"Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo" (thetomselleck)
01/01/2016 at 12:26 • Filed to: W123, Mercedes | 0 | 12 |
A friend named Zoidberg.
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If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
> Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
01/01/2016 at 12:40 | 0 |
Don’t expect it to be fast. (Although compared to say a Tercel wagon or an ancient Toyota Pickup it’s probably a rocket ship)
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> Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
01/01/2016 at 12:40 | 1 |
Well they do look amazing. Rust and automatic climate control issues are the problems with the SLs of similar vintage. Running gear is common with tons of other MBs.
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> someassemblyrequired
01/01/2016 at 12:44 | 1 |
And it looks like it has manual HVAC in pics so you are good there. So main enemy is rust.
Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
> If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
01/01/2016 at 12:44 | 0 |
I assure you, 5-speed makes any slow car feel normal! But all these old Mercs in my area are automatics... sometimes a 3-speed auto even. Terrifying.
Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
> someassemblyrequired
01/01/2016 at 12:45 | 0 |
Yeah I was looking at SLs too and there did seem to be a fair amount of rusty ones... one ad also mentioned the “usual merc climate control” problem.
If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
> Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
01/01/2016 at 12:49 | 1 |
Big Benzes didn’t really start getting fast until the 124/126 iterations.
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> Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
01/01/2016 at 12:58 | 0 |
Theoretically a tin top should be better, especially here, but since it's a Euro spec car it might have seen salt at some point.
Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
> someassemblyrequired
01/01/2016 at 13:00 | 0 |
If I liked something this old enough, I would crawl underneath before buying it. But something with significantly less rust than the Tercel would be preferrable.
Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
> If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
01/01/2016 at 13:02 | 2 |
Who needs speed when you have class, amirite?
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> Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
01/01/2016 at 13:07 | 1 |
Ha yeah those things rusted faster than a Lancia Beta.
Agrajag
> Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
01/01/2016 at 13:14 | 1 |
From what I understand, marginally faster than the diesels. Marginally less long lived but still damn reliable.
Burn-Spaz1966-Burn
> Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
01/02/2016 at 07:48 | 0 |
LOL, youtube: “cruising in my benz”