is the price?? does it have all records that you can verify?

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2000 Ford 7.3 Powerstroke 4x4
2006 Mazda Tribute
1983 Black 300 D (donated to charity)
1993 Teal 300 D (160K) Sold
"I love the smell of burnt diesel fuel in the morning, it smells like ....VICTORY"

Semper Fidelis
USMC 1973-1976

Euro-spec 5.0 liter engined cars are great, in my opinion.

I do know that Euro-spec W107 500SL's are faster than the ubiquitous 560SL that we in the U.S. got. It may be the case that this 500SEC has more power than the run-of-the-mill 560SEC in the 1986-1991 cars.

Some dealers will give you trouble about working on the car, and you may have trouble ordering some parts (if you don't know what to ask for), but I believe all the parts are available, and if you DIY or use an indpenedent, I see no reason at all why this would not be a good car.

I suspect mileage would be in the 14 mpg to 16 mpg range, but don't quote me on that. It certainly couldn't be much better than that, or worse, for that matter.

I personally loooooove these W126 chassis coupes, and would love to see in my future a 1991 560SEC, white with cream interior....

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Paul S.

2001 E430, Bourdeaux Red, Oyster interior.
79,200 miles.

1973 280SE 4.5, 170,000 miles. 568 Signal Red, Black MB Tex. "The Red Baron".

Hey wait you guys are suppose to be talking me out of this!!

Seriously, Thanks for the info. I should know a little more about the car tomorrow. Its in the LA area and I will be up that way on business tom. Hopefully I will have a chance to check it out thoroughly. Thanks again and I'll keep you posted......Oh yeah the asking price is 3500 which is negotiable... Which is a good thing cuz Im a negotiator

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Brandon



2008 S550
1957 Dodge D100
1967 VW Microbus 21 Window
2001 Suburban
2004 Beach cruiser bicycle
-----------------GO DUKE!-----------------

"It cannot be emphasized too strongly or too often that this great nation was founded not by religionists, but by Christians; not on religion, but on the Gospel of Jesus Christ. For that reason alone, people of other faiths have been afforded freedom of worship here." Patrick Henry 1776

Oh well I guess it wasn't meant to be, He just called (minutes after my last post) and said he sold it!!! Bummer

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Brandon



2008 S550
1957 Dodge D100
1967 VW Microbus 21 Window
2001 Suburban
2004 Beach cruiser bicycle
-----------------GO DUKE!-----------------

"It cannot be emphasized too strongly or too often that this great nation was founded not by religionists, but by Christians; not on religion, but on the Gospel of Jesus Christ. For that reason alone, people of other faiths have been afforded freedom of worship here." Patrick Henry 1776

With any gray market/private import car in a smog check area of California, besides the PPI, take it to a random gas station and have it smog checked, even if the owner already had it checked. If it doesn't show up on the system or if it's way out of whack, run away because that's what you'll wish you did when two years from now the smog check guy says you have to take it to a referee station.

Sixto
95 S320
91 300SE
87 300SDL
83 300SD