http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-S-Class-380SE-Mercedes-380SE-Beautiful-car-in-Perfect-Condition_W0QQitemZ4564764840QQcategoryZ6336QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Looks pretty nice, has upgraded wheels and headlights. Would have put
euros on instead if it was me. Why is the back seat tex and
Ok, that blows my whole theory outta the water. I know almost nothing
about MB-gassers, but I had a working theory that all the 3-series gas
cars were six cyls and the 4, 5 and 6-series cars were all eight or
twelve cyls. Can someone help explain the madness to me?
On 7/26/05, Kaleb C. Striplin
Zeitgeist wrote:
>
> Ok, that blows my whole theory outta the water. I know almost nothing
> about MB-gassers, but I had a working theory that all the 3-series gas
> cars were six cyls and the 4, 5 and 6-series cars were all eight or
> twelve cyls. Can someone help explain the madness to me?
>
Not exactly right. In this case, the 380 indicates a (approx.) 3.8 liter
engine. It happens to be a V8.
In the early 80s, back in Germany, the 300 series was what later became the
E-class, over here. You could see 300s with 2 liter fours, various diesels
and whatnot.
Jerry
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Ok, that
Bzzzf t Well, it is partly right
The model designation is a number in 100th of a liter, up until they put
the C, E, or M first in the 90s. It has nothiing to do with the number of
cylinders. IT was related to displacement, up until the late 60s
not getting into prewar
Loren nailed it, but I'm often too lazy to figure it out, so I just go to:
http://home.hiwaay.net/%7Egbf/mbmodels.html
and look till I find it. The site stops at 1999, but that's too new for me
anyway.
On 7/26/05, Loren Faeth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> Bzzzf t Well, it
its a 3.8 v-8
Zeitgeist wrote:
Ok, that blows my whole theory outta the water. I know almost nothing
about MB-gassers, but I had a working theory that all the 3-series gas
cars were six cyls and the 4, 5 and 6-series cars were all eight or
twelve cyls. Can someone help explain the madness to
