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07-22-2008, 09:48 AM
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Very Favorable W123 Review
I thought this article on "beaters" that called the W123 "Quote Possibly the Most Durable Cars Ever Made" would be of interest to people here.
http://www.beaterreview.com/?p=45 My personal experience is just as favorable. I've owned my 1983 300D for just about 3 months now and it's been a blast. Frankly, I'm partial to older Mercedes and this one is just modern enough to drive every day. Doug P.S. I posted a similar link to this article yesterday and it was deleted. I'm guessing someone thought this was spam? 
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07-22-2008, 10:00 AM
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I've been saying for twenty years that after the nuclear holocaust, the world will be populated with cockroaches driving w123s.
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- Brian 1989 500SEL Euro 1966 250SE Cabriolet 1958 BMW Isetta 600
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07-22-2008, 11:25 AM
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The author of the article said you'd need a large salary (professor's income) to repair the vehicle if anything major came up. Somewhat true... but what 'major' happens in a 123? Rust, broken timing chain, worn turbo. That's all I can think of. Still pretty rebuildable and CHEAP compared to other vehicles even considering a rebuild.
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#4
07-22-2008, 12:30 PM
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Good article... good to know that despite the age of the car it is quite safe.
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#5
07-22-2008, 01:20 PM
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1985 500SL Euro w/ AMG bits 130k  1984 300SD Turbodiesel 192k  1980 240D Stick China 188k  2001 CLK55 AMG 101k  2007 S600 Biturbo 149k Overheated Project, IT'S ALIVE!!! 
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#6
07-22-2008, 01:23 PM
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Transmission problems.....suspension rebuilds.....there's plenty of expensive stuff to fix on these cars.
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-diesel is not just a fuel, its a way of life-  '15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800) '17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k) '09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k) '13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k) '01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km) '16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)
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07-22-2008, 01:41 PM
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Yeah, but sometimes you kind of secretly want things to go bad so you can upgrade the part. For example, when my automatic transmission goes, I'll probably swap in a manual gearbox.....You just hope the part goes bad when you're prepared for it to go bad (and it never does, of course).
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