Pagoda SL Group
W113 Pagoda SL Group => General Discussion => Topic started by: peterm on October 26, 2006, 15:13:57
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Just curious into the mind set of the pagoda owner what do you use as a daily driver?
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Volvo C70 convertible T5 engine, lots of ooomph
oh, and my bicycle, to go to work (10 minutes each way, quicker than by car)
Cees ("Case") Klumper in Amsterdam
'69 white 280 SL automatic
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Honda motorcycle - shadow ace delux 750 cc cruiser.
78 300d as a backup when it is raining.
Matt
66 230 sl - "white"
78 300 D - Blue
98 C230
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Bicycle when possible (which it is not, now, as I have a few broken ribs from my recent enounter with a metal grate bridge here in FL)but on other days a 1998 mercedes wagon with 150k miles, put on 1 mile at a time by wife dring the kids to and fro, with an unbelievable repair history (I keep having to change the oil and replace the wiper blades, what a pain).
Best,
g
'64 230sl, fully sorted out...ooops, spoke too soon
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'97 E320. 2nd owner. 123k miles and running strong!
Bob
bpossel (Memphis, TN.)
'71 280SL / '97 E320
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With shameless abandon, the other cars are good ol' SUVs. '01 Chevy Tahoe 4x4 and '03 Ford F-150 4x4. This here's the country, it snows, and 3 kids and their Mother gotta fit somewhere.
James
63 230SL
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The old Ford Pick-up finally died last spring. Thinking of turning the wife's old Mercedes W123 station wagon into a pick-up truck!
My 1966 Mercedes 300SE (W108) was my everyday car this last summer. It is going to sleep for the winter and a 1982 Mercedes 300 turbodiesel will be my winter work horse!
Joe Alexander
Blacklick, Ohio
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I use a E280 W124 for daily drive - I do about
70 km each day on highway roads in Dubai.
My car is fitted with a 104 engine which
also came on the S320 W140 chassis a very
quite car and strong on the road.
Abbas
280SL W113 1969 Ivory
E280 W124 1995 Silver
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Little bit of a mix here...'92 Hyundai Sonata, and when I'm in a hurry '05 Dodge Magnum, yup, it's got a Hemi...
Patrick
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2000 C280 Special Edition daily driver. 1999 E430 for long fast trips.
Vince Canepa
1967 250SL
113.043-10-001543
568H Signal Red
116 Caviar MB-Tex
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The "Tank" - 1995 C280 (w202)
The "Pram" - 2004 Smart ForTwo
The "Bike" - 2006 Koga Miyata Traveller (with child seat)
The "scooter" - 2002 Vespa GT200
Most miles is the Tank as we use it weekends. Weekdays in London is the Pram or the bike for shorter trips with the bairn
Before I was a full time dad (or parent) the scooter was the main mode...
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quote:
Originally posted by ja17
Thinking of turning the wife's old Mercedes W123 station wagon into a pick-up truck!
Joe Alexander
Blacklick, Ohio
Joe
Been there done that.
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I built this back in 1978&79 starting with 1970 W114 250 four door. I later installed an M110 motor and trans with K-jetronic, The 123 wagons had just been released in the USA, when I ordered those tail lights they wern't in DB's parts system yet.
Al
oh BTW I drive a 2000 Astro van.
113-042-10-014715
built 11 Jan 66
904/396 blue, Ivory Tex
condition- rust bucket
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I drive a 1997 E320 and a 2005 Tahoe when I can't drive my 1966 230SL.
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Mine's a 2000 VW Golf TDI manual.
Walter Klatt
1967 220SL-diesel
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97 E420 with 119,000 - 4 winter and showing rust.
87 Tyota Cressada 116,000 2nd owner (the hauler)
72 Ford F100 390 Camper Special Texas truck (its looking for a new "home" (NO RUST)
Ron - Minnesota
71 280SL Tobacco "O GIGI"
97 E420 Silver Mist
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'01 S Type Jag until my Cayman S arrives and then it will share daily duties.
Rod Hersberger
Santa Barbara
'68 280 SL, red, tan, 4sp, two tops
'01 Jag S Type brg
'07 Cayman S Carmona red, sand beige (on order; built 10/16/06)
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2006 Lexus GS 430 - It's my "office car" as i call it.
