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How often do you see another W116 driving by?

Started by BCDC, 28 December 2020, 11:10 PM

Randys01

Strike me lucky..what a set up !! luv that floor. Gee those 6.9's all lined up make for a different colour car for each day of the week!!  Impressive........good old Dad kept the show going there or awhile eh?

nathan

sorry to get sidetracked on Squiggles post.  The hoist is a Stratus SR 40 I think it was. Italian brand. the scissor hits are getting popular as you dont have posts in the way. Maybe not so good on newer cars with exhaust down each side?  you can get portable ones which wheel in, but this was never on the cards with a new house build.

of our 116s, the white one is the only one never to move, its so far down the back of the garage. but it will soon be stored at my house and ill get it out every now and then.  it gets started every week at least.

this was my car spotted on a local group just before Xmas.
1979 116 6.9 #6436
2018 213 e63
2011 212 e63
2011 463 g55
2007 211 e500 wagen
1995 124 e320 cabriolet
1983 460 300gd
1981 123 280te

floyd111

#17
In the last 18 years, I have seen 1 drivable w116 450 parked in a garage., and another at a show.
So..driving ones I have seen none, ever.
The other 3 I saw, wrecks, basically, I bought.
That makes my W116 the only one I have ever seen driving on a road.
They are quite rare here...

marku

Rare here too. After all the years of owning one and really being aware of the W116 I have never seen one. Last time I looked there were only 17 on the road.
1974 450SE silver green/bamboo velour/green vinyl roof

ptashek

I've seen maybe four (mine excluded) on the road in Ireland in the past three years or so.
1993 "Pearl Blue" W124 280TE
1988 "Arctic White" W124 200T
1979 "Icon Gold" W116 450SE


Youcef W116

Aprt the one that i brought in December , i did not seein any W116 since 2008 THE YERA THAT I SOLD MY FIRTS W116  :'( :'( :'( :'(

AndreasF

In Germany, the situation is somewhat different. I see a W116 in the neighbourhood every day. Unfortunately, it is so rusty that it will probably never be driven anywhere again.
Every 3 -4 weeks I see a W116 passing me by, except in winter of course. If I'm also driving my W116, I obviously wave to the driver. If I'm in my daily car, I give it a "thumbs up".
350SE (silver) from 1979 (sun roof, air condition, central locking, Becker Mexico, ....)

w116john

I have seen a few though not recently, they seem to be popular in Ireland and I have seen 3 near where i live but only briefly
a 450 owned by a local garage owner great condition dark green. A 300sd i was driving behind late at night looked in great shape as well and another I have seen in my town a few times all I remember is, it had penta alloys.

I saw one in cancale in northern France and funnily one in Germany when i went to pick up mine,  the evening before I went to collect I was out walking and a super black w116 passed me by, thinking it was the one i was going to see i waved / gesticulated, fortunately the driver didn't see me or chose to ignore the lunatic on the roadside, I soon come to my senses and realised that, that one was a little too shiny to be mine.

A rare sight on the roads, curiously all the 116's I have seen appeared to be in good condition.


Eyeman

I can't remember the last time I've seen a W116 on the road, unless you count mine on a flat bed this summer.  Funny enough there's an older gentleman that daily drives a W109 going the opposite way from one of my commutes.  I can even tell whether I'm running early or late by where I pass him going across the dam road.  I'd wave but it would just confuse him.  Maybe when I get all my work done I'll try to get out in my car and talk to him.
1963 190SL(project)
1977 6.9 (Euro)
1994 Porsche 968 Cabriolet
1994 Porsche 968 Coupe
2008 BMW 135
2017 AMG GTS

marku

As I said before I have never seen one on the road. Seen a 126 but never a 116. Comes from living in the backwoods. The most popular Mercedes here are the 123, I have seen a few of those, and the SL.
1974 450SE silver green/bamboo velour/green vinyl roof

Flogrates

I saw another beige one yesterday. Tassie seems to have most of the remaining ones left lol

Randys01

saw a yellow one today!....have seen it before.   very tidy......