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6.9 45 years old yesterday?

Started by rumb, 14 August 2020, 05:34 PM

rumb

'68 250S
'77 6.9 Euro
'91 300SE,
'98 SL500
'14 CLS550,
'16 AMG GTS
'21 E450 Cabrio

Randys01

......and aren't they getting difficult to keep going?.....parts are becoming an issue.

UTn_boy

Quote from: Randys01 on 14 August 2020, 06:36 PM
......and aren't they getting difficult to keep going?.....parts are becoming an issue.

No kidding!  I think Mercedes has figured out that if they make parts no longer available people will turn their interests toward new models and forget about a lowly (to Mercedes) W116.  Even the 450se I'm going through at the moment I'm having trouble getting some things that were always available......that all of  sudden aren't. 
1966 250se coupe`,black/dark green leather
1970 600 midnight blue/parchment leather
1971 300sel 6.3,papyrus white/dark red leather
1975 450se, pine green metallic/green leather
1973 300sel 4.5,silver blue metallic/blue leather
1979 450sel 516 red/bamboo

ptashek

...and it's not just the W116. The W124 is facing the same fate.
1993 "Pearl Blue" W124 280TE
1988 "Arctic White" W124 200T
1979 "Icon Gold" W116 450SE

UTn_boy

Quote from: ptashek on 15 August 2020, 05:22 AM
...and it's not just the W116. The W124 is facing the same fate.

That's even worse (to me) because I want a 400E! 
1966 250se coupe`,black/dark green leather
1970 600 midnight blue/parchment leather
1971 300sel 6.3,papyrus white/dark red leather
1975 450se, pine green metallic/green leather
1973 300sel 4.5,silver blue metallic/blue leather
1979 450sel 516 red/bamboo