Here we go again....

[Sixty8panther]

Soon the Suburban will be sold and then soon after that (hopefully) I can sell

the V12 Mercedes Benz and I will be ONCE again buying yet another vehicle

or two, or three.... depending on how things out of my control turn out.

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So here's a quick recap before I continue:

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I've owned / daily driven almost three dozen GM cars over the past 14 years.

Mostly big, V8 powered boats from the 1970s & 1980s, one 1968 Camaro,

a few Chevrolet trucks, a couple 1960s classics, and one 1950s land yacht

with tail fins big enough for a V2 rocket.

Then there's a few demolition derby cars: four FoMoCos, two Mazdas & one Volvo 240

Everyone here probably remembers the two Datsun Maximas I owned, (powered by Inline-6, RWD, 5-speed, IRS)

And then there's the German stuff.

So far I have owned three BMWs, one [e32] 735iL and two 3-series [both e30 chassis cars]

Mercedes Benz has definitely become my favorite marque as of late.

Not in general, that would still be Cadillac as far as favorite brand

EVER, but M.B. is a very close second.

I've now owned six Mercedes cars -

Two W123 sedans:

- 1982 240D - diesel

- 1982 300D - turbo diesel

Two W126 coupes

- 1984 500SEC hardtop coupe (303 cubic inch, 5.0 liter SOHC, aluminum V8 with mechanical fuel injection)

- 1991 560SEC hardtop coupe (same basic motor, just 5.6 liters, or 339 cubic inches)

One W124 sedan

- 1993 300E - this was powered by the silky smooth 'm104' DOHC inline six motor

and who could forget the W140 with the TWIN SIX (two m104 inline-6 motors fused at the crank = m120 V12)

That car is a 1992 MB 600SEL - the BIG, LONG beast that is used by billionaires & kings as means of travel.

I have had the best luck by far with my Mercedes Benz

purchases, even the two W123 diesels which cost me

$500 & $600 respectively and had over 600,000 miles

between the two of them I did not have one single

major repair. No crappy "rubber band" timing belts,

they are / were all chain driven, like any / every proper

car should be!

All RWD with an overbuilt chassis built using virgin

steel for construction & durable engine, transmission,

rear end, suspension etc.

So now I'm going to be buying ANOTHER car, #62

if I got my count right.... something like that

anyway.

Here's my top three choices:

1. 1994 Chevrolet Caprice Classic sedan (just over 100k miles) ~ asking $1600

2. 1989 BMW 635Csi [needs some work] ~ $1200

3. 1985 Mercedes Benz 500SEC with bad motor $1000 + W126 turbo diesel parts car for another $1000 + a LOT of work to make one car out of two crippled ones.

4. 1983 Cadillac Seville Bustleback with the 8-6-4 ~ $1700

5. (as yet to be found) 1980 - 1991 solid & decent M.B. 300SDL - not an SD, it has to be an SDL, if I give up on getting a 2dr hardtop it better be the BIG, LONG sedan.

Edited August 16, 2011 by Sixty8panther

[daves87rs]

Sounds good...keep us updated!

[ocnblu]

I vote Caprice.

[Robert Hall]

Camry or Corolla, for something different.

[z28luvr01]

Caprice or 500SEC, as long as you promise to make the 500SEC run on veggie oil. Personally I think all cars should emit exhaust fumes that smell like french fries.

[GMTruckGuy74]

You're selling the Suburban? How much are you asking for it?

[Drew Dowdell]

Why are you selling the V12