Author Topic: other rides (Read 21721 times)

nick350 · « **Reply #25 on:** October 29, 2006, 15:19:19 »

I drive my 280sl in and out of London every day, rain or shine. Any little coughs or splutters are just that and disappear as quickly as they arrived. The more I use it the better it is. Today I drove about 150 miles and God is the engine note sweet. Yes, I know....it is serviced fully every six months and I bought it to enjoy driving...and enjoy it I do!!

graphic66 · « **Reply #26 on:** October 30, 2006, 15:59:13 »

66' 230SL black on black, automatic. 2001 Dodge Ram 2500 quad cab V-10 5 speed 4wd. 97' Ford Escort, 78' Mercedes Benz Unimog 406 20 speed 4wd diesel.

n/a · « **Reply #27 on:** October 30, 2006, 18:37:19 »

I've got a summer and winter daily driver.
Summer is a 94 E500, (W124), and in the winter a Honda Ridgeline. Still ugly in my eyes, but the perfect all rounder for Canadian winters, pulling the boat and acrage duties! And the Honda Family Van!?
Ollies
95 E320 Cab
94 E500
67 250 SL

Longtooth · « **Reply #28 on:** October 31, 2006, 02:29:34 »

'91 Honda Accord Coupe commuter and whenever I have more than 1 passenger.... 258k miles and still strong ... 75 - 85 mph all day long. I bought new in '91, then it went thru 2 teen-agers over an 8 year period... so I had to replace the engine after 228k miles... kids wreck engines and clutches (5 speed manual).

'02 SL500 Sport is my wife's ride... (23.5k miles)...I get to drive it on trips.

'94 SL500 is my wife's former ride... now for sale.

'65 C20 (Chevy Long Bed, Panel Side, 3/4 ton heavy duty, overload shocks, 327 4BBL, Headers, Dual Exhaust with cross-over, 4 Speed Granny Low (house puller), original rear-end (also house puller)... my most reliable transportation used whenever I need something that won't fit in the trunk of the '91 honda.... haul stuff to dump, haul rock/gravel, lumber, fertilizer, pallet's of brick, whatever needs to be hauled or towed. Probably 40k - 50k on the 327.... who knows how many miles since new.... I bought it in '75 for $650 with caved in bed rails, doors, a 283 and 3 speed on the column that I replaced 3 - 4 times before I finally had the 327 built to last at 5k rpm all day long, with a 6k redline, 4 spd with granny low, heavy duty clutch... and my Dad took car of the body work & paint. Having the 327 built (with high compression heads) for it was the best investment I ever made on a vehicle (besides the '67 W113)... 15 going on 20 years ago. Use to use it with a dual point mechanical advance, but I was sucking too much gas with a heavy foot on accelerations (but what acceleration!)... so have toned it back down to a single point vacuum advance... truck still goes fast, but doesn't accelerate like it did, so I took the thrill out. I love the truck (cab looks like I live on a farm... the only vehicle I own that I can honestly not feel guilty about not cleaning... but I keep the engine tuned and mechanic's in top notch shape)... my wife hate's the truck as an eyesore, truck suspension, noise.

'67 250SL for summer, spring, communtes 2x-3x per week & bay area visits to bro, sis's sis-in-laws, 1st Sunday Drives, week-end shopping sometimes when whether's fine for top-down travel, occassional winter drives top up when mood strikes.

Longtooth
67 250SL US #113-043-10-002163
'02 SL500 Sport

Ben · « **Reply #29 on:** October 31, 2006, 03:28:02 »

I've used my '64 230SL (retired now) for about 5 years as an almost daily driver, now have a '68 280SE Coupe W111 and a 2003 CLK W209. For work I use either a W202 C-Class or a Mercedes Sprinter !

Regards,
Ben in Ireland.
'64 230SL 4sp.

wildatheart · « **Reply #30 on:** October 31, 2006, 07:12:27 »

My daily driver is a 1986 Ford Capri 280. I love it!

