Great story. Sounds like a very good classic that gets loved and used. If you want to adopt me...
--FT Sent from iPhone > On Oct 23, 2019, at 10:08 PM, ROGER HALE via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > Andrew, we've owned this car since about 1996. It was originally purchased > by a lady doctor when new and she kept it meaning to give it to one of her > kids...but they didn't want it. Anyway, right before we got it from a small > car lot, she had had it to the local MB dealership in Atlanta for a complete > service (around $900 in 1996). We've taken it on numerous trips and my wife > drove it daily to work for many years. Now that we are retired, it has been > sitting mostly for the past several years. I'm getting ready to reactivate > it with new brake lines, hoses, belts, valve adjustment just to start. > Later, I plan a complete front suspension work, a new AC kit, and new rear > axles. It will cost a little, but the car is still great inside (had the > leather seats and pads replaced after we got it) and the body is solid. I > replaced the transmission 2 years ago with one that had 95,000 miles on it. > The engine starts quickly and it has great power. I installed new tires last > year. It's a great road trip car and the mileage is good (28-30mpg). As I > tell people, it's just getting broke in. I could see it going to a million. > > Thanks for asking and pardon my long reply. > > Roger > > Roger Hale > Dinnerware Classics, Inc. > Monroe, Ga. > 770-267-0850 > www.dinnerwareclassics.com > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
