Yes, 116s are also excellent. Surprisingly good handling for a big car,
especially in euro spec.
I just pulled mine (300SD) out for the first time this year this morning.
Great car.
Jaime
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Back to the w123...my 240D floats over speed bumps. No need to slow down like
in other cars. Hahaha.
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On Apr 24, 2015, at 9:51 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com
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Rick Knoble via Mercedes wrote:
I have heard (never owned one) that the 116 is
my 123 240D rides much better after I put new Bilsteins on it, as
does any MB i've ever driven. they were critical on 110/111. I
could drive one of those and tell you if it had bilsteins or junk
shocks without looking at the shocks. Not sure I could do that any
more, but back in the day
Well, I put a 116 sideways on an interstate doing about 75, and it
stayed nice and stable until I got the skid under control... A lesser
car would have tumbled.
-MMM-
On Thu, Apr 23, 2015 at 8:44 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes
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Dimitri wrote :
The W123 is, in my
I learned to drive in a W116 450SEL. When I needed a car I'd borrow it from my
parents during high school. I then drove it on and off during college and
pretty much adopted it thereafter. I must have clocked 100,000 miles on that
car. Definitely a smooth riding car but not mushy like the
I've driven a 116 and enjoyed it immensely. Much better than a 123 though maybe
not as responsive as a 124/201.
Curt
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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
Is that what set you on a lifelong Mercedes path?
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On Apr 24, 2015, at 10:42 AM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes
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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
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
Actually the lifetime journey started in like '02 or so when one of my
wife's patients, an Indy MB mechanic, was no longer able to drive so was
selling his 300TD. He was basically broke, and she had some measure of
pity on him, and the boychild needed a car for school commuting etc. so
we
My driveway through the woods is a bit bumpy, and coming down it in a
123 or 126 is like floating. The ML bumps and sways as bad as my trucks.
--R
On 4/24/15 9:54 AM, Dimitri via Mercedes wrote:
Back to the w123...my 240D floats over speed bumps. No need to slow down like
in other cars.
Is that what set you on a lifelong Mercedes path?
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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
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
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Is that what set you on a lifelong Mercedes path?
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On 24/04/2015 9:10 AM, M. Mitchell Marmel via Mercedes wrote:
Well, I put a 116 sideways on an interstate doing about 75, and it
stayed nice and stable until I got the skid under control... A lesser
car would have tumbled.
-MMM-
I guess it was not a 116, but Craig's wife did not have quite
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Well sorted to well sorted. A W123 is superior, W124 is good to. But a
W210... ugh
So do I.
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I agree on the 123 124's Curt
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I hate to say it but I begin to doubt your opinion. A 124 or 201 well
sorted will
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Well sorted to well sorted. A W123 is superior, W124 is good to. But a
W210... ugh. They got it back with the W211 however.
Jaime
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handle better
too.
-Curt
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Well sorted to well sorted. A W123
A 126.
Wilton
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It really depends on what you
Dimitri wrote :
The W123 is, in my opinion, a smoother, nicer ride than a W124.
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
210 rides fine to me.
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And that W210 ride... yuck.
W210 ride after 300k miles, or well sorted W210 ride compared to well sorted
W124 ride?
Rick
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Well sorted to well sorted. A W123 is superior, W124 is good to. But a
W210... ugh. They got it back with the W211 however.
Jaime
On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 8:41 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes
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Well sorted to well sorted. A W123 is superior, W124 is good to. But a
W210... ugh. They got it back with the W211 however.
Jaime
110/111 with good working (new) bilsteins is a nice ride. Hooked me
for life! 126 yes! 123 americanized, but tolerable. 124 is good.
can't comment on the
Jaime wrote:
And that W210 ride... yuck.
W210 ride after 300k miles, or well sorted W210 ride compared to well sorted
W124 ride?
Rick
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Well sorted to well sorted. A W123 is superior, W124 is good to. But a
W210
Well sorted to well sorted. A W123 is superior, W124 is good to. But a
W210... ugh. They got it back with the W211 however.
Jaime
On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 8:41 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes
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Jaime wrote:
And that W210 ride... yuck.
W210 ride after 300k miles,
Rick Knoble via Mercedes wrote:
This thing is an utterly beaten machine, not worth the scrap value. That said, it is confidence building to see a W210 with 300k miles on it, if you are in the market for one.
http://chicago.craigslist.org/sox/cto/4985400581.html
My 4matic has 260k on it.
The engines in these are really outstanding. 300k miles isn't
unreasonable... its easier to reach than the 1980s diesels, actually.
The rust, on the other hand. And that W210 ride... yuck.
Jaime
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This
My 97 e300 has well over 300k on the clock
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This thing is an utterly beaten machine, not worth the scrap value. That
said, it is confidence building to see a W210 with 300k miles on it,
Yes, but not as rugged as a 124. I still like 124/126/140 better but I like the
modern options on the 210.
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On Apr 22, 2015, at 5:37 PM, Dimitri dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote:
Aside from rust, the W210 is pretty rugged.
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Aside from rust, the W210 is pretty rugged.
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My 97 e300 has well over 300k on the clock
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