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Old 05-13-2013, 12:41 PM
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Originally Posted by rs899 View Post
If you can find one , a manual 280SL seems to fit. I also second the e28 or e24, in fact, I am looking for one myself. The 528e of the era ( with the eta engine) was said to have quite good fuel economy and was somewhat diesel-like in performance.
The sellers of SL's in general and 107's in particular price them like they're made of gold. I did see a 129 in my price range, but the transmission was shot, and they still wanted 3500 for it. 528e I could do if one becomes available.
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