I have a '66 912. Parts are still available from Porsche and many aftermarket suppliers. The 912 body is the same as the early 911 and the engine is almost the same as the late 356. Yes, parts are expensive. There is also a very active user community that can help with technical questions.

http://912bbs.org/

Joe

Mercedes Benz technician and such.

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Pierre Hedary 1985 280SEL, 1970 111.026 in progress
Mercedes technical advice hotline: 407 765 2867
[servicing older Mercedes in the state of Florida with competence and passion].

From the standpoint of an honest MB technician, Vegetable oil is a threat to your diesel engine's mechanical integrity.

21 year old Business student. I've worked every kind of retail you can imagine, I've been working since I was twelve. It's been a rough life so far.

Offshore drilling rig Motorman.......need everyone to drive a gas guzzling 4.5! Good for business

Not to go off topic, but the first newscast I ever read on the air had a story that took place in Kosciusko and I had no clue on how to pronounce it.

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99 ML320
94 SL600
92 SL500
95 E320 Cabriolet
87 560SEC
86 300SDL Grease Car
80 380SLC Euro

13 Fiat Abarth
02 Maserati Spyder Cambiocorsa
00 BMW Z3
90 Rolls Royce Silver Spur
80 Ferrari 308 GTSI
88 Jaguar XJS12 H&E Edition
99 Land Rover Discovery

Hello All
Own a Dry Cleaning store, work way too hard. Work gets in the way of everything I like to do.
Longtime lurker, love the forum, have always owed MB, recently had my 85 280CE Euro resureccted from 5 years of storage. Would like the vintage
forum to go from 1979 to 1985.

Present
85 280CE 66K
02 S2000 23K
08 Camry Hybrid 36K
00 Sienna 101K

Past
67 230SLSold
85 300D Sold

I've been in broadcasting since '75...College radio, regular radio (paycheck and goofy hours), telephone installation/repair technician, IATSE-Union pleab, Radio Station Automation R&D and manufacturing, Tower-climber (antenna and transmission-line re-furbishing), Television engineer, Assistant Chief and currently, Chief Engineer. And, on the side, I do contract work for various other radio stations (pretty much able to pick my own level of "poison" (and I MEAN "POISON"!!) and for slow times, security work at local venues for concerts, sporting events, community events (involving alcohol...I have a MEAN "I.D." demeanor...).

I bought my first MB (W123) back in Nov. of '05 and recently, my second MB (W107) this past November...

BTW, I've noticed the "snobbish" attitude of some MB owners when passing other MBs of a different series...it's more about the makeup of THAT particular owner than a particular "series-vs.-series" issue.

Sorta' like bikers...when one passes another, you notice the singular guy and it seems, ALWAYS, that there's a "single wave" of the clutch hand to the other guy...

I haven't had the SLC long enough to see what the atitude is out there yet...but rest assured, I won't be giving any other MB-guy a look up my nose when we pass each other, regardless the condition of his ride or mine in comparison.

These are unique vehicles, regardless the series or year. Anyone that has an MB attached to his or her nether-regions understands the reason they are behind that wheel in the first place.

If they don't, it's probably because "Daddy" either gave them the ride, or someone else is paying the bills and driving these beautiful cars is just a activity in "their day" - those are the ones that have nose hairs that need trimming...

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M. G. Burg
'10 - Dakota SXT - Daily Ride / ≈ 172.5K
.'76 - 450SLC - 107.024.12 / < .89.20 K
..'77 - 280E - 123.033.12 / > 128.20 K
...'67 - El Camino - 283ci / > 207.00 K
....'75 - Yamaha - 650XS / < 21.00 K
.....'87 - G20 Sportvan / > 206.00 K
......'85 - 4WINNS 160 I.O. / 140hp
.......'74 - Honda CT70 / Real 125
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“I didn’t really say everything I said.”
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ~ Yogi Berra ~

i always got friendly nods here in los angeles when driving the w108 ("69 280s) from other w108 owners of that era, tho not so many with the w126 ("84 500sel)

for the record, presently i am a very underemployed house/studio/set painter, who previously managed paint stores for a large, regional paint/induustrial coatings/paint equipment manufacturer/distributor [dunn-edwards], after earning a b.a. in comparative literature??; began my academic career as a pre-med student, but, that's another story. i enjoy the wonderful contradiction of finding myself - often, but not always- on the left/non-traditional side of most arguments, yet sharing the passion for vehicles [mercedes-benz] of a certain era which are, arguably?, often seen as representative of more traditional, elite conservative mindset. in other words, appreciation for quality and style transcends all.

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"The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread."

What I always thought was funny about the sometimes attitude, is the cars are ALL the SAME stuff. One of the things I love about Mercedes is the congruity among models of an era. Maybe it's from selling car parts the last ten years or so. The 70's cars are the same, the 80's cars are the same, even the early 90's(where my intimate knowledge gets off the boat). That's why the "what's this worth" kinda things are so funny in a way, a w114 for instance is pretty much the same stuff as a w108, people can't tell the difference unless they are beside one another. W123/126 it was a little more obvious the more "up scale" appointments, sort of. I suspect that was intentional since Americans couldn't see why a 108 cost so much more than a 114 for instance in generations past. Same with the SL's, just passed one at a gas station tonight and reminded me of it since I've seen him around town before. I don't care what you paid for that car buddy, it's the same old euro junk as my $1500 280 is. And I love em.

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One more Radar Lover gone...
1982 VW Caddy diesel 406K 1.9L AAZ
1994 E320 195K

I'm an otherwise unemployed Navy Reserve Construction Mechanic who's been taking long-term orders off and on to an EOD unit while I wait for my next mobilization to roll around. In other words, EOD techs take trucks out and beat them like rentals, then I get to fix them, or order parts and wait (eternally) for our supply system to get them.

In the past I've been a junkyard worker, worked in a mushroom spawn factory, and designed and performed destructive tests on automotive systems. Oh, and truck driver, and pizza delivery guy. And that's just what I've done since I got out of college five years ago.

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Whoever said there's nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes never had a cheap Jaguar.

83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 400,xxx miles
08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 22,xxx miles
88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress.

You get the award for coolest job so far.

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One more Radar Lover gone...
1982 VW Caddy diesel 406K 1.9L AAZ
1994 E320 195K

Mechanical engineer...work for the gubbmint...

I own a bussiness, we are buying and selling construction machinery, crushing equipment, trucks and general machinery in Africa.
I have been a long time lurker to this forum....first had to read all the interesting stuff and check out the pix.
Just sold the 6,3 i had and i'm still working on a "Rote sau" replica project

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Ko shoosh ko

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1972 W115 220D/8 SLS, Coffman Starter "Ümläüt"

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OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles