RLT

So a few days ago I found the alter-ego of the S2000 and bought it.

Found the car on Autotrader.
1986 560sl
1 owner
Accident free
No rust
40k miles
Hardtop
Soft top was replaced recently
20 miles from my house



While driving the S2000 is a total blast my +1 does not enjoy the car especially since her involvement in a serious car accident 2 years ago (somebody pulled out of a driveway on a country road and forgot to look to the left). Hopefully she'll feel a little safer in this car.

MsPerky

Always one of my favorite cars. It's in amazing shape with really low miles!

robb

Nice those are great cars built like tanks and very undervalued IMO.

Legal Bill

Looks great. Enjoy that bad boy. I wonder if there are any after-market bumpers for them???

RLT

Thanks.
I wanted one of these for years.
The car does have a few issues that need attention but nothing too serious - famous last words.
Had a mechanic buddy check it out, also went on the German R107 website (Mercedes Internal code for this body style). They had a 68 page document posted with a 6 page checklist of what to look for when purchasing one of these. Hopefully I did my homework, only time will tell.

So if anybody you know is thinking about purchasing one of these cars, let me know and I will translate the checklist.

The problem with these cars is rust and the high price of getting anything fixed at a Mercedes dealer. Watched a couple YouTube videos; one was called "10 reasons to buy a 1886-1995 Mercedes", the other one was 10 reasons not to buy one. The two take away points were
A. You still can work on these cars.
B. You will have to work on these cars.

RLT

Thanks.
A lot of owners in the US put the smaller European bumpers on the car if they can find and afford them. Not sure about aftermarket bumpers.

boltonblue

I've been fantasizing about adding an SL to the fleet, although something of a more recent vintage.
I'm fairly sure my better half doesn't share my enthusiasm.

And remember you can always get parts for a benz and you can always fix them.
eventually you just reach a point where you can't stop the bleeding.
step one, put hundred dollar bills into a blender with a little oil to form a slurry...


This guy has a whole series on how to buy an older Benz and what to check on.

http://www.youtube.c...nOhv6LIBlIh1Kxa

Jet sitter

Nice car. I remember many years ago when a local Triple A baseball team was selling raffle tickets on a blue one. Yes, I did buy a ticket, no I didn't win.

Legal Bill

Of course! That makes perfect sense. I hope you can find some. I always hated the US mandated bumpers of that era.

S2KRAY

My neighbor has one and it is very nice. So is yours. Good luck with it.