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10-27-2009, 01:33 PM
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1987 560SEL
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I don't know what I'm getting myself into, but I'll let everyone know how it turns out ....
Would you fly 2200 miles to drive a 22 year old car across the country that you've never seen in person before? I picked up a 1987 560SEL off of ebay from a dealer. It's a one-owner car with about 160,000 miles on it. It's in Florida and I live in Southern California. I ride my motorcycle cross country all the time so I might be taking this too lightly. This is my first Benz that I'll be playing with. I've had a few cars from that other German company that also makes motorcycles
Needless to say, I've been reading everything I can find on the reliability and issues these cars have, but I thought I would put this to the people that know the most about these cool 1980s cars.
Ship it or drive it?
Would you fly 2200 miles to drive a 22 year old car across the country that you've never seen in person before? I picked up a 1987 560SEL off of ebay from a dealer. It's a one-owner car with about 160,000 miles on it. It's in Florida and I live in Southern California. I ride my motorcycle cross country all the time so I might be taking this too lightly. This is my first Benz that I'll be playing with. I've had a few cars from that other German company that also makes motorcycles
Needless to say, I've been reading everything I can find on the reliability and issues these cars have, but I thought I would put this to the people that know the most about these cool 1980s cars.Ship it or drive it?
10-27-2009, 04:45 PM
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Cheaper to ship it, but it could be funer to drive it. I would have have an inspection done by a local indy shop to insure everything is in good working condition before making the choice. If all is well, go for it.
I would have zero issues driving MY W126 across the country.
I would have zero issues driving MY W126 across the country.
