Cars We Drive!

[David J. Cooper]

My 450sl.

 

[David J. Cooper]

Topless shot.

 

[jcman311]

Dang that’s clean!

 

[David J. Cooper]

Yes. Much nicer then I expected. My parents bought it because they liked the colour. I ended up with it 3 months later. It came from Palm Desert.

 

[Dino944]

My 450sl.

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Looks Great!!! I really like the old R107 SL from 1973-1989. Its a shape that I think has aged better than its 1990's replacement the R129, which now just looks very dated. The R107 is a classic design and a great cruiser (I got to drive an R107 560SL many years ago). Congrats and wow, it has been many years since I've seen a yellow SL (am not even sure that color was available in the 80's, which was during the last half of the R107's production). Someone else here on the forum, who usually posts on some wristwatch and clothing threads picked up a green 450SL not that long ago. There is a house about 2 miles from me, where someone has a white 450SL with a blue hardtop sitting in their driveway rusting . Sadly it's too far gone for it to be worth someone's effort to save it. Someone could just buy one in far better condition for less money than the cost of parts and labor to save it.

Anyway, congrats again on your SL. It's always nice to see some vintage cars here. Cheers!

 

[jbarwick]

That car is BRIGHT!

 

[Thrift Vader]

Beautiful car.

Love the colour.

 

[ridethecliche]

That car is fantastic! I low-key wish the miata was super bright, but it's really not that great an idea for a sleeper haha. Though I guess the hood vents attract tons of attention...

The 2017 is actually about the same weight. You may be right that weight and other tech that uses electricity ultimately is responsible for the lack of change. Or manufacturers aren't spending much time on naturally aspirated v6 engines.

Things look to be moving to tiny motor with a turbo or giant motor NA. Direct injection has really helped some if the big motor cars become more efficient.

I am curious to see how mazdas crazy new motor works in the real world and how it holds up.

Also the LFX is a decent example of a recent 6 cylinder.

 

[HRoi]

hey so how do you guys feel about FD RX7's? anyone owned one at some point?

 

[ridethecliche]

I like where this is going. It seems like you're catching the childhood car bug.

They're super reliable cars by the way...just as long as you LS swap them!

 

[jbarwick]

hey so how do you guys feel about FD RX7's? anyone owned one at some point?

Japanese Classics regularly get some JDM versions in stock. Beautiful cars but I do not know about reliability.

https://www.japaneseclassics.com/inventory/mazda/

 

[HRoi]

that's exactly what i'm thinking - i want one of my childhood hero cars.

a 21k mile example just got auctioned off on BaT for $30k. i really considered bidding but my wife caught me looking at it and it caused a huge fight

 

[VaderDave]

Looks Great!!! I really like the old R107 SL from 1973-1989. Its a shape that I think has aged better than its 1990's replacement the R129, which now just looks very dated. The R107 is a classic design and a great cruiser (I got to drive an R107 560SL many years ago). Congrats and wow, it has been many years since I've seen a yellow SL (am not even sure that color was available in the 80's, which was during the last half of the R107's production). Someone else here on the forum, who usually posts on some wristwatch and clothing threads picked up a green 450SL not that long ago. There is a house about 2 miles from me, where someone has a white 450SL with a blue hardtop sitting in their driveway rusting . Sadly it's too far gone for it to be worth someone's effort to save it. Someone could just buy one in far better condition for less money than the cost of parts and labor to save it.

Anyway, congrats again on your SL. It's always nice to see some vintage cars here. Cheers!

I had an '89 560SL in the late 90s/early 2000s. I sold it and bought dat ZHP because I had small kids and needed a back seat (but still had to have a convertible). The SL was a fantastic cruiser and was built wonderfully. Now that the kids are grown I sometimes wish I had mothballed the SL and kept it.

 

[Dino944]

I had an '89 560SL in the late 90s/early 2000s. I sold it and bought dat ZHP because I had small kids and needed a back seat (but still had to have a convertible). The SL was a fantastic cruiser and was built wonderfully. Now that the kids are grown I sometimes wish I had mothballed the SL and kept it.

Yea, I can imagine a bit of sellers remorse at letting that SL go.

The SL that I drove was an '89 560SL in black pearl metallic paint. At the time my dad was considering a 560SL or a 560SEC, so we drove both of them. I was only a teenager at the time and had a blast driving them. I know my wife would like to get a convertible at some point and I have toyed with the idea of adding a 560SL...especially at this time of year when I see them cruising around with the top down. Although, I'd have to add a lift since we have a 3 car garage and my daily already lives outside, and I'm not sure if I really have the time to put taking care of another nice car.

 

[Dino944]

that's exactly what i'm thinking - i want one of my childhood hero cars.

a 21k mile example just got auctioned off on BaT for $30k. i really considered bidding but my wife caught me looking at it and it caused a huge fight

Not too badly priced for a childhood hero car. However, might not be worth it if it leads to a big fight with the MRS. I'm sure you know saying, "Happy wife, happy life."