Ed Cave
Atlanta, GA
1971 280SL
1973 911S
2004 A4 3.0
2006 GS430
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Besides the 280SL , last year my wife and I purchased a 1992 W124 sporline with just 32,000 miles and all of the previous owners history Black on Black. It is indeed a comfordable car to drive and very beautifull. Beside thoses two Benz,s I have a 1987 Ford Mustang LX 5.0 with under 7000 orginal miles all orginal paint and interior ,engine and transmission. this is what I call my 5.0 SLC. and the other car is a 1990 toyota corolla twin cam DX sedan 160,000 miles well maintained but begining to show its age.
I would like to fine my self a W110 sedan in nice condition or a fintail. some thing I can work on that I can rely on.Oh automatic transmission is a must my wife and trade off between the W124 and the toyota so some thing I can streath out in and cruise to the mountains in would be nice.
Bob Geco
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Hi Guys,
One of our daily drivers is a Jag XJS (12-cyl), a very comfortable ride with oodles of style. Believe it or not, it´s also very reliable. We put a lot of miles on it driving between France and CH.
Trice
1968 280SL US, signal red/bl leather, auto, kinder seat
Sarasota FL; Alsace France; Switzerland
You only need 2 tools in life: WD40 to make things go, and duct tape to make them stop.
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I drive different cars on different days. My 2001 Boxster S is for rain, too hot or too cold; my MGB for running to the store, my 230SL for drives with a purpose and my 190SL mostly sits and is used for special occasions. I also have a 2.3-16 with a supercharger and E420 brakes for track driving. Too many cars, not enough time.
Jim Villers
190SL, 230SL 5-Speed, 190E 2.3-16 Kompressor, MGB 5-Speed
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95 BMW 525iT wagon and 97 BMW 528i up until a few months ago. now, it's an 06 Volvo XC90 because of the baby.
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A 1966 250se w111 coupe. Currently working on getting a second pagoda working as my daily instead. It'll be ready one of these days...
WAQAS in Austin, Texas
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I drive a 2005 Amanti and my wife drives a 2002 GMC Sanoma
Daryl
'64 230 SL Buckeye Benz Scarlet interior and Grey top Serial # 508
'77 280SE
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In good weather, a 1989 Merkur XR4Ti (U.S. market version of the European Ford Sierra XR4i with a 200 hp 2.3L turbo) or a 1987 Jaguar XJ6 Vanden Plas. In bad weather a 2002 Isuzu Trooper or a 1995 Isuzu 4x4 Pickup.
- Mike Hughes -ô¿ô-
1966 230SL Auto P/S
Havanna Brown (408)
Light Beige (181)
Cream M-B Tex (121)
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i try and to drive my sl as often as possible. it is safe to say its my daily driver but as the wheather has been cooling down i'm about to take her off the road for a couple of weeks. the puf of blue smoke when i start her is starting to get to me so the head is about to come off and be re-done. i thought i'd let you guys know of something i did recently that had great results.i had an extra intake manifold laying around so i gave it to a friend of mine that does porting and polishing work. he took the manifold and smoothed eeverything out on the inside. he opened up the long runners as best he could and gave it back to me. the results are amazing! he also will be porting and polishing the head for me and i can't wait! it's really cool to have the extra performance and be able to maintain a stock look under the hood! so in the mean time i will be driving my new (used) jeep grand cherokee limited, red 1999 truck. i also have a 1974 firebird (yellow) original mint condition and my old trusty 1984 300sd Black.
hope all is well with everybody!
bo
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I drive my 280sl in and out of London every day, rain or shine. Any little coughs or splutters are just that and disappear as quickly as they arrived. The more I use it the better it is. Today I drove about 150 miles and God is the engine note sweet. Yes, I know....it is serviced fully every six months and I bought it to enjoy driving...and enjoy it I do!!
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66' 230SL black on black, automatic. 2001 Dodge Ram 2500 quad cab V-10 5 speed 4wd. 97' Ford Escort, 78' Mercedes Benz Unimog 406 20 speed 4wd diesel.
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I've got a summer and winter daily driver.
Summer is a 94 E500, (W124), and in the winter a Honda Ridgeline. Still ugly in my eyes, but the perfect all rounder for Canadian winters, pulling the boat and acrage duties! And the Honda Family Van!?
Ollies
95 E320 Cab
94 E500
67 250 SL
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'91 Honda Accord Coupe commuter and whenever I have more than 1 passenger.... 258k miles and still strong ... 75 - 85 mph all day long. I bought new in '91, then it went thru 2 teen-agers over an 8 year period... so I had to replace the engine after 228k miles... kids wreck engines and clutches (5 speed manual).
