I have not messed with d jet too much, At least it’s been a while. What sort of special tools do you need?
I had a 86 560SL once many years ago. Picked it up for $2500. It was green with tan leather. Really nice car and I don’t recall it having anything wrong with it. At the moment it’s a mystery to me why I sold that car but sold it on eBay for something like $4500 to somebody in Germany. I really wish I would have kept that car. As far as 450s go I would rather have a 78-80 I think but it seems like some years were detuned with less power. These do have the servo ACC from hell though. The 73 450 in question does have manual climate control, the short bumpers, that steering wheel that only the early ones had, and hubcaps. Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 24, 2022, at 5:38 AM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Don has some good questions, but I agree about the points for a 380 over a > 450. 560 is a bat out of hell car, but they’re tough to find in good shape > for decent prices. > > If you don’t have the tools and skill for Djet I would avoid it. > > Later is always better. > > -D > >> On Sep 24, 2022, at 12:16 AM, OK Don via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> wrote: >> >> Desirable for what? For driving - either the very early 350/450 or the 560. >> The early ones don't have ACC to fight with. The 560 is the most refined >> and has enough power. The 380 felt sluggish to me - didn't like it. >> I'd want a hard top - had enough of soft tops with the MGA and '58 Chevy to >> last the rest of my life. THe pagoda hardtop is the best looking as well. >> That's my NSHO. >> >>> On Fri, Sep 23, 2022 at 10:44 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> I have been offered a 73? SL, its been sitting in garage for 8 or so >>> years. Will need fuel tank pulled and cleaned out. Pump replaced. Zero >>> rust, very nice paint, interior supposedly OK, converted to electronic >>> ignition, has about 200k on it, supposedly new injectors at 190, new >>> exhaust at 180, new shocks and springs at 170. Its red, no hard top. >>> Been looking at a 85 which is white, you can read about it here >>> >>> https://www.ebay.com/itm/125520279598 >>> >>> Doubt I buy either one of them but it just got me to thinking about the >>> differences between the early and later cars and if one is more >>> desirable that the other, aside from the 560. >>> >>>> On 9/23/2022 10:37 PM, Jim Cathey wrote: >>>>>> General question about 107s. What would be more desirable, an early >>> 107, a 72 450 with D Jet, mechanical lifters but converted to electronic >>> ignition, or a later 85 380? Is the hard tip missing a huge deal on these >>> or are they easy to find? >>>> For my money, the late 380 is a sweet deal. Hard tops are easy to find, >>> or at least >>>> used to be. They all came with one, but many cars were wrecked when the >>> top was >>>> off. They used to have a bunch hanging in Aurora (in Seattle) when I >>> was last there, >>>> years ago. _I_ even have an extra top, I bought it for the defroster >>> glass. I think I paid >>>> about $350 for the top, off Craigslist. >>>> >>>> 'Officially', the 380 is the bottom of the list, the 450 the middle, and >>> the 560 the top. >>>> But the 380 is a trouble-free, evolved specimen, and unless you want a >>> race car it's >>>> plenty fast enough. >>>> >>>> -- Jim >>>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> 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 >>> >>> >> >> -- >> OK Don >> >> "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you >> are wearing." >> >> "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to >> pause and reflect." Mark Twain >> >> “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” >> Wernher >> Von Braun >> 2013 F150, 18 mpg >> 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg >> 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! >> _______________________________________ >> 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
