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MushyHeirloom
12/02/08

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Every day, I pass a '73 two-door that's for sale. Comes with a parts car. I've been talking myself out of it for the last six months.
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crankcase - always getting the shaft
12/02/08

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Someone should send this one back to Mercedes Benz.
Maybe it would help them remember how to build the world's best sedans.
I'd much rather have this than a new MB.
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Six Flags Over Tomsk
12/02/08

@crankcase: +1. Given the choice of this or a brand new C or E class (other than the E320 Bluetec), I think I'd take this.
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Novaload
12/02/08

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Murilee, what are those drops of clear stuff on the car and the discoloration on the road?
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that ain't the way to have fun, son
12/02/08

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Mercedes quality slipped after the W126, so from '92-on. My 126 is considered the last "true" Benz by those who own them, and many have tried the newer ones, yet have gone back.

European headlights are radically different than the sealed-beam garbage we have in the States. Different bulbs, different patterns, just flat-out different...and very-highly sought by us here in the US, BTW.

DoctorNine...you hit on why I laugh when my 20 year old beast has fewer problems than a 7 year old Kia, and is also worth more.
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Six Flags Over Tomsk
12/02/08

@Kelly: I've always considered the super-overengineered W140s to be the last proper Benzes, but that's just me.
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Six Flags Over Tomsk
12/02/08

@Tomsk the red-nosed reindeer: Gah, didn't mean to post yet.

European headlights are definitely better looking, and usually better performing than the DOT-mandated (thanks in no small part to money from Westinghouse, if you believe the rumors) bits.

Lastly, what year and model W126 do you have? I have an '83 300 SD.
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DoctorNine
12/02/08

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Quality construction, consideration of longevity in design for extended maintenance, high grade materials. These are indeed luxuries, but actually are the frugal choice for those who keep cars and repair them, instead of chucking them out every 4 years and buying a new one.
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Triborough
12/02/08

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I really think they are quite hard to kill.

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scroggzilla raids again
12/02/08

@Triborough: I remember an apocryphal tale of Mercedes Benz toughness relating to Anastasio Somoza's assassination. Somoza's Mercedes Benz was riddled with automatic weapons fire and a RPG for good measure by a Sandinista commando team, which killed all of the vehicles occupants. When the Paraguayan security forces arrived, one of the soldiers found the keys still in the ignition and, being a curious sort, turned to the key to see if it would start.
Naturally, being a Mercedes Benz, it did.

And that, Virginia, is the creepiest automotive product endorsement ever.
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Charles_Barrett - Now with Variable-Valve Timing
12/02/08

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My Mom was eager to see their '73 220D age to the point of being 'funky' looking. They had that car for 25 years.

My '97 W210 E320 is not nearly so sturdy, but I was happy to catch the last of the I6 engines. I have heard of many 'issues' with the V6 replacement that bowed in '98. The W210 'four-eyes' face, 12 years on, is now gaining the Benz patina of 'funkiness'.
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Graverobber
12/02/08

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What's that shit hanging off of the rearview? Geez, why don't people cover their mouth when they sneeze?!
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Ash78, tryptophanatic
12/02/08

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I love the boxy cabin, which is something they continued through the W210 (E-class until about 5 years ago). The W211 E-class seems cramped, with windows like a bunker.

Same complaint with most of the new VWs and Volvos, as well. My dad just got a new Passat 2.0t Lux, and "perceived" interior space is reduced, even though the car is larger than the previous B5 generation (of which I now own TWO!).
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sos10
12/02/08

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If only MB would still build their cars like that.. I blame 1980's cocaine.
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LTDScott
12/02/08

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One of my favorite toy cars as a kid was a Siku model of one of these done up as a taxi-cab.
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jbownsabmw- Koopas Beware
12/02/08

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Not the same car, but I had a 240D bought out from under me two weeks ago. Had worked out a price of $1500, and some guy showed up with $2000 while I was at work. For some reason the seller didn't feel obligated to honor our agreement.
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Novaload
12/02/08

@jbownsabmw but still wants GM to survive: I can clear that up. The reason is $500.
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MushyHeirloom
12/02/08

@jbownsabmw but still wants GM to survive: Wouldn't the right thing to do there be call you and say "someone just offered me two grand", and work it out from there? Meh.
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Rust-MyEnemy
12/02/08

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This has style, charisma, personality by the bucketload.

My job would be a lot easier if current Benzes were more like the above and less like German Hyundais with 200lbs of extra chrome, glitz and ballast.

I get the feeling that my customers buy Benzes because they're Benzes not because of any innate desirability.

But hey guys, that's progress.
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BЯдΖǐL-ЯЄРΘЯΤЄЯ
12/02/08

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Nice original, but Euro spec looks better

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Tiberiuswise is all ate up with sarcasm
12/02/08

What's the difference?@BЯдΖǐL-ЯЄРΘЯΤЄЯ - thankfully surrounded by pretty girls:
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Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable
12/02/08

@tiberiuswise: headlight covers.

And as far as headlights go, stacked quads always win.

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scroggzilla raids again
12/02/08

@Slantsick- on layaway at SPATULA CITY: I like the stacked quads on W108/109's, but there's something to be said for the Euro lantern style lights.....especially on the S class coupes/cabriolets

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BЯдΖǐL-ЯЄРΘЯΤЄЯ
12/02/08

@SCROGGZILLA RAIDS AGAIN!!: So much more classic, anybody can make a double round with a crome ring around it, but not all can make an all glass unit with style.
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Schm, enjoying his first desert winter. .
12/02/08

@BЯдΖǐL-ЯЄРΘЯΤЄЯ - thankfully surrounded by pretty girls: No, I favor the Euro-Single Unit look. I'm not a huge fan of the stacked quads.

But I would buy a W111 or a W108 in a heartbeat, despite the astronomical repair bills.
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jbownsabmw- Koopas Beware
12/02/08

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Pete loves it because the wheels are the same color as the car.
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Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable
12/02/08

@jbownsabmw but still wants GM to survive: Color-keyed "wheel discs" FTW!

Luxury, baby!

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