[W126 Coupe] test

Carl Hansen chansen at cogeco.ca
Mon Feb 13 07:59:56 EST 2006


You said it Jay.

Carl.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jay Hirsch" <j.hirsch at yahoo.com>
To: "Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists" <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
Sent: Monday, February 13, 2006 1:01 AM
Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] test


> 
> In a few words, the  560 SEC is a 64 GTO  with  ABS,
> etc, and  much better put together car. 
> It is a Ferrari with  none  of the  the  noise and a
> much more pleasant ride and  interior comfort
> It is a 1960 Caddy  coupe de ville (2-door hardtop)
> but  with  individual reclining leather seats,  better
> brakes and a sunroof
> keep cruisin
> keep cruisin
> Jay  H
> --- Rltimmerma at aol.com wrote:
> 
>> John,
>>     You might be surprised at the information you
>> can  get from your local MB 
>> dealer's service manager.  I was.  I took my  just
>> purchased 560 SEC to the 
>> local dealer (Hoehn MB in Carlsbad, CA) and 
>> explained that I had just bought 
>> it and could he give me any information about  it. 
>> He took the VIN and in a 
>> few minutes came back with a print out of a  VMI
>> (Vehicle Master Inquiry).  It 
>> included a list of options and the codes  for paint
>> and upholstery as well as 
>> the production and delivery dates.  The  warranty
>> history showed that my black 
>> beauty had been originally delivered to a  dealer in
>> New York where it had 
>> several paint imperfections repaired before 
>> delivery.  Four years later it had 
>> the EZL and automatic transmission  replaced at
>> 54,000 miles under warranty.
>>     From a CarFax report I learned that it moved
>> across  the river to New 
>> Jersey before it made the trip to California and was
>> registered  first in 
>> Carpinteria then Palmdale.
>>  
>> Hope you have similar results in finding out about
>> your SEC.
>>  
>> Regards,
>>  
>> Ray Timmerman
>> > The MB Coupes Website!
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> 
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