Widebody SL R129

[d w124]

Looks like koening or whatever is called.So many nice cars in Japan,for peanuts money.Mercedes-Benz SL-Class [ tradecarview ]

 

[pos.k]

Yuk!

What a waste of what could have been quite a nice 129. (IMHO)

 

[Mark300SL]

might even get cheaper

Japanese MOT regs means that the car has to be returned to stock to be tested - Which could be quite a big job that needs doing before September!
I have had a few heavily converted CRxs from Japan where it was easier to sell to an overseas bidder than to attempt recertification.


Whilst it has ruined a good SL it does have a few parts on it I suppose, but not worth the import and registration costs.

 

[EDZ649]

I quite like it apart from the colour and the grill badge, it's different!

 

[abs]

i think u mayb albe to get a good deal from japland, im keeping my eye open for a few old school mercs.

Some one told me tho that they are Malaysian built not germany is this true?

 

[A210AMG]

Don't like it...kit looks cheap and nasty.

Huge rear Lambo type tyres? 345's??

Cheap car if you like that sort of thing I guess

 

[talbir]

That's a Koenig Specials !!

Agree, not to most people's taste but for a Koenig modified r129, that price is unreal !

Why the new Japanese MOT regs ?

cheers
talbir

 

[Mark300SL]

That's a Koenig Specials !!

Agree, not to most people's taste but for a Koenig modified r129, that price is unreal !

Somehow I knew the wise man of all things widebody would know exactly what it was



Jap inspection regs regs are making a lot of cars available now. If a car was done "from the factory" and registered as such then it is a lot less of an issue so a lot of AMGs etc are still demanding good money.

I bought a heavily modified 1.5 SOHC CRX from Japan a few years ago that had basically been subjected to a full DOHC manual Mugen conversion. I paid less for the recently resprayed complete car than the kit would have cost me in the UK. The car cost less than £1000 + shipping, the turbo conversion was another £800 and it sold here for about £8000
My own fully HKS turbocharged, rollcaged and Mugen kitted car cost about 20% of its Uk value OTR in this country.


Heavily modded cars are good buys if they have no official homologation in Japan.