Any German speakers

[JamesL]

as in people who speak German (not of the Becker variety).

Just got an email back from the Classic Center in response to my request for my data-card

This is it. My guess is that they're trying to sell me the certificate thing and charge me a small fortune for the honour. Or am I barking up the wrong tree?

Thanks


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Sie hatten um eine Datenkarte zu Ihrem historischen Mercedes-Benz
nachgefragt. In diesem Zusammenhang möchten wir Ihnen einen besonderen
Service des DaimlerChrysler Konzernarchivs vorstellen. Besitzern
klassischer Mercedes-Benz Personenwagen stellen wir auf Wunsch ein
personenbezogenes, attraktives Schmuck-Zertifikat aus, das alle
dokumentierten Ausstattungs- und Auslieferungsdaten des Fahrzeugs ausweist.
Ein Faltblatt und ein Bestellformular informieren Sie über diese exklusive
Dienstleistung. Der Preis des Zertifikats, das in einer repräsentativen
Mappe versandt wird, beträgt ? 100,00 zzgl. Porto und Verpackung.

Die Versandspesen betragen derzeit ? 6,14 zzgl. ? 3,00 Verpackungskosten.
Die Zahlung erfolgt per beigefügter Rechnung.

Da jedes Zertifikat mit großer Sorgfalt individuell für den Besteller
angefertigt wird und die Recherchen sowie die Erstellung mit einem nicht
unerheblichen Zeitaufwand verbunden sind, bitten wir Sie schon jetzt um
Verständnis, daß die Auslieferung einige Zeit in Anspruch nimmt.

Falls Sie anstelle unseres Zertifikats lediglich eine Kopie der Datenkarte
wünschen, bitten wir Sie, sich diesbezüglich an Ihren Mercedes-Benz Partner
in Ihrer Nähe oder an das Mercedes-Benz Classic Centre, HPC 096 / R 051,
D-70546 Stuttgart zu wenden.

Wir freuen uns auf Ihre Bestellung und wünschen Ihnen allzeit gute Fahrt
mit Ihrem klassischen Mercedes-Benz.

Mit freundlichen Grüßen
DaimlerChrysler AG
till dillenburger

[JamesL]

Aha

that'll teach me to remember the joys of the interweb-thingy!

Babelfish translation.

They had inquired around a data card to your historical Mercedes Benz. In this connection we would like to present a special service of the DaimlerChrysler of company archives to you. Owners of classical Mercedes Benz passenger vehicles we issue when desired a personal, attractive decoration certificate, which proves all documented equipment and distribution data of the vehicle. A folding sheet and a purchase order form inform you about this exclusive service. The price of the certificate, which is dispatched in a representative briefcase, amounts to? 100,00 zzgl. Postage and packing. Forwarding charges amount to at present? 6,14 zzgl.? 3.00 packing costs. The payment takes place by attached calculation. Since each certificate with large care is made individually for the orderer and the searches as well as the production is connected with a not insignificant expenditure of time, we ask you already now for understanding that the distribution takes some time up. If you wish a copy of the data card in place of our certificate only, we ask ourselves you, in this connection at its Mercedes Benz partner in your proximity or to the Mercedes Benz Classic Centre, HPC 096/R 051 to turn D-70546 Stuttgart. We look forward to your order and wish you all time good travel with your classical Mercedes Benz. Yours sincerely DaimlerChrysler AG till more dillenburger


From which i do take it they're trying to flog me a posh certificate - anyone got one? is it worth it? - OR to contact someone else in Stuttgart, namely:
Mercedes Benz Classic Centre,
HPC 096/R 051
D-70546 Stuttgart

[114015]

Tosh,

You are right. DaimlerChrysler Classic tries to sell you a nice-looking framed certificate with basically all the same info that the original data card carries.

My two cents:
It's not worth it. If you already have everything about the SL you can imagine - then it might be a nice present ...

But the original one (i.e. it's a copy, of course) is only the data card.
Go and inquire for the copy of the data card, say your local Mercedes dealer needs it for ordering parts.
You will get it - for free as it should!

Good luck!



Achim
(Magdeburg, Germany)

[JamesL]

quote:Originally posted by 114015

Tosh,

You are right. DaimlerChrysler Classic tries to sell you a nice-looking framed certificate with basically all the same info that the original data card carries.

My two cents:
It's not worth it. If you already have everything about the SL you can imagine - then it might be a nice present ...

But the original one (i.e. it's a copy, of course) is only the data card.
Go and inquire for the copy of the data card, say your local Mercedes dealer needs it for ordering parts.
You will get it - for free as it should!

Good luck!



Achim
(Magdeburg, Germany)

Thanks v much.

Back to Herr Dillenburger or to the other address he suggests?

[rwmastel]

You may want to request an explanation of the option codes along with the card.  This helps ensure our database of option codes is correct.

Thanks,

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