[W126 Coupe] 380 / 500 differences
stefansj at canisius.edu
stefansj at canisius.edu
Fri Jan 30 10:30:06 EST 2009
I have both US and euro 380. I must say that
the us is nothing special but the euro is quite a
nice little engine. It is superior to the US with
the cams used, the dual chain, the exhaust
manifolds, and is much more powerful. If you
can get your hands on the euro I'd
recommend that over the US 500. It has more
power and better gas mileage (21.5 mpg). It is
however the higher compression engine which
in turn requires premium gas. PS: thanks for
the springs Richard the car looks sooo much
better.
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>Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2009 09:03:04 -0500
>From: mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com
(on behalf of Richard Shayegan
<rrshayegan at wm.edu>)
>Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] 380 / 500
differences
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>I wouldn't want a US 380 if I lived in Europe.
The US 380 only had
>155hp. It's a fine engine outside of that, but if
you live in Europe
>where 380s came with 204hp, no need to
buy a US model
>All non-US 380s came with a double row
timing chain. Only 1984-1985 380s
>had a double row timing chain in the US.
>I think it gets a few more mpg than the 500.
>
>Andrew Sporner wrote, On 1/30/2009 7:05
AM:
>> Hi
>>
>> I just got the news that my 500 will cost too
much to repair, so now I am
>> going to look for a replacement. (nearly
EUR 17K for chassis/body work--
>> OK thats a mercedes shop and would be
expensive! but even a private
>> shop would charge even a third to half and
still its too much).
>>
>> Ultimate goal is to bring it home with me in
a few years. From this I have
>> considered a 380 SEC which was sold from
the very beginning in the USA
>> and thus would be no problem to insure.
>>
>> I notice a huge difference in displacement,
but a very small difference in
>> horsepower. Somebody told me that
consume nearly the same amount of
>> gas. Are there any other big differences
(besides the obvious). I know that
>> one can get about 500,000 KM on a 500
but I don't know if the 380 motor is
>> as well built.
>>
>> Suggestions/ideas???
>>
>>
>> Andy
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