A friend of mine owned one during the 80's. It was easy to work on, fun to drive and got rather good mpg. But buying parts, at least then, was tough since there was only one Buick dealer in the US that carried parts for it.

We were lucky in that the dealership was close to where we were, but even they had to contact Opel in Germany for stuff now and then.

What killed owning one for me was the lack of an A/C. I think you could get an aftermarket one but the cost was several hundred dollars and it truly drained what little power the engine put out.

R107's seem to be doing well.

IMHO R129's are a great buy right now.

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2026 Genesis GV70
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i bought my 70 opel gt in 1975 when i was 13.it was behind my dad's shop and had an issue.it sat there for a year or so and i finally got ahold of the owner and gave him $300 for it.turns out the driveshaft in the tube between the trans and rear differential broke.i got one from a buick dealers parts guy that happened to be into opel's.thing had a top speed of 105 downhill.

How long did it take uphill? They were pretty common in Holland when I grew up; but Holland is flat, no hills.

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1979 Black on Black, 300CD (sold), 1990 Black 300SE, Silver 1989 Volvo 780, 1988 300CE (vanished by the hands of a girlfriend), 1992 300CE (Rescue).

what about 260/280 Z?

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1984 928S
1991 BMW 850 6 speed
1991 BMW 850 Automatic
1986 Mercedes 560 SEC
1988 BMW E30 Convertible manual

I like the purity of the original 240z. I also like the third gen Supra. When I thought about this, I realized that what I hungered for was a Jaguar E-Type. Imitated, never equalled.

R129 500SL's are stupid cheap right now, like all other SL's they should go up.

Just in case you ever truly go after one remember that the early carbed versions, the 240, would vapor lock on just a sunny day. Nissan even installed a blower on one side of the engine that was nothing but a fan to blow air over the carbs to keep them cool.

And when they went to fuel injection the little fan stayed. I don't know if it was needed with the FI but it was there on the 280.

And the 280 eats a water pump about every 40,000 miles. Like clockwork. But the good part is they are cheap and easy to change.

Rust, rust, rust. Don't let it stop you but make sure of what you are buying.

Terminator Cobras have started to appreciate, as have Gen1 and Gen2 Dodge Vipers.

I don't think they'll hit stratospheric prices like old iron or old air-cooled Porkys, but I don't think you'll lose much on one if you held onto it for 8-10 years.

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91 560 SEC AMG - other dogs dd
01 Honda S2000 - dogs dd
07 MB ML320 CDI - dd
16 Lexus IS250 - wifes dd

it's automatic.

I agree on the R129. They really never dropped much below $10k for a good example and are now creeping up.

I am hoping my 190E 2.6 Limited Edition will be worth some money in the future. Only 700 made, and not many left it seems. I think the Cosworth is a better bet but I didn't have the money for one of them when I bought my LE. Mine probably won't remain stock for much longer, I'm about to put a 3.0 M103 in it with megasquirt.

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Current: 1975 450SEL, 83 300D, 88 Yugo GVX, 90 300D OM603 swap, 91 F150 4.6 4v swap, 93 190E Sportline LE 3.0L M104 swap, 93 190E Sportline LE Megasquirt, 03 Sprinter, 06 E500 4Matic wagon.

I remember I could have picked up a 190E Cosworth for about $3k when I was 16, wanted a W126 though...back in 2002 they were like C43's are today, just an old car and not terrible valuable.

Kicking myself on that.

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2023 Ram 1500
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2007 Tiara 3200