Nice. Not as nice as a Pagoda, but nice. I usually don’t like the W114 coupes, but that is a nice color and the fog lamps look good. He says it’s an Euro model though, but has US headlights. Would look much better with the one piece glass Euro lamps.
Video makes me wish it wasn’t winter here and I could take my car out of a storage for a drive…
It’s just too nice. I couldn’t bring myself to getting her salty. Not to mention I don’t think it would be that great in the snow. Big, heavy, no power steering and 4speed manual …87 e28 BMW is the winter ride. Figure what it’s worth Id rather save the value of the Benz by keeping the Benz clean. My previous 69 Benz I drove in the winter but regretted it. And regretted selling it. Though that one was not quite as clean. Won’t make same mistake twice.
Given your location “winter storage” shouldn’t be of your concern, Lew. Or is it?
Living within a half mile [0.8 km] of the Pacific ocean takes it’s toll. It’s definitely a “marine environment”; the salt is borne inland by the morning fog. If you hang clothes out on a line they get bleached; the tools inside my mechanics roller cabinet rust; the cadmium plated parts on my '73 BMW Motorrad rust, everything rusts. Even when it’s in the garage.
Over here classic cars with a Californian registration are sold as inherently rust free. Hmm
So how does the pacific air in Los Angeles differ from the air further north? Sales myth?
I know a few guys around here that have used storage bags for the winter months when they put their babies away. Seems to work out well. I dont know what brand one guy uses, but it had a few giant packs that looked like sandbags. I think they were actually silica gel packs to keep the moisture down. May be worth it to check out if you are in a moisture rich area and storing the car for a few months.
I’m not seeing any rust on the chassis or anything like that. Not even on trim. I’ve seen some vehicles that park outside with a little superficial corrosion on trim pieces but nothing that isn’t easily corrected. Also, if you go 5 miles inland this is just not a problem. I’m 1 block from the ocean so I’m getting the worst of it.
Where I’m having issues is tools in the tool box. Steel chisels for example. No Bueno. I thought being in a tool chest which is in the garage would have some level of protection but clearly it doesn’t. In my house, I have a vintage fan collection and a mid century chrome shelving unit and both are showing signs of corrosion.
I remember cars in junk yards in AZ with patina. When you can push the car with your feet out the bottom like Fred Flintstone, I think we can call it rusty. So many poor cars here in Montreal like that. crying
sorry for the delayed reply, I’m working out of town and having problems logging on.
Any tips Lew?
Who,me?!? I was the one that brought it up! Move to Phoenix, maybe?
But you all are right. It isn’t the same as the deep penetration, water-borne, corrosives like road salt; more surface oriented. Even pressure washing doesn’t seem to help, and in fact may exacerbate the problem by driving salt further into crevices.
Here in the Pismo Beach area the $0.25 car washes are required to use a percentage of water that is captured by their drain, filtered (for solids) and recycled. Considering that we have the only drive-on beach in the state, and most folks like to wash off their vehicles after exiting the beach, they aren’t the best choice for washing off beach salt; or anything else that you cherish. But not many people are aware of the situation.
1998 BMW 740iL. Originally from California. Individual Package with Limonit Metallic paint, Nappa leather interior and Alacantra headliner. Can’t wait to do some cruising… If only I could drive from the rear seats. More legroom (and footrests!) than Business Class!
How very Transporter of you - clean ride. Though I won’t lie I think I liked the E28 better, but at least now you get a decades worth of new features. As with all old BMW’s hopefully some of them still work.