ianrandom
MB Enthusiast
- Joined
- Feb 19, 2010
- Messages
- 1,000
- Car
- 1986 420SE, 1990 420SEC, 1989 2CV6.
No longer able to control myself, i bought another W126 or C126 it should be.
Its a 1990 420SEC. I've been really busy working through its issues, which i have to say aren't many at all. Even the sunroof and air con works! One seat belt presenter is out of action but its only the relay and its on its way. It has a rotten parcel shelf but not very rusty apart from that. Plus it was cheap!
No MOT or tax when i got it but passed with no fuss at all.
Pretty taken with this car already, its lovely to drive and more different to my SE than i thought it would be. SO much more low slung in feel, and much tighter around the bends. And a fair bit quicker too, its a later version of the 420 which makes a bit more power than my '86.
Still having a high idle, it often gets a bit smokey when its doing this. I've improved it bit it just seems to switch to high idle mode still sometimes.
Overheated nearly too during an extended London traffic jam the other day. I found the electric fan was seized, freed it up out of the car and now re-fitted it seems okay.
Its a 1990 420SEC. I've been really busy working through its issues, which i have to say aren't many at all. Even the sunroof and air con works! One seat belt presenter is out of action but its only the relay and its on its way. It has a rotten parcel shelf but not very rusty apart from that. Plus it was cheap!
No MOT or tax when i got it but passed with no fuss at all.
Pretty taken with this car already, its lovely to drive and more different to my SE than i thought it would be. SO much more low slung in feel, and much tighter around the bends. And a fair bit quicker too, its a later version of the 420 which makes a bit more power than my '86.
Still having a high idle, it often gets a bit smokey when its doing this. I've improved it bit it just seems to switch to high idle mode still sometimes.
Overheated nearly too during an extended London traffic jam the other day. I found the electric fan was seized, freed it up out of the car and now re-fitted it seems okay.
