Picked up another car.....1979 Mercedes Benz W116

BlackRoseRacing · Post by **BlackRoseRacing** » Fri Feb 11, 2011 8:12 am

This thing is fairly solid, 145K on the odometer. Not bad considering its 32years old. I was going to use it for a daily driver but it needs an exhaust to start and a few other things before it could be used as a daily driver. It has a DOHC straight 6 rated at 120hp/143ft/lbs with mechanical fuel injection.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPmmSt4gayY

I ended up getting it for $400. But I'm not going to keep it, apparently my mother has been looking for one of these for a long time now so she is getting it delivered to her place today.

Post by **occasional demons** » Fri Feb 11, 2011 9:29 am

That is one loud ass beast! It definitely needs some detailing love. But for 32 years of use/neglect, not bad.

logikfive · Post by **logikfive** » Fri Feb 11, 2011 6:10 pm

Looks nice!

Though I dunno if I'd be dailying a 32 year old car lol

BlackRoseRacing · Post by **BlackRoseRacing** » Fri Feb 11, 2011 9:22 pm

apparently its got a 3speed trani, because at 60 mph I was going deff.

Somehow I managed to drive it 45min from work to my parents house to give the car to my mother and I did not see one cop at all!

This car is a slug, the wife's conv accelerated faster than this 32year old pos, I had it to the floor and this thing would not move. Damn mechanical injection!

Marcel · Post by **Marcel** » Sat Feb 12, 2011 4:25 am

you're flooring a 32-y-o mercedes? shame on you! this thing is made for cruising!

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Sat Feb 12, 2011 11:16 am

My boss has one like that, but I think it's a 69. I can't stand driving the damn thing, WAYYYYYY too bouncy! Damn airbags...

JeffM · Post by **JeffM** » Sat Feb 12, 2011 11:25 am

If it's a 280 (inline 6cyl), it should have a 4-speed auto; not a 3-speed. The 350 and 450 where the ones that had 3-speeds. So either something is wrong with that trans, or they swapped.

Also if it's a 280 SE (not the normal S), they were rated for 142hp, instead of the normal 120hp.

I love the W116 body. It's so old, but so classy.

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Sat Feb 12, 2011 11:27 am

Check out the big bavarian brain on Brad

Marcel · Post by **Marcel** » Sat Feb 12, 2011 11:47 am

Danteneon wrote:Check out the big bavarian brain on Brad

hate to spoil it for you but BMW is bavarian, Mercedes originates from Stuttgart / Mannheim.

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Sat Feb 12, 2011 11:50 am

Sooo...Germany is not bavarian?

Marcel · Post by **Marcel** » Sat Feb 12, 2011 1:06 pm

Danteneon wrote:Sooo...Germany is not bavarian?

please: go to germany and let someone put it on tape when you ask this to a random german

Basically, the bavarians consider themselves not german, and all the other germans think bavarians are weird folk to say the least. Kind of like the same situation as the US and canada, with the exception it's not about two different countries

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Sat Feb 12, 2011 1:08 pm

Sooo...I'm correct in my first statement. The natives just wouldn't like me, correct?

Marcel · Post by **Marcel** » Sat Feb 12, 2011 3:05 pm

probably not..

BlackRoseRacing · Post by **BlackRoseRacing** » Sun Feb 13, 2011 12:37 pm

Mercedes originates from Stuttgart

According to the metal tag on the drivers door jam, Stuttgart is where this car was built.....