Yeah, I know, we are really spoiled. On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 11:58 AM, Mitch Haley <m...@voyager.net> wrote:
> andrew strasfogel wrote: > >> One of these days, there will be so few unrusted SLCs left on the planet >> that they will actually start to appreciate. Until then, STAY AWAY! >> >> I restored a 1978 SL C, and it was money POORLY spent! Filling the dash >> cracks and redying the seats and vinyl dash was no fun, and the dyed >> portions of the plastic peeled off :(( These cars rust if you breathe on >> them, and the engines regularly need an expensive valve job before 200K >> miles, when they start to seriously burn some oil. >> > > Can you imagine if somebody tried to condemn a 1978 Chevy for burning oil > before reaching 200,000 miles? > My parents got 145,000 miles out of a 1977 Nova (250 I-6 3sp) and it was > still a reliable car when they sold it. That was considered a minor miracle > at the time. > Most people were happy to scrap a car at 60,000 miles and ecstatic if it > reached 100,000. > > Mitch. > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090325/4dab06da/attachment.html> _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
