DOB 300sel 3.5 face part shortages

[rosenfe]

More so than other cars of the era.

[ScooterABC]

Huh?

[Tomguy]

I think he meant "Do" and autocorrect added a "B" for the acronym date of birth?

300SEL cars have hard-to-find air suspension parts, and because of the 6.3 models, those bits can cost a pretty penny. The 300SEL 3.5 has many of the maintenance costs of a 6.3 without as much of the market value.

[cth350]

Over the counter, you might find a distributor cap, plugs, points and wires, maybe. Little else will available outside of consumables like oil, coolant and brake fluid and there, you have to be careful and read the labels to get the right oil & coolant additives.

This site has a reasonable selection of things, but for many parts, you're going to be calling the classic center for help. You get a decent discount by joining the MBCA or the International M-100 club as a dues paying member. A big enough discount to justify joining one of those two clubs.

If your worried about parts availability as a reason not to buy the car you mentioned earlier, don't You'll be able to find what you need. You might not want to pay for it, but you can find it or get the original rebuilt.

-CTH