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Hi Tim these are the other low millage W126 currently for sale first a 280SE with 56209KM http://www.carpoint.com.au/all-cars/dealer/details.aspx?R=12755820&__Ntt=w126&__Qpb=1&__Dx=mode matchany&__Ns=pCar_Odometer_Single|0||pCar_RankSort_Int32|1||pCar_PriceSort_Decimal|0&keywords=w126&__N=834 1216 1246 1247 1252 1282&__Ntx=mode matchallpartial&seot=1&__Ntk=CarAll&silo=1011&Cr=1&__Nne=15&trecs=70&__D=w126&__sid=1399F4DA485F Then your blue 420SEL http://www.carpoint.com.au/all-cars/private/details.aspx?R=13313759&__Ntt=w126&__Qpb=1&__Dx=mode matchany&__Ns=pCar_Odometer_Single|0||pCar_RankSort_Int32|1||pCar_PriceSort_Decimal|0&keywords=w126&__N=834 1216 1246 1247 1252 1282&__Ntx=mode matchallpartial&seot=1&__Ntk=CarAll&silo=1011&Cr=2&__Nne=15&trecs=70&__D=w126&__sid=1399F4DA485F I personaly like this 420SEl for its colour http://www.carpoint.com.au/all-cars...keywords=w126&__Ntk=CarAll&__Nne=15&__Dx=mode matchany&__No=15&__D=w126&silo=1011&seot=1&__sid=1399F4DA485F&__N=834 1216 1246 1247 1252 1282&__Ns=pCar_Odometer_Single|0||pCar_RankSort_Int32|1||pCar_PriceSort_Decimal|0&__Ntx=mode matchallpartial&Cr=0&__Ntt=w126&trecs=70&__Qpb=1 Or This 560SEL with electric rear seats in Sydney http://www.carpoint.com.au/all-cars/dealer/details.aspx?R=13201737&__Ntt=v126&__Qpb=1&__Dx=mode matchany&__Ns=pCar_RankSort_Int32|1||pCar_Price_Decimal|1||pCar_Make_String|0||pCar_Model_String|0&keywords=v126&__N=834 1216 1246 1247 1252 1282&__Ntx=mode matchallpartial&seot=1&__Ntk=CarAll&silo=1011&Cr=2&__Nne=15&trecs=6&__D=v126&__sid=1399F4DA485F . Geoff :D
 
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Hi Styria I must addmit both the 420 and 560 are very tempting . More than likely the 560 becauce I have always bought cars with the biggest motor option . As I figure there must have been a reason the factory made the bigger engine. The smaller engine fitted to the same model feel like you are depriving yourself some how . A bit like telling you to eat a box of chocolate . And to eat the box and leave the chocolate . Geoff
 

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Hi Styria I must addmit both the 420 and 560 are very tempting . More than likely the 560 becauce I have always bought cars with the biggest motor option . As I figure there must have been a reason the factory made the bigger engine. The smaller engine fitted to the same model feel like you are depriving yourself some how . A bit like telling you to eat a box of chocolate . And to eat the box and leave the chocolate . Geoff

I couldn't agree more Motec!!! :D Oh and does anyone know it that 560 would have full SLS, or just rear? Looks like I'm answering my own questions here! I just had a look at the pics again and it has the strut switch on the centre console. Did 560s with full SLS have the pull out lever like the 6.9?
 
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I stand to be corrected, but most Australian delivered cars had the SLS on the rear only - indeed, I'd suggest it would be rare to find a 560 with the full set-up.

The 420SEL virtually fell into my lap - it was offered with almost twelve months registration, new Michelins only two months old, a host of receipts and service records, an unmarked interior (just about), and an extremely low mileage. I bought it purely to have transport whilst carrying out some essential work on Gleaming Beauty.

The 4.2 litre engine is super smooth, and super slow, unless you tramp on the loud pedal. I honestly think that it does not hold a candle to a 450. I don't know why - maybe it is a fault or feature of a 420. Some years ago, I drove another 420, and I felt then that it was a pretty tame pussycat. Regards Styria
 

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That's cause you've been spoilt by GB!!! :D
 

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Is this car an Aussie or import? I don't believe 4 x SLS was std in Australia, but maybe it was an option?
 
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Hi Mark i believe it was an option. I have only seen 2 560 fitted with full SLS that were Australian complied and both were 86 models there first year on sale in Australia. After that i have no idea how many were made but a good guess would be not many as the price was significantly higher if you ticked that box.Geoff:D PS both were in Canberra and sold by Canberra Star who the embassy's bought through.
 

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That 560 is a full hydro car, and it does also have the pull knob like the 6.9. Additionally, it has a sport firmness mode, auto loweing at 120kph+ by an inch, and electronic valving for cornering load compensation.

