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My Car

Here is my 1983 380 SEL

 

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I couldn't load it!%$#@!

I stupidly forgot that I can only load gif or jpeg files only! My file I was trying to load was a bmp off my scanner. Right now I'm working on swithching it to a gif or jpeg. Be patient, its coming.
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Re: Another young S-class driver

You are exactly like me, w126fahrer! I got my first car during my senior year at High School. While everybody else were scampering around in 'rice' cars, I busted through the gates with a classic 1976 280 S![ same w116 body of that 1975 450 SEL you wanted ]
And yes I got criticised like crazy for it. Even before I got the car I would look in Auto Traders all the time in class for an MB. One student saw me looking in an Auto Trader in one of my classes and said, "Why do you want a Mercedes!?" He took the book out of my hands and showed me this crappy ass Mitsubishi. "Now thats the car you should get, that's a fast ass car!" I just looked at him, smiled and said, "I'll walk away in an accident in a Mercedes, but you won't while your sporty little 'rice' car is mangeled to pieces.-HA HA HA!" You know it had to be said. Anyways, I grew up with Mercedes cars and have always wanted one since I was a kid. They have a nastolgic value to me. I ended up selling my w116 280 S and saved up enough money to buy a w126 380 SEL. I plan to buy a w140 next, then I will have driven 30 years of S-Class body styles and complete the trilogy! The S-Class[ S=SUPER SIZED ] has always been the one and only 'real' Mercedes-Benz period. You can see a small picture of my current 1983 380 SEL in the far left corner, but I have a nice large pick of my classic 1976 280 S I used to own right here.

 

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Re: YES, someone like me!

People that say Mercedes is an old person's car are absolute idiots! I'll tell ya what an old person's car is... THOSE DAMN CADILLACS!! Now a Cadillac IS an old person's car, not an MB. Thanx for the comment on my car, it is black by the way. I've put a custom exhaust job on it, it makes the V8 sound awesome! My car has some attitude! Your 560 SEL kicks some @ss too. It looks in really good condition
and you got that 5.6 V8 that out muscles my 3.8 V8!
Stuff about the w126 being anti-social is such trash. How can a car that has been made for more than a decade [ 1979-1991 ] be anti-social?

Wow, someone who shares my joy with Mercedes. I've had similar comments. Why do you want a Mercedes? BMWs are better. They're such an old person's car. But that's what I want. I like the mature, and conservative German look. My brother is one of those wanting a Mini. Yuck. But I like the space and comfort. I don't want a cute car. What I like about the W126 is it has been decribed as Anti-social. I like yours, with the dark coloured paint job. (I can't tell from the picture). I'm not one to go with what is popular. Even with my music. I don't expect other people to like my tastes, becuase they are my tastes. I don't want to conform! But I'm glad to see some mature young driver like myself. Have you read the Catcher in the Rye? The world is full of so many phoney people. And what about the ducks?

 

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Re: Me too

You don't have the need for a GPS navigation module, but need a TV, minidisc, cd, mp3 player, and a friggin' Playstation 2!!!!???? What's wrong with this picture? -lol. Anyways, its cool to hear from more young MB owners! [ p.s. this thread has been dormant for almost a year ] I guess the youth of today is STILL ignorant to the fact that an MB is actually one step above a BMW. The weird thing is there seems to be more young w140 owners than young w126 owners like w126fahrer, scottschoe, and myself. I know 92Black300SE drives a 300 SE and keide600SEL drives a 600 SEL [ *sigh -lucky ] but what model do you have?

 

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My Two Cents

Did you even do the side panels for the facelift? As for the abandoned two tone look that took place starting with the 1997 models, I didn't mind it at all. Infact I thought the look kicked ass along with the rest of the changes that took place for the second face lift. The new stock wheels complimented the abandoned two tone panels perfectly also. It was the best final look for the w140 during its last few years of production. And remember, Lexus [ Toyota ] will always copy MB, it will never be the other way around.
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You are correct on everything except the wheels. The 1997+ models came with 16" 6 hole wh...

You are correct on everything except the wheels. The 1997+ models came with 16" 6 hole wheels and the abandoned two tone look was in effect. The last year for your 16" 8 hole wheels and two tone scheme was in 1996. The photos from my sales brochure is self explanatory.
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Hey ///S320!

Women love these cars alright! Check out the "Girls of Summer" music video by Aerosmith- It features actress Jamie Presley doing something that every guy MB owner would fantasize about! You can find the video on aerosmith.com

Cool! Keep comin young guys!
I think that my S320 is perhaps the best car i ever bought, and, i have no plans to change it. This car handles so well.

So far i have not done any mods on my car. Waiting to buy 18" amgs. BTW, women love this car (especially the back seat)


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