The 104 has more power than the 103. The 124 with a 103 will get about the sale mileage as a v8, so might as well get a 420 or 560SEL.
Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 2, 2023, at 11:26 AM, Donald Snook via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > I had to drive my recently purchased 90 124 300E on a longish trip. I drove > from Memphis to Biloxi, MS and drove a lot down there for a week and drove > back last night. > > I don’t know if it’s my imagination or if a couple of Italian Tune -Ups made > a difference. It seemed to drive better on the way back. > > I drove close to 1000 miles total. On the way down I was thinking that it > should feel more powerful. The last 124 gasser I had was a 95 and the M104 > feels more powerful. > > I haven’t been thrilled with the fuel mileage, but it did improve. On the > way down and a few days of in town driving I got 17.8 MPG. The car requires > (?) 91 octane. But, every time I have gotten gas they only have 93. So, when > I was on the coast I got 89. On my drive back I got 19 mpg. I filled up and > checked the tires and added a little — up to 37 psi. On the remaining 300 > miles I got 21.8 and it definitely drove better and felt more powerful. I > cruised for at least 100 miles running at 82 mph. > > I guess these car were made for highway cruising. In town, it feels much > less powerful than modern cars. > > Donald H. Snook > > > _______________________________________ > 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
