[W126 Coupe] peeling woodwork

[Dawid Loubser]

Hi Alec,

Off-topic, but were you at last year's (2006) Mercedes 2-door day in  
Sandton square?
There were only 2 SECs there (mine was the other one) and I'm  
starting to think
yours was the other one?

regards,
Dawid

P.S. The Austin-Healey 3000 sounds nice! Very rare around here these  
days...


On 05 Mei 2007, at 6:06 nm., Divov wrote:


> Hi Dick,

> You guys in the States probably don't realise how lucky you are  

> i.r.o. car prices.

> I think the same car costs us double in South Africa.

> The cheapest, nastiest little piece of junk, e.g.. a new Hyundai  

> Altos costs us around $11500 or more....

> By my reckoning, life only begins at about an Audi 1.8T which would  

> cost us about $43000!

> I had my 500SEC on the market @ $14000 and there were no takers for  

> a car in "Pebble Beach" type condition... a 5 times MB club  

> concours winner.

> At $10000 I would sooner throw rocks at it than give it away.

> An average to tatty example sells here from about $5750 upwards.

> People ask how the heck can I go race a car in that condition?

> Answer: it ain't worth much relative to our new cars.

> Sad but true.

> It may sound expensive in USA terms but our market is different.  

> Cars are so expensive here.

> So, rather than using the car once in 3 months, I am enjoying it  

> and hopefully it will survive unscathed to be returned to being a  

> road car.

> Gas is expensive here so I wouldn't want to have a SEC is a daily  

> driver.

> Wife has a Lexus 400 so we use that as our 4 door. (kids long gone)

> I generally drive a diesel Isuzu pick-up but also have an Austin  

> Healey 3000 & Lancia Fulvia (both mint condition) as other toys.

>

> We plan to retire in Australia within the next 5 years so I will  

> eventually sell up everything & start a new life.

> 2 sensible pony cars and become your average suburban Mr & Mrs  

> Jones... Ugh!!

> Alec D