If you want the finest and safest highway car ever built, than you have found the right one. They don't get great fuel mileage (around 19-20 if kept below 90 mph) but they are a joy to drive. Check the upper chain guides and if they are white or light brown, the chain will probably be ok. If they are dark brown, replace them before restarting the engine. If one of these guides brakes, you are in for a lot of work and expense. We just did a 380SL that broke a guide, distroyed the chain, bent/broke all the valves in the left head, etc. The bill was around 4 grand and I earned every penny of it. The suspension isn't too bad to work on. Usually the accumulators (i think that is what they are called) is the most common problem and you can get them for $150 or so. There are other problems you can have but with the helpof this site, most are easly repaired.

Paul

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84 500 SEL (307,xxx miles)