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W113 Pagoda SL Group => General Discussion => Topic started by: mcreasy on November 16, 2010, 11:55:18

Title: What is the Best Manual for the 230sl
Post by: mcreasy on November 16, 2010, 11:55:18

There are all kinds of manuals and books but which one is the best to get for info and details of info on ins and outs of a 67 230sl ...my car came with nothing and so where do I start?? thanks mary

Title: Re: What is the Best Manual for the 230sl
Post by: 66andBlue on November 16, 2010, 18:46:17

The "big blue book" for passenger cars starting in 1959. See: http://www.sl113.org/wiki/Documents/BBB.
They show up on eBay quite often. I also like the book written by Kenneth Ball: Mercedes-Benz 230/ 1963-68 AUTOBOOK.

Title: Re: What is the Best Manual for the 230sl
Post by: Richard Madison on November 17, 2010, 10:30:04

Posted by Cees Klumper:

I like the Haynes manual myself. Not sure what the status these days is of the factory manuals (Big Blue Book etc), whether they're available either in print or on CD-rom / DVD but the Haynes manual, combined with all of the knowledge here before you tackle a particularjob, should provide you with 90-98% of the information you'll ever need.