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Originally Posted by Maroon 300D
Someone posted a pic of a newish Toyota that ran into the back of his w123 300TD; the wagon needed some bumper work and the Toyota was totalled.
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It doesn't matter that the Toyota was totaled. Today cars are designed to compact from the front bumper to the windsheild and from the tip of the trunk to the rear windsheild. Those sections have a weakend structure on purpose to take the impact so you don't feel it as much. Now the cage around the passenger compartment is another story it should be extremly stiff. Find some pics of an Audi body shell and take a look. I love when Audi displays the shells at the shows, its like crash protection 101 if you know what to look for.
MB started doing this with the W126, but A LOT has changed in the 20-25 years that these cars were designed.
Anyone who thinks a W123/W126 is "safer" then a modern car of similer size is kidding themselves.
Now if you compare apples and apples like your 300D to a E320CDI. Well now thats like comparing an ME-262 to an F22.
There is a massive world of difference in crash protection, night and day literaly.