'02 SL500 Sport is my wife's ride... (23.5k miles)...I get to drive it on trips.
'94 SL500 is my wife's former ride... now for sale.
'65 C20 (Chevy Long Bed, Panel Side, 3/4 ton heavy duty, overload shocks, 327 4BBL, Headers, Dual Exhaust with cross-over, 4 Speed Granny Low (house puller), original rear-end (also house puller)... my most reliable transportation used whenever I need something that won't fit in the trunk of the '91 honda.... haul stuff to dump, haul rock/gravel, lumber, fertilizer, pallet's of brick, whatever needs to be hauled or towed. Probably 40k - 50k on the 327.... who knows how many miles since new.... I bought it in '75 for $650 with caved in bed rails, doors, a 283 and 3 speed on the column that I replaced 3 - 4 times before I finally had the 327 built to last at 5k rpm all day long, with a 6k redline, 4 spd with granny low, heavy duty clutch... and my Dad took car of the body work & paint. Having the 327 built (with high compression heads) for it was the best investment I ever made on a vehicle (besides the '67 W113)... 15 going on 20 years ago. Use to use it with a dual point mechanical advance, but I was sucking too much gas with a heavy foot on accelerations (but what acceleration!)... so have toned it back down to a single point vacuum advance... truck still goes fast, but doesn't accelerate like it did, so I took the thrill out. I love the truck (cab looks like I live on a farm... the only vehicle I own that I can honestly not feel guilty about not cleaning... but I keep the engine tuned and mechanic's in top notch shape)... my wife hate's the truck as an eyesore, truck suspension, noise.
'67 250SL for summer, spring, communtes 2x-3x per week & bay area visits to bro, sis's sis-in-laws, 1st Sunday Drives, week-end shopping sometimes when whether's fine for top-down travel, occassional winter drives top up when mood strikes.
Longtooth
67 250SL US #113-043-10-002163
'02 SL500 Sport
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I've used my '64 230SL (retired now) for about 5 years as an almost daily driver, now have a '68 280SE Coupe W111 and a 2003 CLK W209. For work I use either a W202 C-Class or a Mercedes Sprinter !
Regards,
Ben in Ireland.
'64 230SL 4sp.
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My daily driver is a 1986 Ford Capri 280. I love it!
(http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a3/weirdontop/DSC_2654.jpg)
Jaap
1970 280SL
1971 BMW 2000 Touring
1965 Volvo 122S
1986 Ford Capri 280 Brooklands
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2005 Impala, base model with column shift (reminds me of my old Biscayne).
Mike in Detroit
1966 230slsilver/red
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2000 Volvo S70 GLT SE (last of the box-shape, low pressure turbo)
2004 Toyota Sienna XLE (Wife's ride and all-around hauler)
Chip in Dallas
1970 280SL Euro
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Besides our silver 1964 230 SL Pagoda we own a silver W124 230E now with 168.000 km on the clock. We bought it many years ago and it has been entirely reliable. For summer use we just purchased an absolutely mint 1985 Porsche 911 Carrera 3.2 in silver metallic - still with the original paint in faultless condition. This beauty has covered a total of 64.800 km (approx. 40.000 miles)from new and came with a stamped service book indicating that all services have been done by Porsche dealers. Even the original tool set and the special compressor for the occacional spare wheel was included together with owners manual in German and English. Even the battery is an original Porsche battery!I wanted to wait until spring to buy one, but we have been searching for a low mileage 3.2 for a long time and suddently the right candidate showed up. So what to do rather than snap it up? Its's now hibernating together with the Pagoda and we can't wait to get them on the road next spring!
/Finn 8)
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....and here in th UK we are being taxed an extra £50 road tax a year to halt global warming...that'll work.!! Keep on truckin'.
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Originally posted by Mike Hughes
In good weather, a 1989 Merkur XR4Ti (U.S. market version of the European Ford Sierra XR4i with a 200 hp 2.3L turbo) or a 1987 Jaguar XJ6 Vanden Plas. In bad weather a 2002 Isuzu Trooper or a 1995 Isuzu 4x4 Pickup.
- Mike Hughes -ô¿ô-
1966 230SL Auto P/S
Havanna Brown (408)
Light Beige (181)
Cream M-B Tex (121)
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I am currently enjoying a new S500 lent to me as a customer courtesy car by DaimlerChrysler UK for six weeks while my CL500 daily driver has yet more corrosion repairs. The S500 is brilliant and despite the imminent first recall rumour my view is that the quality on this car is back up to MB's historical standards.
