Yup. Naples, FL, home of lots of old rich white guys is a virtual candy store when it comes to cars like this. In fact, there are a couple of dealers in that area who specialize in cars like this.
-D > On Jul 9, 2022, at 4:48 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > Given this, what is a good source for an unmolested S class? Estate sales? > Retirement areas where old folks eventually sell cars because they can no > longer drive? > > > On Sat, Jul 9, 2022, at 3:54 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes wrote: >> E class is more a buy and hold car, whereas the S class is a three year >> lease and dump. After four or five owners they get pretty trashed. >> Usually by the third owner maintenance, upkeep, and repair is out the >> window. The car is a "status symbol" that gets no love. But that's my >> opinion, not necessarily a fact. More of an observation. >> >> >> Rick >> >> From: mercedes@okiebenz.com >> Sent: July 9, 2022 2:26 PM >> To: mercedes@okiebenz.com; davesl...@okiebenz.com >> Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com >> Cc: ka...@striplin.net >> Subject: [MBZ] E vs S >> >> I have for the most part always preferred S class cars. Specially 126 >> and 140. I have never owned anything 220 or newer. The reason for this >> is because it seems like 140 and up S classes that are nice are hard to >> find. They are usually ghettofied, beat to death etc. While this does >> happen with the e class, it seems like those are usually better taken >> care of. Anybody got any theories on that? You would think the cars >> that sold new for much much more would be better taken care of. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> _______________________________________ >> 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 > > _______________________________________ > 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