Jaap

1970 280SL
1971 BMW 2000 Touring
1965 Volvo 122S
1986 Ford Capri 280 Brooklands

Mike Webster · « **Reply #31 on:** October 31, 2006, 09:59:50 »

2005 Impala, base model with column shift (reminds me of my old Biscayne).

Mike in Detroit
1966 230slsilver/red

cospinner · « **Reply #32 on:** October 31, 2006, 13:28:44 »

2000 Volvo S70 GLT SE (last of the box-shape, low pressure turbo)

2004 Toyota Sienna XLE (Wife's ride and all-around hauler)

Chip in Dallas
1970 280SL Euro

mille · « **Reply #33 on:** November 01, 2006, 13:53:38 »

Besides our silver 1964 230 SL Pagoda we own a silver W124 230E now with 168.000 km on the clock. We bought it many years ago and it has been entirely reliable. For summer use we just purchased an absolutely mint 1985 Porsche 911 Carrera 3.2 in silver metallic - still with the original paint in faultless condition. This beauty has covered a total of 64.800 km (approx. 40.000 miles)from new and came with a stamped service book indicating that all services have been done by Porsche dealers. Even the original tool set and the special compressor for the occacional spare wheel was included together with owners manual in German and English. Even the battery is an original Porsche battery!I wanted to wait until spring to buy one, but we have been searching for a low mileage 3.2 for a long time and suddently the right candidate showed up. So what to do rather than snap it up? Its's now hibernating together with the Pagoda and we can't wait to get them on the road next spring!

/Finn

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nick350 · « **Reply #34 on:** November 02, 2006, 01:05:26 »

....and here in th UK we are being taxed an extra £50 road tax a year to halt global warming...that'll work.!! Keep on truckin'.

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Originally posted by Mike Hughes

In good weather, a 1989 Merkur XR4Ti (U.S. market version of the European Ford Sierra XR4i with a 200 hp 2.3L turbo) or a 1987 Jaguar XJ6 Vanden Plas. In bad weather a 2002 Isuzu Trooper or a 1995 Isuzu 4x4 Pickup.

- Mike Hughes -ô¿ô-
1966 230SL Auto P/S
Havanna Brown (408)
Light Beige (181)
Cream M-B Tex (121)

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AGT · « **Reply #35 on:** November 05, 2006, 12:03:00 »

I am currently enjoying a new S500 lent to me as a customer courtesy car by DaimlerChrysler UK for six weeks while my CL500 daily driver has yet more corrosion repairs. The S500 is brilliant and despite the imminent first recall rumour my view is that the quality on this car is back up to MB's historical standards.

The family load lugger is an E320 CDI estate which we had "chipped" with a Brabus ECU. It is a great blend of performance/economy/comfort and space. Not too reliable though!

I used my Pagodas as daily drivers May through to September without one let down - and really enjoyed it. However, as road salting began last week in Scotland its time to hide them for the winter which is always a sad moment.

Regards
Andrew

steven0401 · « **Reply #36 on:** November 05, 2006, 18:55:57 »

05 Mini Cooper S Convertible w/Works Package - handles like a go cart.
05 Range Rover for snow or serious rain
05 Carrera S for road trips

Joe · « **Reply #37 on:** November 06, 2006, 12:00:58 »

1989 Citroen 2CV Charleston. Fast, sleek, sexy!
Here is a picture of the LOML. Shown beside her is my bride.

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rwmastel · « **Reply #38 on:** November 06, 2006, 12:46:08 »

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Originally posted by Joe

1989 Citroen 2CV Charleston. Fast, sleek, sexy!

Joe,

Does your Citroen look like any of these?
http://www.citrobe.org/wrecksned.htm

Rodd
Powell, Ohio, USA
1966 230SL, Euro, Auto, Leather, both tops
1994 E420

France · « **Reply #39 on:** November 07, 2006, 06:27:16 »

Awwww...the deux chevaux two-tone. The Bertone tin snail...adorable. Burgundy and black, right Joe? There are still a lot of them careening around France. Great ride.

