Is anyone, other than myself, interested in these Porsche built cars
It seems that one of these is a a perfect 4 seater companion to my 71T,69 912 Targa, and 89 3.2 coupe
let me know views
Ian Blackstone
Is anyone, other than myself, interested in these Porsche built cars
It seems that one of these is a a perfect 4 seater companion to my 71T,69 912 Targa, and 89 3.2 coupe
let me know views
Ian Blackstone
My buddy and Registry member Lars W. has one of these beauties...
I believe they made'm for 3 years ... the first year in the 'early' body style, and the two years after in the later style.
Lars has the early body.... the one I like...
I drove it once about 80 spirited freeway miles out to the races at Willow Springs...
It drove like a sports car... in fact you sit in what looks to be one of four 'sports seats'
I also believe that the cost of fixes to the Porsche built engine get stratospheric
Cheers
Last edited by Chuck Miller; 12-09-2010 at 04:17 PM.
Chuck Miller
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I think not most people will get interested in that Porsche.
They were called 500E for 1992 and 1993...it changed to E500 for -94 and lost a few HP's and the grill and headlights look a little different(grill incorporated with the hood and rounded edges on the lights).
What's not to like?...quick, comfortable, stout and handles like a sportscar....I would say it's a great car for effordless travel with a silksmooth 5 Liter V8 with about 320+ HP's ...I'm sure it's expensive to do significant repair but so far I've been lucky!(fingers crossed)...Unless "reinaldo" knows something I don't, all kinds of people seems to be interested and are asking questions...I have a -93 so it is 17 years old now!...I like it a lot and they can be had for "in the teens" and up depending on condition, etc, etc...I don't remember all details but AMG ?, MBZ and Porsche collaborated with design/modifications of engine, transmission, suspension and body with widening of the engine compartment and tunnel, to fit the "fat" V8.They couldn't utilize the regular E-class assembly line due to these mods, so the body was shuttled between the MBZ and Porsche-plants several times, back and forth, for the various assembly stages on specific trolleys (Must have been prior to Kaisan) ...The fenders have slightly larger flares than the regular E-class and the car sits a little lower on fatter tires...I think they still look good, but then again,I'm an old fart, so what do I know....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_500E
Lars Wikblad...
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