That's what Mercedes Enthusiast magazine said about this car in a 2002 article and nothing has changed since. With a baby on the way the time has come to part with my wonderful W126 SEC and this web page will give you a few details and a good look at the car.
I have owned the car since 2006 when I bought it from a lovely chap called John who'd owned the car since 1985. The previous owner to him had it for one year and traded it in for another brand new Mercedes. He called John not long after wanting to buy the SEC back. The answer was 'No!'. John loved this car and seriously looked after it, it felt like a real honour to take on this brilliant machine. The result of his long ownership and no expense spared maintenance, which I have been sure to continue, is a car in wonderful original condition. The interior is particularly good, beautiful blue leather and burrwood that goes fabulously with the Silver Blue bodywork. This paint colour was only available on these pre-85 models and is wonderfully subtle. I won't list all the features of an SEC here, I expect the buyer will probably know about these cars already. It's important to say though that everything works, the air con blasts cold, the cruise control is fine and all the window and seat motors do their job. It also has a Blaupunkt unit contemporary to the era. The car has covered 93,000 miles, I've done about 20,000 miles in the last four years. I think this is good and appropriate mileage on a car this age. I realise some people may think this is a little high but these big V8 motors don't like sitting around not doing anything. Low mileage cars might be good to look at but engines like to be run and suffer if they're not used.
Regular but sparing use has kept this one in fine form and it's an extremely impressive machine. Whether cruising country lanes with the windows down or wafting down the fast lane, it's a joy. All the original details are still there, an untouched first aid kit, Mercedes tool kit and I have all three original keys. It is the definition of a 'usable classic' although it would also make the good basis of a concours car for those with the time and inclination.
The car has an MOT until January 2011 and is taxed to October 2010. The asking price is £6450. If you think you might love this car as much as its previous owners have then please give me, David, a call on 07909 547232 or email david.bradbury@me.com. Thanks for reading.
