1996 Mercedes Benz S280 (W140 Series)

[5potTurbo]

lost in espace said:

I have a question! Can you get this body in diesel flavour?

Yes. See my earlier post.

[Ecurie Ecosse]

5potTurbo said:

Yes. See my earlier post.

Not in the UK though.

[: : Serby : :]

Hi folks,

Here's a small update of the W140..

So far I've covered around 500 miles in the car and the majority of those have been trouble free. The ABS light/sensor (and slightly heavier steering) issue arose, but following some internet research it turns out that can be caused by a low battery, and after some good use the fault has gone. I noticed today that the washer fluid bottle/pipes leak quite badly - that's next on the fix list.

The only changes to the car have been fairly minor, including new wheel centre caps, tax disc holder etc.. I've bought two new tyres, which wasn't as painful as I thought it might be, I managed to get two 245/45/18s for just over £160 fitted.

On the whole I'm still very pleased with the car, even with the tyres included it's cost well under £1500 so far and when you're wafting along it still feels like a £60k+ car (I just hope it gets through the MOT next month...!)

[gf15]

I never liked these cars!
Until now.
For what you have spent on it so far, you could not even buy a battery for a Toyota Prius

Good luck with the MOT.

[MJK 24]

Off the scale value for money!

The contemporary colour and wheels help hide its origins as a car launched in 1992 IMO. A nice dateless plate would leave a lot of people guessing as to its true age IMO.