My Dad always had Town Cars and T Birds, back in the 70s and 80's and then got a new 450 SEL. He said the thing drove like a park bench, and soon it was gone. Replaced with another Ford. I fell in love with the S though, and it always kind of stayed with me. :-) I guess some like to pretend they're in their living rooms when going down the road, others like to pretend they're in the park. :-)
Ed 300E On 18/12/2007, Timothy Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'll never forget about 1978 I had to pick up a German couple at the > airport. I was driving a Lincoln TownCar, the last year of the 460 cu in > V8. > > They remarked about how nice the American cars were, how much more "plush" > were the interiors than the German autos. > > That's something I remember. Sorry, but the Lincoln was a POS and six > months > after purchase and 48 miles out of warranty (12K mile warranties at the > time) when the transmission gave trouble I dumped it vowing never again to > buy an American vehicle. > > The "status of Mercedes Benz" later became popular (Perhaps it was that JR > Ewing drove one on "Dallas?"). Still, I remember first impression that the > Germans car (interiors) seemed rather spartan compared to the "frufru of > velour" on the American sedans. > > > > From: Mitch Haley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Reply-To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2007 19:14:12 -0500 > > To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Gotta love MB > > > > > > > > Hendrik & Fay wrote: > >> Roadside assistance, yeah dream on unless you buy a new MB or pay a > >> squillion bucks a year. > > > > Back in the day, our cars cost as much in $US as the German models > > (with fewer standard features) cost in Deutchmarks. > > For example, my 1979 300SD was a $27,000 car, my 1986 2.3-16 was a > > $35,000 car. I like to think that our exorbitant prices at the time > > earned us more standard features and special services like free > > roadside assistance, as well as substandard horsepower. (my 2.3-16 > > was rated at 167HP, not 185PS) > > > > How much did the cars cost over there 20-30 years ago? > > > > Speaking of car prices, what would it cost to import a used German > > car from UK to AU? The lovely S124 300TE that they destroyed on BBC's > > Top Gear was purchased from a used car dealer for 795 Sterling > > if I recall correctly, at a time when it equaled about $1200 US. > > (now 800 Sterling = 1600 US, but a 124 gasser wagon is probably > > worth 500-600 Sterling now) > > > >> the average yank can't even > >> remember that their car runs on fuel and needs this replenished at > >> regular intervals? One day they'll forget to fill the space shuttle. > > > > That would be one way to keep it from exploding. > > > > Mitch. > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