Rodd, hilarious pix.

Trice
1968 280SL US, signal red/bl leather, auto, kinder seat
Sarasota FL; Alsace France; Switzerland
You only need 2 tools in life: WD40 to make things go, and duct tape to make them stop.

philmas · « **Reply #40 on:** November 07, 2006, 08:24:56 »

1999 BMW 328i sedan, smooth, reliable, comfortable, very useful with two (small!) kids, although I'm sure the Pagoda's their favorite!

Amanda · « **Reply #41 on:** November 07, 2006, 15:01:06 »

2004 BMW 325ci (convertible). If I could get heated seats in the Pagoda I might not need it. ;-)

Amanda
1966 230SL
Manual
Red/Tan
Los Angeles

harleydan · « **Reply #42 on:** November 07, 2006, 15:27:28 »

1997 Toyota 4Runner - just passed 200,000 miles and going strong.
1998 Mercedes ML320 - for my wife but I don't like it.
2000 Mitsubishi Eclipse GT - I should trade it in.
1997 Harley Davidson Softail Custom -highly modified,loud, fast,& fun.
1998 John Deere G345 Tractor - for the property, very useful.
And wants a muscle car.

Cheers,
Danny
1970 280SL silver Euro 4 speed - owned for about 25 years

Mike Hughes · « **Reply #43 on:** November 07, 2006, 18:53:34 »

quote:
Originally posted by Amanda

2004 BMW 325ci (convertible). If I could get heated seats in the Pagoda I might not need it. ;-)

Amanda
1966 230SL
Manual
Red/Tan
Los Angeles

The Megatronix 280SL on display at Tom Sargant's last month had heated seats. Switches were hidden conveniently in the ashtray. Shouldn't be too difficult to get a good aftermarket installer to add them to your Pagoda. I work for a dealer and we put them in for customers all the time for a couple of hundred dollars per seat. No reason not to dump the Beemer now! ;^)

- Mike Hughes -ô¿ô-
1966 230SL Auto P/S
Havanna Brown (408)
Light Beige (181)
Cream M-B Tex (121)

JPMOSE · « **Reply #44 on:** November 08, 2006, 14:32:51 »

1987 560SL - Near Mint and a 1980's bullet proof Mercedes

2003 S430 - Wish it was a former bullet proof Mercedes - Would rather have a mint 1991 560SEL!

2001 4Runner Limited - Does this car EVER breakdown?

Best Regards,

J. P. Mose
1968 250SL
1987 560SL

66andBlue · « **Reply #45 on:** November 08, 2006, 20:03:33 »

quote:
Originally posted by Amanda

2004 BMW 325ci (convertible). If I could get heated seats in the Pagoda I might not need it. ;-)

.. you can buy them from one of our forum members and do it yourself

http://www.pagodenteile.de/58.htm

Alfred
1966 blue 230SL automatic

rhersberger · « **Reply #46 on:** November 09, 2006, 11:20:48 »

In another post, "K" indicated he purchased a Ford GT last summer. Earlier in the fall I saw a dozen or so of these heading north on the Pacific Coast Highway between Ventura and Santa Barbara. It was a beautiful sight and the sound was even better.

For the rest of us to fantasize about other rides, you might enjoy these pictures a Cayman S owning friend took at Crystal Cove, which is between Newport Beach and Laguana Beach. Scroll down past the various replies to see some beautiful and exotic cars.

http://www.caymanclub.net/showthread.php?t=6374

Rod Hersberger

Santa Barbara

'68 280 SL, red, tan, 4sp, two tops
'01 Jag S Type brg
'07 Cayman S Carmona red, sand beige (on order; built 10/16/06; due in San Diego 11/19/06)

harleydan · « **Reply #47 on:** November 09, 2006, 12:36:10 »

Rod,

In one of those pictures, there was a Pagoda next to a Ford GT/GT40.

Danny

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Author Topic: other rides (Read 21721 times)

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n/a

Longtooth

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nick350

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Amanda

harleydan

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