[W126 Coupe] Jonathan and others

[Andrew Sporner]

Hi

I can add what I heard from people in the MB garage.  The 600 Motor should
be avoided--not a reliable motor after 180K Miles.  (where the 500 can
easily
hit 300K Miles.   I can also confirm what was already written abou them
being
built as well as the 126.

I have also been considering this as well.

Cheers


Andy


On Mon, Aug 18, 2008 at 5:15 PM, Markus Meyer <
mfm at meyerprobateproperties.com> wrote:


> Gary,

>

> There was no 2 door S class coupe in 1992.  There was no "CL" until 1998.

> See a brief history of the name changes below.  I personally do not like the

> look of the CL until the 2000 and newer body style.  I've also heard lots of

> complaints about evaporator problems on the 1992-1991 S class series.  If

> you don't have issues with it, you are fine.  But when it leaks (and

> supposedly they do as they age) its an expensive job (a few thousand) to get

> done.  On a positive note I've heard they are built almost as well as the

> 126 series.  Not sure about the early years injection systems or

> tranmissions, how reliable they are.

>

> History:

>

> The next generation was the sleek, redesigned W140-chassis coupe of

> 1993-1999. Though the coupe's physical appearance changed little over these

> years, the class underwent a name change several times. The V8<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V8>and V12 coupes were called the

> *500 SEC* and *600 SEC*, respectively, in 1993 only. The 600 SEC was the

> first V12 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V12> coupe ever offered by

> Mercedes-Benz. From 1994-1997, the model names were changed to the *S500

> coupe* and the *S600 coupe*. The name "CL" was adopted in 1998, and the

> W140 coupes were called the *CL500* and *CL600* from 1998-1999.

>

> Markus Meyer

> mfm at meyerprobateproperties.com

> www.meyerprobateproperties.com

> Meyer Probate & Properties, LLC

>

> 484-919-9762

>

> -------- Original Message --------

> Subject: [W126 Coupe] Jonathan and others

> From: Gary <garysalas at yahoo.com>

> Date: Mon, August 18, 2008 11:00 am

> To: mbcoupes <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>

>

> and thoughts on the cl 500  1992, 93, 94   i thinking about buying one.

> also the amg in this series.

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