Wednesday, October 3, 2012

1985 Mercedes Benz 500 SEL



Random vehicle blog…………………tonight the wheel has selected…

1985 Mercedes Benz 500 SEL


I bought this car in Wichita Falls shortly before moving to Houston for law school.   It was a one-owner car that had belonged to a golfing buddy of my mom's.  She had mentioned that she was getting a new one and I said I might be interested in hers.  The car was in absolutely mint condition.  It was blue with gray leather interior and had every option available including heated front and rear seats as well as power reclining rear seats.  It also had a big 5-liter V-8 that was very strong.  This was the first big luxury car I had owned, so it took a little getting used to.  Once I did, however, I really enjoyed driving it.  It was quiet and comfortable and a great highway cruiser.  I only had one major problem with it the whole time I owned it.  An electrical box went out the night I arrived in Houston, stranding me at an Olive Garden.  That was it though.


I drove it about half the time and eventually left it up in Wichita Falls.  I sold it after buying a big BMW a few years later and got almost what I had paid for it initially.  A foreign pilot stationed at the Air Force Base snatched it up, but there were many people interested in purchasing it.  It was a fine car in great condition and I really have nothing bad to say about it.

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