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> On Mar 7, 2015, at 2:47 PM, Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Its been a while since I've driven an 1985 car powered by an OM617a... I > never owned one, but I've driven several and was alway impressed. I always > considered a 1985 W123 to be the most refined of the bunch, and therefore > the most desirable. > > I've heard a few folks on the list here say they avoid the last model year > for various reasons, but I don't really understand why. Sure there are a > few more vacuum lines under the hood, but no more than found on 1986- > cars. Acceleration off the line is outstanding, the transmission shifts > better than earlier cars, and the lower geared rear makes for a better > highway cruise. > > I just brought this home: > https://www.flickr.com/photos/jaimekop/16743796931/in/photostream/ > > A 1985, 240k miles... a bit high for my tastes, but its second owner bough > the car in 1990 and has always serviced it at the dealer. Its had lots of > work done and really drives nicely. Of course, a few things to sort out > still... but a great car with original paint, super clean in terms of rust, > always garaged in NYC. > > Jaime > > > > -- > Jaime Kopchinski > http://www.jaimekop.com/ > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those > individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has > no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
