That must have been a W115 280. I had one of those and the suspension was the best of any of the 15 MBs I have owned
On Fri, Apr 24, 2015 at 10:52 AM, Dimitri via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Is that what set you on a lifelong Mercedes path? > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Apr 24, 2015, at 10:42 AM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > Back when I was in college, this would have been like 73 or 74, my buddy > "borrowed" his dad's new Benz to go out riding around. I can't recall what > it was, a 280 maybe? Anyway we were out driving in the semi-countryside on > the edge of town and he is going like 60 or so down this road and the > railroad tracks are up there a bit. These tracks were bad to go over, we > all knew that. I tell him to slow down, he says no watch this (hey y'all! > ho mah beer n watchiss!) and we fly over those tracks like they weren't > even there. I was amazed. > > > > --R > > > > > > > >> On 4/24/15 9:51 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: > >> Rick Knoble via Mercedes wrote: > >> > >>> I have heard (never owned one) that the 116 is incredible, ride wise. > I have heard that you can hit potholes and RR tracks at speed, and nary > know they were there. The suspension supposedly drops too, when you get > over 80-85mph. > >> > >> Like Curly said, if the ride height changes, it must be a 6.9. > >> > >> My 116.120 (300SD) would gobble up RR tracks at 55mph with scarcely a > quiver, the kind of tracks that slow SUV drivers to 10-15mph. I probably > scared the crap out of some of them by passing them right before or after > the tracks at a 40mph speed differential. > >> > >> Mitch. > >> > >> _______________________________________ > >> 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 > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > 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 > > > > _______________________________________ > 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 > > _______________________________________ 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
