Dwight, what dual chain upgrade? They all V8's except the early 380's. Evaporators, wiring harness' and weak front ends are all early W140 concerns.
John On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 1:40 PM, Dwight E. Giles, Jr <degco...@cox.net> wrote: > Thanks Ed, this one is 400sel. It has had the dual timing chain upgrade. > > I agree with your advice about not going cheap-I remember Marshall's words > about a cheap Mercedes. > Dwight > > Dwight E. Giles, Jr. > 1978 240D 4 speed. 218K + miles. > 1990 300D 2.5t 170K miles. > Wickford, RI > > > -----Original Message----- > From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] > On Behalf Of E M > Sent: Monday, December 14, 2009 4:36 PM > To: Mercedes Discussion List > Subject: Re: [MBZ] 1993 400sel? > > I looked at several a couple of years ago, but the 500, not the 400. I > think all 400s were SE if not mistaken, but I could be wrong. For the same > money, I'd go for a 500 myself. > > I'm not sure about eating money after 100,000 miles, they were a pretty > hungry car from the start, to maintain "properly". If certain things go, > they are expensive to fix, both due to how certain things are designed, how > much you have to dig to get to them, and also, it was Mercedes flagship car, > so running one cheap, was not at the top of their list when designing it. > > Over the years, several models were offered with fewer standard options, and > a few things were "dumbed down" for the market. Early cars had higher > performance from the tires, but ppl complained about the cost, and short > life. You can't have a 2 tonne car, great cornering, and tires that last > 50,000 miles. > > As for holding their value, well, ha ha ha. Look at the asking price of the > car you're looking at, and then look up what it cost new. There's you're > answer. ;-) Had you bought a V12 new, the pain would be that much worse if > you were selling! > > Many won't agree, but I think it was one of the best sedans Mercedes ever > built. Find the best one you can, and pay for it. The difference in the > market between great and crap isn't big enough to buy anything other than > great. Even then, keep some money aside for repairs, they are a complex > car. And, records AND a PPI really are a must with these cars, in my > opinion. > > Good luck with your search. > > Ed > 300E > > 2009/12/14 Dwight E. Giles, Jr <degco...@cox.net> > >> Anyone know anything about this w140 model? It has 90K miles and MB fixed >> the wiring for the original owner. >> >> >> >> Do they start to eat money after 100K miles? do they hold value? >> >> All info appreciated-THX >> >> Dwight (considering gasser.) >> >> >> >> Dwight E. Giles, Jr. >> >> 1978 240D 4 speed. 218K + miles. >> >> 1990 300D 2.5t 170K miles. >> >> Wickford, RI >> >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> 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 >> > _______________________________________ > 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 > > > _______________________________________ > 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 > _______________________________________ 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
