Silver C

I don't know where the idea came from.. But since modding my w203 here and there, reading many mb materials and pictures.. I have this urge or crave for a vintage classic.. Have you guys experienced this?

And this is what I have my eyes on..



What do you guys think? Should I go fr it?

Midnight Koop

you're not alone

here's one of my favorites...



the sedan you pictured is nice too... but if it were me, nothing compares with a vintage roadster

Saijin_Naib

Anyone ever get the itch for a car that harkens back to the early 1900s in car design?
Something like this 170v


I think the only cars that really maintain that aesthetic these days are the Caterhams and the Morgans. Both beautiful cars IMO.

Silver C

Koop, I can't agree with you more. But searching for that car in that condition in my country? Highly unlikely..

C230 Mulac

both the roadster and sedan are beautiful, i wish i still had my 1983 S-class diesel, theyre very comfortable too. ive been thinking about getting one of the old s-class roadster convertibles, it'd be a nice car for a weekend cruise

Silver C

Ah, I have actually been searching all the local for sale ads of those roadsters.. But damn.. I can't find any!

So I had to resort to my second choice..

blkamgsl55

Was into old cars for probably 40 years. After owning several AMG's, BMW's. Porsche, and Jaguars the older cars felt archaic and sometimes unsafe. They're great for parades or going to car shows, but they come up short as daily drivers.

Silver C

Y wife inisited that if I wanted to buy a vintage car, it better be a two door.. I guess in some ways I agree with her.. I saw the sedan and I didn't feel it was.. Me..

Glyn M Ruck

That Compact is in very good condition.

This is what I want but I need to finish restoring my Jag first.



Aston Martin DB6 Mk II Vantage.

tommy

Mmmm.

That is seriously gorgeous.

I've always wanted a 2002 tii or a 3.0csi, but those will most likely never happen.

eesjunin

Ha... i actually found one, in someones back yard under tons of tree growth, and waiting for the right time to extract this one out of the bushes!

C230 Mulac

the AM looks very nice, i would love to find one of those somewhere

rwcC230

I had a W113, a 1967 230 SL, with a 5-speed. It was a driver, not a candidate for a concours-like restoration. It was great, but it was my only car, and I was concerned about it blowing up. It was also a pretty high-maintenence car - oil change every 3000 miles, etc. I had a great mechanic, who had worked on them when they first came out. Every time I took it in, he had another suggestion to make the car run and ride nicer, mostly by replacing some bushing or other piece of rubber that had worn out over 30 years. By the time I got rid of it, two years after I bought it, it was in really good shape. I sold it and bought the W203 C230 K in 2002. I still have the C230 (135000 miles), but I ride my new BMW F800ST most of the time now.

There are some pictures here:

https://mbworld.org/forums/2902231-post79.html

Saijin_Naib

What, that is awesome I don't even know what cars like that fetch these days. Probably quite a bit of money..

C230 Mulac

sh*t man this thread is making me want to go and buy one of these vintage cars and that's bad because i really shouldn't be spending that kind of money right now lol

samaritrey

So true I have an MG as shown in my sig below. It is scary as hell to drive. It does not go, stop or steer lol
I plan to drive it to my dads house and drive it to work a few days by the second day my dad will have gone crazy and bought me a new car lol