redcliff:
8 cylinder.
dope arse interior.
Price: 10k euros..
thinking of changing it all black matte, fixing hallogen lamp, fitting bigger tires with gold plated rims, changing the mercedes logo to a led enabled one or just all gold chromes..

Denn:
Oversized chrome wheels only point to one thing....a black man who wants to show off.

Get a Max of 16 inch wheels with enough rubber to bite the road. That car is for performance and not for a showroom.

I like your choice of merc... I won't mind getting one too...10,000 Euros? Why are good things so expensive these days?

redcliff:


Well, these days cars serve two purposes. For the purpose which it was built and for show off. It would also not be a bad idea combining both together and please dont attribute big wheels to black people. Its just looks good on a car. look at the silver and black and tell me which of the tires you prefer the most?

Originalsly:
I think it's a cool car....better when spruced up a bit...but I think to have like the 20" chrome rims is going wayyyy overboard. Not a mechanic. ...but I think with such rims you would be exceeding the weight of the wheels the car was designed to carry and that would cause stress the ball joints and other stuff in the ehmmm.....wheel assembly. Then with the skinny tires....you can expect a flat tire every day or two. But then again.....if attention is what rocks your boat...then go all out with your plans.

cardoctor:
Lovely classic Merc. I always wished to own one in its hey days.

Is this car Nigerian used?


Car-doctor

brojero:
Good choice, the px seems high though. Must be close to concours condition for that price

What is concours?

redcliff:


What is concours?

Denn:
Oversized chrome wheels only point to one thing....a black man who wants to show off.

Get a Max of 16 inch wheels with enough rubber to bite the road. That car is for performance and not for a showroom.

I like your choice of merc... I won't mind getting one too...10,000 Euros? Why are good things so expensive these days?

Denn:


I prefer the tires that will ensure I am alive after every pot hole... Ever heard of donks?

Why should I show off?

billy187:
A Sec restore: now this is what I joined Nairaland for! I intended to do one earlier this year and document everything here; even found a specimen. Problem however is that the poor thing had been so kazeemized I had to sadly turn it down. It had a little carburrated engine scavenged from some car I couldn't even identify and the instrument dial was kaput. I've since put the money into other uses (read****replacement of my daily driver Ford Focus)

I did intend to restore to more stock form, however. I intended going for a deep blue like in your pictures with maybe some AMG rims + ash turn signals.

All the best in your project!

redcliff:


I dont think this is a restore. The car itself is in pristine condition. Just putting it to better taste..

Denn:
Hello redcliff

Did you finally buy?

redcliff:


Hi, Yes. But I am paying for it in 3 installments as agreed with the dealer.

Denn:


Great.

I on the lookout for one in 2016.

With AMG Body Kit

560 SEC

PapiWata:
A Merc 500SEC on the open highway will easily and effortlessly outrun 99% of all other cars in existence today, be they new or old. That ultra reliable Mercedes M119 V8 engine is a frigging juggernaut when you punch the gas, and the SEC just loves sustained high speed over 100 mph, where it hunkers down, grips the asphalt like a wildcat, and whips right along with a ride so smooth that a watch maker could ply his trade unperturbed in the passenger seat.

NOTE : When you buy this car do NOT succumb to the temptation to drive it regularly until you have replaced the timing chain, and all the plastic the UPPER timing chain guides that are visible when the timing chain cover is opened. Failure to do this is courting disaster, as that engine is NOTORIOUS for snapping timing chains and breaking chain guides ones they have been used for anything over 60 thousand miles since the last chain replacement.

With that timing chain replacement done, you may need to acquire some brake parts from Pelican Parts or Mercedes Parts Center in the US, possibly including the servo and brake master cylinder, to remove binding brakes from the list of things to worry about down the road. With those two well known precautions taken, you are in for an E-ticket ride in the SEC, I bullchit you not.

redcliff:


Are you aN auto technician?