AgingGeek
Club Member
Just looking for some opinions here on whether or not I could use the 280 as a daily (ish) driver.
I currently barely do any miles tbh. I work from home and I only use my car (SL55 AMG) to pick up my son on weekends and go for a country road blast when I feel like it. We have a family car for shopping and general driving etc.
The Z is under cover on the drive due to my worries about rust etc. But I was wondering, if I got a rubber kit to get all the seals replaced and had the underside treated, I assume that there is little worry about it rusting in the future? I assume it wasn't rain that killed them all, but salt on the roads and lack of maintenance?
I'd like to sell my SL to get a chunk of cash back, spend a nice chunk on the Datsun and just use it as my only car, but I am not sure if this is a reasonable use case? I honestly think that once my reg comes through so I can get out in the Datsun, I cant see me ever wanting to drive the Merc again
I currently barely do any miles tbh. I work from home and I only use my car (SL55 AMG) to pick up my son on weekends and go for a country road blast when I feel like it. We have a family car for shopping and general driving etc.
The Z is under cover on the drive due to my worries about rust etc. But I was wondering, if I got a rubber kit to get all the seals replaced and had the underside treated, I assume that there is little worry about it rusting in the future? I assume it wasn't rain that killed them all, but salt on the roads and lack of maintenance?
I'd like to sell my SL to get a chunk of cash back, spend a nice chunk on the Datsun and just use it as my only car, but I am not sure if this is a reasonable use case? I honestly think that once my reg comes through so I can get out in the Datsun, I cant see me ever wanting to drive the Merc again