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Originally Posted by sugarwood
Is there a certain model that was the "sweet spot" in terms of bang for the buck, reliability, etc?
Or is there one that was more problematic than the others?
450SL: 1973–1980, 4.5L V8
280SL: 1974–1985, 2.8L I6
380SL: 1980–1986, 3.8L V8
500SL: 1980–1986, 5.0L V8
300SL: 1986–1989
420SL: 1986–1989, 4.2L V8
500SL: 1986–1989, 5.0L V8
560SL: 1986–1989, 5.6L V8
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_R107_and_C107 |
The 500 and 560 are at the top of the desireability list, and the 380 is at the bottom (single row timing chain models in particular). Not sure where the others stack up to be honest.