Found one these from a UK Ebay seller. A little steep 99 pounds, but kind of cool to have.



https://www.ebay.com/itm/GENUINE-COM....c100282.m3503

 

Yes, a very cool "accessory".

Did US cars come with this tool kit, it seems that the only ones available are from the UK?


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I was wondering about that. The previous and original owner of my car included every possible item he received when he bought the car, all the manuals, all the keys and then included every service receipt from when he bought the car. Found it strange that the car was "missing" the tool kit. Maybe they weren't included with U.S. cars, or the longshoremen ripped them all off when the cars were loaded up in the UK. LOL

 

And then sold them back to us on e-bay 20 years later!


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Exactly. The clever Brits.

 

I remember looking into this when one of mine was new ... not the 02 .. would have been earlier. The tool kit was not a USA item ... Jaguar did list the bulb kit .. but they never stocked it.

Mercedes has always had owners that wrenched ...
... not Jaguar.

 

Hmm, I would have thought that Jaguar owners would be more for doing their own work than Mercedes owners. When I was a kid in the 60s/70s I would see English cars, MGs, Tirumphs, Jags, Sunbeams etc. being worked on in front of houses, but hardly ever a Mercedes. Sometimes Bimmers like the 1600-2002 series.

 

I do have some basic tools stored in my under-hood tool tray, but I think if I ran across a decently price "original" tool kit I would spring for it just for "authenticity" and bragging rights.

A comprehensively furnished tool roll in the trunk under the spare wheel cover would be more useful anyway.


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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Genuine-T...-/222895755615

 

That's too funny! I was just thinking about that the other day when I was looking at my engine bay. I'd love to have one of those, but I'm not going to pay an arm and a leg for one. I'm really surprised that they aren't more common. Shouldn't the junkyards in the U.K. be filled with x308's that still have the toolkit under the hood? Or did they only come with the premium cars in the lineup? Either way, if any of our U.K. members want to search through the local junkyard to find one, I will pay them for it Of course, just as long as the price is reasonable. Not like the eBay items that have been posted in this thread

 

I paid a little more (99 pounds vs. 85 pounds) but the one I bought was in somewhat better shape. I was looking through some posts from 2013 and these things, even missing a couple of wrenches, were being sold between forum members at $140, so 99 ($120) pounds for a complete kit does not seem so bad.

 

Pretty, keeps the car looking like factory new. But pretty useless tools. Try remove some old corroded bolts with those 'spanners."

 

That's called necessity ...

Back before there was model number explosion both Jaguars and MB's required some means to purchase. But, you still found more first owners who did some service work on MB's .. and MB's attracted a different second owner vs Jaguar.

Jaguars were expensive to buy and own because of the lower resale .... it never attracted the same type of second owner as MB.

In relative terms, Jaguars and Mercedes were much more expensive vs other cars. My 88 SL was 75k ... that was an enormous amount of money in the late 80's.

 

I'm talking about the 60s and 70s. I bought a 1970 280SE in Germany using the tax-free program and no one I knew ever thought to put their own hands on a Mercedes. In fact, I remember it was even unusual for a Mercedes owner (friends I knew) to go to an independent mechanic for the Mercedes. I owned a 220SE, also bought new by my dad (handed down to me) prior, and it never saw anything but the dealer. In those days Jaguars were much more of a cult car owned by enthusiasts than Mercedes and were far more likely to be bought by said enthusiasts as second owners. BTW, I also bought a 560 SL new, but it was a 1987, I think I paid 55K for it. The price must have really jumped for 1988. I remember it was between the 560 or the BMW 635 M. and the SL was a little cheaper.

 

Just FYI, this is the tool kit that came with my 1989 BMW 635CSi. This kit was in all 6 and 7 series BMWs. The 3 and 5 series had an abbreviated version.




Tool kit 1989 BMW 635CSi

 

Well -- I have the reverse experience ?

My dad started driving Jaguars back in the 50's and we always had one (or two) around ... I think the first MB was a 230SL .. although my dad bought my mother a 300se for a wedding anniversary in 66. I think the 250sl woudl have been around by them. We did a euro delivery in 1970 -- So I was 10. My dads pride a joy W109. You got a good price on the SL .. very good.

MB always had a better dealer network in the mid-atlantic vs Jaguar .... As I said above .. since both were bought by people with means .. they typically went to the dealer for repairs. We had a lot of germans in the area and all the engineers w/ MB's liked to tinker .. the cars needed tinkering. No engineer that I remember bought a Jaguar ... Lots' of women drove XJ's ... I just don't remember anyone working on them. I got good at fixing Lucus crap.

 

I never owned one ... but they are still one of my favorite BMW's. I wanted a convertible when back in the later 80's. Now i want a coupe

 

The European delivery 5 and 7 series models I also picked up, had a slot for, and included ,the triangle, which is a legal requirement for driving in Europe. Surprised they wouldn't use the same tool kit plastic for the U.S. models.

 

 

I did a euro delivery Saab and it was so equipped (triangle w/case) -- it was so nice I tried to buy another .........they gave me a second. Poor SAAB.