Should I consider a low spec but good condition w140?

[Scott_F]

That legendary unshakeable parts supply has arguably had some wobbles lately

Rather like the build quality then......

 

[219]

I'm not buying a wedding car but I guess that's my target market when it comes to reselling it!

You know that some classic insurers will let you have your car earn its keep by doing a certain number of wedding hires each year ( usually 6-10 ) as they see it as a low risk activity, and you can clear a few hundred for a couple of hours easy work .

 

[Mike210]

That's very loyal of you.

Like a daft dog

 

[Deleted member 6183]

Like a daft dog

In my mind I'm thinking Labrador.

 

[popuptoaster]

Unfortunately that's not necessarily the case for examples from the 90's. Remote keys have been problematic for a while, although Mercedes are currently looking into a new solution/supplier. ISTR a member here recently found M119 throttle bodies were NLA from Bosch for the moment. Certain ASR sensors are not currently available. These sort of things are a showstopper if you can't find/engineer a way around it or turn up a good used part to keep you going.

That legendary unshakeable parts supply has arguably had some wobbles lately

The cars have never been the same since the bean counters put there feet down about costs, i guess parts supply has also suffered then.

 

[219]

The cars have never been the same since the bean counters put there feet down about costs, i guess parts supply has also suffered then.

That’s where Carl Burgess ‘Mr R129/W140’ comes in