Author Topic: What is the Best Manual for the 230sl  (Read 3130 times)

mcreasy

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What is the Best Manual for the 230sl
« on: November 16, 2010, 11:55:18 »
There are all kinds of manuals and books but which one is the best to get for info and details of info on ins and outs of a 67 230sl ...my car came with nothing and so where do I start?? thanks mary

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Re: What is the Best Manual for the 230sl
« Reply #1 on: November 16, 2010, 18:46:17 »
The "big blue book" for passenger cars starting in 1959. See: http://www.sl113.org/wiki/Documents/BBB.
They show up on eBay quite often. I also like the book written by Kenneth Ball: Mercedes-Benz 230/ 1963-68 AUTOBOOK.
Alfred
1964 230SL manual 4-speed 568H signal red
1966 230SL automatic 334G light blue (sold)
1968 280SL automatic (now 904G midnight blue)

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Re: What is the Best Manual for the 230sl
« Reply #2 on: November 17, 2010, 10:30:04 »
Posted by Cees Klumper:

I like the Haynes manual myself. Not sure what the status these days is of the factory manuals (Big Blue Book etc), whether they're available either in print or on CD-rom / DVD but the Haynes manual, combined with all of the knowledge here before you tackle a particularjob, should provide you with 90-98% of the information you'll ever need.
1969 280 SL, Tunis Beige, Euro Model (Italy).