Motec, I think the embassy cars to which you refer would have to be international spec, nonetheless if you had the cash and the right connections, it may well have been possible to order the full hydro for Australian delivery.

I have not heard of this however, as it was certainly not available in the USA at all, and thus one would assume Au was out of the equation as well. The full hydro cars I have come across seem to be UK or Hong Hong delivery high output versions. This car has the full bucket seats as well, something you don't see very often, and the different styling of the seats is not something I have come across other than in MB Mike's UK RHD 560SEL that ended up in the States.

The early door trims are odd, with those seats anyway, as you would expect to see the eatly style seats with them too. Alas, anything can be swapped out in a cars lifetime, so that may not be original, who knows.

Anyhow, I would expect that car to be an import.

Those A/C controls went to the end of production, and they are a lot better than the push button low-spec type I have read. It's another sign of a Euro import, as I believe Aussie cars had the push button climate control for the most part.

Tim
 
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TJ being that you own both a 6.9 and 560, how do they compare??? :rolleyes: I'm amazed full SLS wasn't available in the States. It'd make parts very hard to come by. I've never seen an Aussie 560 with anything other than push buttons for the HVAC systems
 
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Hi Oversize,

I can make a comparison only on the engineeering side of things, but in my opinion the high output 560 is a legitimate replacement for the 6.9 and includes many refinements. As for the driving experience, I'm a long way off finding out.

I need a set of spheres for it (except the central one).

Tim
 

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I'm happy to wait for your final assessment! :)
 

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Is there a chance that I can butt in and offer an unqualified opinion ? I must state from the outset that I have never driven either a 500 or 560. Incidentally, , it is my understanding that a 'dirty' (Hong Kong sourced) 500 will have the legs on a genuine Oz delivered 560. So, comparing 560 with a 6.9 - there is no doubt that specifications show the 560 to be a better accelerating car to 100 km/hour, and it also has a higher horsepower figure - 220kw versus 212 kw.

In real life, the torque figures of the 6.9 are quite superior to the 560 and I tend to think that, accelerating hard whilst on the move, a 560 would be hard pressed to stay with a 6.9, in spite of its four speed gearbox - I tend to think that 3rd gear on a 560 is the equivalent to top gear on a 6.9. However, I stand to be corrected. My practical experience of comparing the two goes back a number of years (say four) when Michel and I travelled from Sydney to Canberra. We were moving along at about 110 km/h, and came to a fairly long uphill section, and obviouisly Michel decided that he wanted to overtake me. How do I know ? He changed from the middle to the outside lane, accompanied by a significant pall of black smoke - usually indicative that someone has changed down a gear, and flattened the loud pedal. Maybe Michel can add to this.

When I saw what was happening in the rear vision mirror, I accelerated reasonably hard, but did not pull back to second gear. It was quite clear, as I approached the 170 mark, that the 560 was no match for the 6.9 and was not able to make ground on Gleaming Beauty - in fact, it was clear that Michel was losing ground. Incidentally, that was the time when I eased back to 110 which was just as well as there was a police patrol on the other side of the hill. We got through unscathed. So, that's my contribution to the debate. Regards Styria
 

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WOW now I am impressed!!!! GBs a Euro right Styria?? I'd heard there wasn't much difference in feel between Euro and Aussie 6.9s, but I haven't been able to compare them YET....

Looking at the full SLS on a W126 it seems like a big advancement from the 6.9s and I wonder if they'd sit flatter through the curves....
 

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I agree with Styria on all facts except losing ground...
I merely backed off because of that impending corner and the fact I could not overtake GB.
 
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Hi Michel the real queastion is was your 560 Aussie or euro as like Styria',s euro 6.9 the euro 560 had a substantial power advantage over the Aussie version. Geoff
 

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Hi Michel the real queastion is was your 560 Aussie or euro as like Styria',s euro 6.9 the euro 560 had a substantial power advantage over the Aussie version. Geoff

It was a Hong Kong import in excellent condition.
Not sure if it had high comp engine
 
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Hi Michel here is your answer 5.6 16V* V8 242 PS (178 kW; 239 hp) 390 N·m (288 lb·ft) 7.6s 228 km/h (142 mph) MY 1986
5.6 16V* V8 279 PS (205 kW; 275 hp) 430 N·m (317 lb·ft) 7.2s 240 km/h (149 mph) From MY 1987
5.6 16V V8 272 PS (200 kW; 268 hp) 421 N·m (311 lb·ft) 250 km/h (155 mph) MY 1986
5.6 16V RÜF V8 299 PS (220 kW; 295 hp) 456 N·m (336 lb·ft) 250 km/h (155 mph) From MY 1987
5.6 16V ECE V8 299 PS (220 kW; 295 hp) 455 N·m (336 lb·ft) 6.9s 250 km/h (155 mph) MY 1986/87
. Geoff :D
 
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