SL/R129: 90-95 600sl
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90-95 600sl
Hello again,
For those of you that don't already know, I'm selling all my cars and buying several that are more "practical." I have gone through so many different cars I don't even have the time to list them all, but no matter what I keep coming back to the W140's and R129's. So I am going to stick with it. I am probably going to buy either a 92-95 500sel or a 92-95 600sec (aka cl600/s600 coupe) for my everyday car. I took a test drive in a '95 s600 coupe last weekend, and I fell in love with it! However, my sensible side is telling me to buy the 500sel though so I don't have as high maintenance costs. I really like my '99 sl500 but it is just too new. I have been looking around at the early models (1990-95), and I really "need" a 600sl. I would use it as a weekend/cruiser/etc car so I am not too worried about maintenance costs. My question: how differently does the early model 600sl compare with a '99 sl500? I know it has a very costly v-12 and all but I am more concerned with how it feels. Does it feel heavy? These cars only have a 4-speed rather than my 5, so I'm sure that plays in as well, but how?
Thanks much
Rick
For those of you that don't already know, I'm selling all my cars and buying several that are more "practical." I have gone through so many different cars I don't even have the time to list them all, but no matter what I keep coming back to the W140's and R129's. So I am going to stick with it. I am probably going to buy either a 92-95 500sel or a 92-95 600sec (aka cl600/s600 coupe) for my everyday car. I took a test drive in a '95 s600 coupe last weekend, and I fell in love with it! However, my sensible side is telling me to buy the 500sel though so I don't have as high maintenance costs. I really like my '99 sl500 but it is just too new. I have been looking around at the early models (1990-95), and I really "need" a 600sl. I would use it as a weekend/cruiser/etc car so I am not too worried about maintenance costs. My question: how differently does the early model 600sl compare with a '99 sl500? I know it has a very costly v-12 and all but I am more concerned with how it feels. Does it feel heavy? These cars only have a 4-speed rather than my 5, so I'm sure that plays in as well, but how?
Thanks much
Rick
