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Old Jun 24, 2005 | 04:53 PM
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hello forum, new member, recently purchased 74 450sl with 84500 mi, couldnit pass it up...never owned a mercedes..i am impressed with the car
it is indeed built like a panzer tank..very solid and heavy..has some cold start
time lag..needs to run at 180 temp. think i have a slight hum in the rear?other than that the car is show room.. any comments? thanks :
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Old Jul 21, 2005 | 10:14 AM
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What did you pay?

Just curious, what'd you pay, where'd you shop and what's the condition? I'm trying to sell my '76 and want advice. I love my car and it's really clean, but too many toys.

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Old Aug 2, 2005 | 04:35 PM
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Cool response..

Originally Posted by rzrob
Just curious, what'd you pay, where'd you shop and what's the condition? I'm trying to sell my '76 and want advice. I love my car and it's really clean, but too many toys.

RZ Rob
This is very clean and very original...up to the blapaunk stereo,,i paid 7000k
and i enjoy the drive...need to remove the hardtop for summer......and add a
cd player with some good speakers...bye the way have u had trouble with the passenger door locking mechanism...?? TC
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