Another Shannons 6.9

[Lukas]

Shannons

The next lot is a 350SL.

 

[Michel]

Shannons

The next lot is a 350SL.

It's been around a little...

 

[John S]

Interesting that there is no inspection report of any kind with it.

 

[BenzBoy]

Interesting that there is no inspection report of any kind with it.

Too early. It will come. They do the reports in stages...
Regards,
Benz-Boy

 

[Michel]

Did you see what the Bentley S1 (towards the end) was expected to bring?

Cheap.... with no reserve

 

[Styria]

You guys may just wish to peruse the description when this one was sold a couple of years ago..............

http://www.shannons.com.au/auctions/lot/?id=TBOI5Y60ER1K9C9C

Talk about meaningless BS. I just need to shake my head. Regards Styria

 

[BenzBoy]

Did you see what the Bentley S1 (towards the end) was expected to bring?

Cheap.... with no reserve

And a very poor condition report.
Regards,
Benz-Boy

 

[260ebenz]

The 6.9 for Auction at Shannons currently looks to be a good car not a big fan of the wheels though.

I have seen the red 350SL for sale at Shannons quite a few times.

Cheers.

 

[Styria]

The 6.9 for Auction at Shannons currently looks to be a good car not a big fan of the wheels though.

I have seen the red 350SL for sale at Shannons quite a few times.

Cheers.

I'm with you Tim. For some reason, I find those rims unattractive - whether they be on a 116, or even the later models. They seem bulky looking, no finesse....but as I have said many times, beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. Other than that, the car seems reasonable. Regards Styria

 

[6.9forever]

Yep, and I'll chime in on that 350SL and say with a sigh, that it TOO has those stupid chrome wheel arch trims (totally unoriginal and never as the designers intended). Looking on all the sites, it is well nigh impossible to find an Australian SL or SLC that hasn't been be-smirched by them. Apologies to those who have them or like them. I am cranky again (!).

 

[Styria]

Yep, and I'll chime in on that 350SL and say with a sigh, that it TOO has those stupid chrome wheel arch trims (totally unoriginal and never as the designers intended). Looking on all the sites, it is well nigh impossible to find an Australian SL or SLC that hasn't been be-smirched by them. Apologies to those who have them or like them. I am cranky again (!).

......but 6.9 forever, you're not the cranky type. How's your 6.9 going - okay I hope. Nice to hear from you again, even though you're cranky - again ! Regards Styria

 

[6.9forever]

Yeah I know Styria, but what I don't get is why almost all of them do have the trims. I can't help imagining that there are a few individual dealers that processed them en masse perhaps ... oh well.

My sechsneuner is going OK thanks. Very light use due to recent rains and also getting used to new W204 C250 CGI which is amazingly refined even compared to the outgoing W203 C320 I had. The twin-turbo 1796cc motor is very good. There will be a 7-G Tronic gearbox late this year which I missed out on but it is a great car. Fit and finish is first rate.

Fuel consumption not that much less though than V6. So far about 9.5 l/100km compared to 10.5 l/100km with 3199cc V6. May improve as it losens up.

Tyres BIG: rears 255/35VR18s, fronts 225/45VR18s. Conti SportContact3.

But I still love my W116 "Blattenhauser" - 6.9 forever indeed!