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Nice! I like petrol W123's.

Ja, ich glaube, dass ich beim Aufwärmen des Motorrads den Gashebel leicht offen gehalten habe, es würde ziemlich langsam im Leerlauf laufen.

That's cool, I'm glad you take on the service yourself, at least you know that it gets done and done right! The 280SEL is super clean, I'll post a video on some of the things I'm doing to it.

I have a feeling you are right! This car is pretty special.

If you sell it, I’d consider adding to my garage!

Yes they are. In the '70 most of European motorcycles used to put shift on the right with first gear up. Only after the '80 all bikes got the left shift with first gear down, and right rear brake pedal.

Ha! I feel that way about a number of bikes and cars that I have owned over time! The ES2 will be coming onto the market in a month or so, you'll have a chance to re-live the glory days!

You're welcome!

Thanks!

It was sold on Bring-a-trailer - glad you like it

It was a great bike, very original and in top condition.

Danke!

AH! Sorry I missed your question. December 2020 was in service date.

We like to be descriptive and straight-forward in these videos, thanks for watching and the comment!

Definitely one of my favorites!

Yes it is!

Thank you, I appreciate it

They are special, for sure.

It does have the driver side mirror - passenger side mirrors were optional.

It probably did, the bike had not seen a lot of miles for quite awhjile when I made the video.

You're welcome, thanks for watching!

They are both comfortable cars, I have taken long-distance trips in both (1.5-3,000 miles) the 300SEL is more powerful by far, the 280SEL is less expensive to maintain.

They do get great mileage and a delight to ride.

Sweet! The perception is that they could be unreliable, I don' think that is the case.

@@theburlingtongarage6255 The only real issue I had with it was the exhaust blew out of the cylinder head midway between London & Edinburgh. Tied it in place with some wire and made it home ok. :-)

@@aliwhitwell Agh! The good news is that the bikes of the time were simple enough for roadside repairs.

That's a long wheelbase W108, so the same length as the W109. All W109s are long, but there were both long and short W108s.

@@gotham61 wrong. the long wheel base variants were designated as W109. I do know this as FACT, & I got this from Mercedes themselves. If you have a long wheel base one, it's a 109, not 108. they called a 109 to avoid confusion. The 300SEL-6.3 was NOT a W108. They were in fact a 109. These are the long wheel base 108, & called a 109. I suggest you do your research better, because I have the book History Of Mercedes Benz right here, & ALL that info is in this book. You want to argue about the long wheel base cars? I can start on about The Grosser & Pullman variants, along with the Landaulet ones too, & the things unique to those. The other way to tell a true 6.3 W109 is to look at the brakes.

@@christophermarshall5765 Not trying to get into a argument, but you're simply misinformed. I was the secretary of the International M-100 Group, a club which covers the 6.3, 6.9, and 600 models, and I have owned eight W108 and W109 cars over the last 30 years. Yes, the 6.3 is a W109, I never said otherwise, and I have owned four of them. But there were also long wheelbase cars that were W108s, including the car on the left in this video. Factory model designation 108.019 was the 280SEL with the I6 2.8L M130 engine, 108.058 was the 280SEL 3.5 with the V8 M116 engine, and the 108.068 was the 280SEL 4.5 with the V8 M117 engine which was only available in North America. These three models were all long wheelbase W108 cars with steel spring suspension and the lower spec W108 trim. As this video points out, the key factors that differentiate a W109 are the air suspension, and a higher specification of trim, including the wood, carpeting, upholstery, and exterior brightwork.

@@gotham61 you are wrong on all counts

@@christophermarshall5765 Not at all, but you clearly have a stubborn streak that prevents you from learning anything. I have lived and breathed these cars for decades, and have owned several examples of each. I have personally owned two long wheelbase W108 cars, both of them 280 SEL 4.5s, with steel spring suspensions. I currently own a long wheelbase 300 SEL 6.3 W109.

When you start..with these carburators.....when they are full the engine can take FIRE