Comments on: My new 1987 560SEL https://www.classicjalopy.com/2020/04/my-new-1987-560sel/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my-new-1987-560sel Sun, 15 Sep 2024 12:37:57 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: 2021 Fleet Update « Classic Jalopy https://www.classicjalopy.com/2020/04/my-new-1987-560sel/#comment-235585 Sun, 15 Sep 2024 09:48:23 +0000 http://www.classicjalopy.com/?p=4249#comment-235585 […] 560SEL is  a fairly recent purchase (March 2020) and I managed to use it a lot.   As a one owner car that was well looked after, it […]

]]> By: Dieter Caspari https://www.classicjalopy.com/2020/04/my-new-1987-560sel/#comment-93055 Thu, 10 Sep 2020 05:18:29 +0000 http://www.classicjalopy.com/?p=4249#comment-93055 Congratulations on your 560. They are great cars. I purchased mine in April last year. I used to have a 1981 380SEL, Hong Kong import. Cheap, but lots of issues and rust. Still, I had it for 7 years. Sold it 2002. But in the back of my mind I always longed to get another W126 SEL. To me they are the most elegant and appealing cars ever built. I started to look a couple of years ago. I wanted nautical blue with beige interior. Whatever I found was either the wrong colour or neglected. I finally found what I was looking for on Facebook Marketplace, just a few kms from here. But with $25k totally overpriced. Cosmetically near perfect, but high mileage and some mechanical issues. Anyway, the seller dropped the price considerably. Still about $3k more than what it’s fair value would have been. But I was sick of running after BS listings. Here is a link to some pics and other info you may find interesting. As soon as the MBNSW Club has some outings again I will be there.

https://app.box.com/s/9imnxj1t9drpaaa8lj76atiqz1owhqq7

Cheers,

]]> By: admin https://www.classicjalopy.com/2020/04/my-new-1987-560sel/#comment-83986 Sun, 19 Apr 2020 09:39:59 +0000 http://www.classicjalopy.com/?p=4249#comment-83986 In reply to David.

Thanks for the comments. My car was also serviced by Marshalls until 220,000 and with a local specialist after that.
They are great long distance cars. I drove a 560SEC 2400 miles after I purchased it and it also had no problems.

I took my 250SE up to the shops today. At least it got a short run.

]]> By: David https://www.classicjalopy.com/2020/04/my-new-1987-560sel/#comment-83939 Sun, 19 Apr 2020 05:42:00 +0000 http://www.classicjalopy.com/?p=4249#comment-83939 Glad to see you are pleased with the 560 SEL. Definitely look after it and fix things up that need doing. I have a 1989 one, purchased almost 8 years ago from the original owner who lived near Richmond on a large property. He used it occasionally for long distance travel to Adelaide and Melbourne. It was a Marshalls of Parramatta car, but was always ridiculously over serviced by Weststar Motors after the warranty period ended.

I drove it back to Melbourne, where I live, the day it was bought. Any problems along the way? Of course not!

Mine is in virtually perfect condition (mechanically and cosmetically) with 242,000Km. Look after these properly and they will last forever.

As you say, with Coronavirus driving it is frowned upon. Mine’s on Club Registration which immediately signals a “recreation” vehicle. I’m really missing the ability to do so.

Cheers,

David.

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