Another week, another big boy SL for sale.

"DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish!" (daft-ryosuke) 12/11/2018 at 20:06 • Filed to: None

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This time it’s an ‘04 SL600 for $9000. Suspension is past knackered, but I wager it could use a little love. Updated with extra photo and start-up vid.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! 12/11/2018 at 16:36

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//STANCENATION\\

You should get it and just replace the ABC system with accuair or something. 

WilliamsSW > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! 12/11/2018 at 20:14

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L O W B O I

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! 12/11/2018 at 20:37

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I bet the price will be around $39k within a few years, adjusted. 

V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 12/11/2018 at 22:31

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Not really possible unfortunately. 

V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 12/11/2018 at 22:31

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My 2004 ABC equipped  Benz is about $1/mile in maintenance. Fuck ABC. 

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches 12/11/2018 at 22:43

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I have a W123 diesel, nothing fancy! 

Land_Yacht_225 > V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches 12/11/2018 at 23:47

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How the S600 with the lower mileage and less questionable history has the higher problem frequency still escapes me.

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches 12/12/2018 at 00:07

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A company called VVK out of Florida has an awesome kit for R230s that includes 30-way coilovers, a special power steering pump and special adjustable sway bars. Then it’s just a matter of coding out the ABC system using STAR/DAS Developer and voila! Granted, it’s a little on the pricey side ($4k for the suspension kit plus whatever it costs to have the ABC “faults” coded out) but it’s cheaper than maintaining the ABC system. Last I heard, they’re almost done working out the kinks for the V12 cars.

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 12/12/2018 at 00:26

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Update: A little more research shows that they now have a front sway bar that’s compatible with the V12s and they’ve also figured out a solution for power steering.

V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches > Land_Yacht_225 12/12/2018 at 02:16

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Oh, it hasn’t broken down  in well over a year now. I’ve just put a lot of money into it and don’t really drive it that much. Since I bought it four years ago I’ve only put 24000 miles or so on it. In reality the cost is closer to 85¢ per mile. I anticipate it’ll need valve block work this spring, but other than that it’s pretty well sorted currently. When I hit that tire this summer I got all of the motor and transmission mounts replaced under insurance, along with the oil cooler, intercooler, radiator, and all the related lines up there. Next thing I figure it’ll need is the rear valve block, but I’ll have both done at the same time so I don’t have to pay for a swimming pools’ worth of pentosin. 

V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 12/12/2018 at 02:17

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That’s really interesting actually, I hadn’t heard about them. Do you know if they have anything similar for W220? 

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches 12/12/2018 at 14:15

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Sadly they don’t make anything for the W220.

Land_Yacht_225 > V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches 12/12/2018 at 15:00

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How much was the charge for the motor/trans mounts...I think I need mine done and I understand it can either be horrifically expensive or peanuts depending on what part number your current mounts are.