The family load lugger is an E320 CDI estate which we had "chipped" with a Brabus ECU. It is a great blend of performance/economy/comfort and space. Not too reliable though!
I used my Pagodas as daily drivers May through to September without one let down - and really enjoyed it. However, as road salting began last week in Scotland its time to hide them for the winter which is always a sad moment.
Regards
Andrew
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05 Mini Cooper S Convertible w/Works Package - handles like a go cart.
05 Range Rover for snow or serious rain
05 Carrera S for road trips
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1989 Citroen 2CV Charleston. Fast, sleek, sexy!
Here is a picture of the LOML. Shown beside her is my bride.
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quote:
Originally posted by Joe
1989 Citroen 2CV Charleston. Fast, sleek, sexy!
Joe,
Does your Citroen look like any of these?
http://www.citrobe.org/wrecksned.htm
Rodd
Powell, Ohio, USA
1966 230SL, Euro, Auto, Leather, both tops
1994 E420
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Awwww...the deux chevaux two-tone. The Bertone tin snail...adorable. Burgundy and black, right Joe? There are still a lot of them careening around France. Great ride.
Rodd, hilarious pix.
Trice
1968 280SL US, signal red/bl leather, auto, kinder seat
Sarasota FL; Alsace France; Switzerland
You only need 2 tools in life: WD40 to make things go, and duct tape to make them stop.
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1999 BMW 328i sedan, smooth, reliable, comfortable, very useful with two (small!) kids, although I'm sure the Pagoda's their favorite!
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2004 BMW 325ci (convertible). If I could get heated seats in the Pagoda I might not need it. ;-)
Amanda
1966 230SL
Manual
Red/Tan
Los Angeles
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1997 Toyota 4Runner - just passed 200,000 miles and going strong.
1998 Mercedes ML320 - for my wife but I don't like it.
2000 Mitsubishi Eclipse GT - I should trade it in.
1997 Harley Davidson Softail Custom -highly modified,loud, fast,& fun.
1998 John Deere G345 Tractor - for the property, very useful.
And wants a muscle car.
Cheers,
Danny
1970 280SL silver Euro 4 speed - owned for about 25 years
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quote:
Originally posted by Amanda
2004 BMW 325ci (convertible). If I could get heated seats in the Pagoda I might not need it. ;-)
Amanda
1966 230SL
Manual
Red/Tan
Los Angeles
The Megatronix 280SL on display at Tom Sargant's last month had heated seats. Switches were hidden conveniently in the ashtray. Shouldn't be too difficult to get a good aftermarket installer to add them to your Pagoda. I work for a dealer and we put them in for customers all the time for a couple of hundred dollars per seat. No reason not to dump the Beemer now! ;^)
- Mike Hughes -ô¿ô-
1966 230SL Auto P/S
Havanna Brown (408)
Light Beige (181)
Cream M-B Tex (121)
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1987 560SL - Near Mint and a 1980's bullet proof Mercedes
2003 S430 - Wish it was a former bullet proof Mercedes - Would rather have a mint 1991 560SEL!
2001 4Runner Limited - Does this car EVER breakdown?
Best Regards,
J. P. Mose
1968 250SL
1987 560SL
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quote:
Originally posted by Amanda
2004 BMW 325ci (convertible). If I could get heated seats in the Pagoda I might not need it. ;-)
.. you can buy them from one of our forum members and do it yourself :) http://www.pagodenteile.de/58.htm
Alfred
1966 blue 230SL automatic
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In another post, "K" indicated he purchased a Ford GT last summer. Earlier in the fall I saw a dozen or so of these heading north on the Pacific Coast Highway between Ventura and Santa Barbara. It was a beautiful sight and the sound was even better.
For the rest of us to fantasize about other rides, you might enjoy these pictures a Cayman S owning friend took at Crystal Cove, which is between Newport Beach and Laguana Beach. Scroll down past the various replies to see some beautiful and exotic cars.
http://www.caymanclub.net/showthread.php?t=6374
Rod Hersberger
Santa Barbara
'68 280 SL, red, tan, 4sp, two tops
'01 Jag S Type brg
'07 Cayman S Carmona red, sand beige (on order; built 10/16/06; due in San Diego 11/19/06)
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Rod,
In one of those pictures, there was a Pagoda next to a Ford GT/GT40.
Danny