These cars are so amazing but undervalued. I bought one a few years ago that needed lots of tlc to bring it back. I am only the second owner. Now it looks and runs beautifully. 280se w108. Dark blue with an ivory white interior. Turns heads everywhere. More should be saved and restored. They are worth it.
I restored my ‘68 280SEL Euro model 25 years ago, when they were really forgotten and parts prices and restoration costs were - well cheap compared to nowadays. So happy I did it then, and have kept her up to tip-top shape. I’ll never get rid of her and just ceramic coated it, which makes that midnight blue want to make you swim in it! Thanks for this video & please keep em comin’! God Bless 😎
i dont mean to be offtopic but does anyone know a trick to get back into an Instagram account..? I was stupid lost my password. I appreciate any tips you can give me
@Sam Vincent i really appreciate your reply. I got to the site on google and I'm in the hacking process now. Seems to take quite some time so I will reply here later with my results.
I have a 1968 middle blue 280S (w108) and a 1969 hellbeige 6.3 (w109). Both are still in original conditions. Exterior, interior, engine, transmissão, eletric….. Never restored. Believe me. They are dream cars. Better than many new cars. People who owns one of this know what they are.
@alejandro-cg4es I'm waiting for my eyes to be fixed. I have retinitis pigmentosa and the retina specialist keeps telling me maybe next year every year. So no, not yet.
@@alejandro-cg4es Thanks, definitely the car I want. May even go for the inline 6. My speed demon days have been over for more than twenty years. Since before the diagnosis.
Rust, rust rust. Mechanicals on these things are relatively easy and cheap enough. Rust can have one off the road for years or spending many thousands at a shop getting it repaired. And even moderate rust can see the a-pillar almost detached from the sills. After that the car is not worth recovering. Also rust in the bottom of the doors is almost a given. Skins aren't available and the construction of the door structure and seal section at the bottom means the skins rust as well as the structure. And quite often they are repaired with bog. A zero rust, non-bogged model is worth a lot more than rusty or badly repaired one, even if it's worse mechanically.
These cars are so amazing but undervalued. I bought one a few years ago that needed lots of tlc to bring it back. I am only the second owner. Now it looks and runs beautifully. 280se w108. Dark blue with an ivory white interior. Turns heads everywhere. More should be saved and restored. They are worth it.
I restored my ‘68 280SEL Euro model 25 years ago, when they were really forgotten and parts prices and restoration costs were - well cheap compared to nowadays. So happy I did it then, and have kept her up to tip-top shape.
I’ll never get rid of her and just ceramic coated it, which makes that midnight blue want to make you swim in it!
Thanks for this video & please keep em comin’!
God Bless
😎
i dont mean to be offtopic but does anyone know a trick to get back into an Instagram account..?
I was stupid lost my password. I appreciate any tips you can give me
@Yusuf Dustin instablaster ;)
@Sam Vincent i really appreciate your reply. I got to the site on google and I'm in the hacking process now.
Seems to take quite some time so I will reply here later with my results.
@Sam Vincent it worked and I actually got access to my account again. I am so happy:D
Thanks so much, you saved my ass :D
@Yusuf Dustin Glad I could help :)
Thanks. Very informative. Keep them coming
Thanks!
I own a 67 250s w108. Thanks for giving some light. Not a lot said about these timeless autos.
I own the exact same one 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼 mine is brown
@@fsdpro5461 I own a 71 W108 280se 3.5... Itś a fantastic Car for drivin long distances. 200PS V8 Power ;-)
It's lonely being a Mercedes sedan enthusiast. I love them but it's almost depressing how many have been run into the ground...
There are still a lot of you out there. Keep the fire!
@Ken's Show & Tell Lucky dude.
I have a 1968 middle blue 280S (w108) and a 1969 hellbeige 6.3 (w109).
Both are still in original conditions. Exterior, interior, engine, transmissão, eletric….. Never restored.
Believe me. They are dream cars. Better than many new cars.
People who owns one of this know what they are.
According to Mercedes Benz the fins on the W111 were intended as a guide to the driver to park when you were going in rear gear
One day I will have one.
Did you get one?
@alejandro-cg4es I'm waiting for my eyes to be fixed. I have retinitis pigmentosa and the retina specialist keeps telling me maybe next year every year. So no, not yet.
@@ericbitzer5247 Hope you get healthy and get merc 🤜🤛
@@alejandro-cg4es Thanks, definitely the car I want.
May even go for the inline 6. My speed demon days have been over for more than twenty years. Since before the diagnosis.
Shh, stop raising the prices!
Rust, rust rust. Mechanicals on these things are relatively easy and cheap enough. Rust can have one off the road for years or spending many thousands at a shop getting it repaired. And even moderate rust can see the a-pillar almost detached from the sills. After that the car is not worth recovering.
Also rust in the bottom of the doors is almost a given. Skins aren't available and the construction of the door structure and seal section at the bottom means the skins rust as well as the structure.
And quite often they are repaired with bog.
A zero rust, non-bogged model is worth a lot more than rusty or badly repaired one, even if it's worse mechanically.
You forget the V8 Engines M116/M117 / The 3.5 M116 is the best engine for the W108
Especially if it is with a four speed manual.
You have to check first who copied who..