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Originally Posted by pj67coll
While it probably doesn't matter to most drivers I don't know that I could ever be happy with a W140 simply because of the small steering wheel. I like the old, large Mercedes steering wheels. I like being able to rest my elbows on the window sill and my other elbow on the arm rest and still hold the wheel.
- Peter.
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Those large steering wheels were designed by the Mercedes Benz engineers for precisely that purpose, so you could rest your elbows that way on long trips.
The people who complained about their size were not aware of this.
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