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Mark, you have done well, and all that remains is now for you to tell us what your projects are now. I seem to remember that a "couple of 126s" were your final projects, but maybe you can fill us in, or me in particular, what your future plans are. Kudos to you on all the work you have done...

Seeing that we are on the subject of 6.9 water pumps, I have rebirthed this particular post as the initial post contains a good prescription of what to look for with this particular job. Hope you guys don't mind. Regards Styria

Mark, what an excellent write-up and so well illustrated. Any budding home mechanic should now be able to perform this task with a certain amount of confidence. I would just add, if I may utilize your post, that it is not entirely necessary to remove the crankshaft damper. It's easy enough to...

It's certainly a nice, clean and smart looking car. However, I have had a good look at the rear seat upholstery, and I would tend to think that the rear seat has been refurbished. Look no further than the pleats that do not line up and I would contend that Mercedes Benz would not produce...

Quite staggering. You would have to ask yourself if Grays are the ones "TO GO TO" when thinking of buying at auction from them - especially in S.A. Perhaps one should truck a car to them to get top money, or have someone turn back the mileage. Not good. Regards Styria

In some ways, they seem to hold up, and seem sturdier bodywise, than all of the 116s, particularly the interiors and from a "rust" point of view. Regards Styria

Mark, thanks for that information. Perhaps Motec knows a bit more. I wonder also what was the fate of the 450 he had ? My understanding is/was that the 450 was the first 116 he owned, prior to getting his AMGized 6.9. Regards Styria

Again, I am re-visiting this particular thread, or post to be more precise. There is a wealth of information that one finds on this particular website including, of course, a number of features on the various "S" Class variants. I have perused the site at length and there is certainly a lot of...

I have taken to resurrect this particular thread for a number of reasons. Firstly, ho ho ho, I have never seen it previously - what's new. More importantly, however, each car that was sold at auction is accompanied by excellent descriptive details, some more than reasonable photos, but also...

Well Mark, what a move. Are you actually able to supply all of us with any details regarding the sale of various items, in addition to the cars. I can feel for you, and the feeling of (painless) freedom you must now be enjoying. I guess one could say "Bring on 2024". Best of luck and best...

I am a little confused. What I know is that Bill had a standard 450SE/SEL, but nothing much was ever heard about that car during the course of Bill's membership on TK. Additionally, he also had an immaculate Astral Silver 6.9 with new black Seat Covers that Bill himself fitted to the car - I...

Hallo Oesterreicher, wo kommst Du her und moechtest Du etwas auf unserer Webseite schreiben . Ja bitte mein Herr -- Spotted this Austrian afficinado and hopefully he will communicate with us. In all of the ten weeks I spent in Austria in 2005 and 2008 respectively, I spotted one W116 in...

G'day buddy - how are you feeling ? On top of the world, or hanging upside down. Unfortunately, for reasons best known to myself, have not spent much time on TK during the last few months, but decided to look at this thread word for word. Boy, how are you surviving ? Are you actually...

Some general comment. I was particularly taken by a very rare Wolseley 6/99 sporting a 4 speed manual with Overdrive gearbox, and there were also three Jensen Interceptors, a wonderful looking Packard Convertible and, additionally, there was a band playing some really catchy tunes. All in...

After a lengthy break of some two years, the Rover Club returned to the grounds of Linwood House, situated at Guildford. It is a fairly substantial grassy area, with a good covering of trees providing welcome shade from the fairly hot conditions bordering close to the 35 degree mark. The...

Some further pictures to illustrate some of the tasks involved.

I can now categorically state that it was the amount of sludge in the engine that caused it to seize, and not an overheating issue. The problem was probably of our own doing by not using the car for about three months parked in Parks' workshop at Galston. Efforts at Galston to clutch start (tow)...

So now we are seven months down the track and Richie's 3500S is still parked in the same location. One may ask why ? Surely it can't take that long to finish the job. Right ? Yes, right. Even though I had completely disassembled the new engine, and attended to very tight gudgeon pins by way...

Hi Starman, whilst my responsive is probably no longer of any real value to you at this point of time, nevertheless it deserves an answer. There are four members of the 722.000 transmission family applicable to the 116 range. 90% of items are interchangeable, whilst the other 10% including the...

Hi Bryce, thanks for bringing us up to date. It is always best to have final prices to gauge the market. By the look of things, some Mercedes offerings are below par and that is reflected in the low prices. Did all the cars featured in this post part of just the one auction ? Surprising to see...