miloking - 10/12/2006 9:34 PM

i Got 1992 500SEL Its NZ new but 220Kms on the clock but in fairly good nick (gear box done 2 years ago etc) still need few more things to make it perfect., but slowly getting there, next is new shocks, and may be performance chip to remove the 250Km limiter :-D and possibly stainless exhaust with bit more flow(as long as it sounds nice and standard)...but mine already comes non-cat as factory spec so i dont think i can get more flow.

Btw with the motorway the one thru city is done but the Northwestern from south auckland is some time away still and now they want to introduce tolls so they get enough money to finish it...like $10 a trip :-( shocking...

miloking - 10/12/2006 10:33 PM

i cant get insurance iam under 25, BTW i used to have 230E and wanst able to insure it either ....i mean i can get something like very dodgy insurance for like 2K a year with $1500 access but iam talking about real insurance :-)
My mate had 320E and it was pretty swift , iam not quite sure about 320 in S class but its not that much heavier i think 320E is something like 1600Kgs
500 is fun tho but bit overkill for NZ speed limit and bacon on every corner :-((((

miloking - 10/13/2006 5:00 AM

Yes it was for about week, i was originaly going to buy 300SEL from the same guy but he happen to have this and i couldnt resist...
I'm 24 and had issue getting insurance even for my w124 which was just 2.3l ...most insurance companies dont like young drivers and merc

miloking - 10/13/2006 8:02 PM

Oh Yeah the standard rubber gear shifter...dont worry its on the list i just need to find one that will match my wood....it realy looks funny if the shifter is completely different wood.
and ith insurance NAC is ok but i would like something like AA and AMI but i will have to wait a year till iam 25(fingers crossed in a meanwhile :)