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Old 06-15-2012, 08:13 AM
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Originally Posted by chazola View Post
The W124 has surprisingly good cornering ability for a car of it's size, even the wagon... I can throw mine around and though the body has a lot more roll than modern cars, it never loses it's footing through twisties... *fingers crossed!*

I almost took it on the 'ring last time I was in Germany, but if I crashed I'd have no way of getting home!
Take the train. Honestly! I got a ticket for anywhere in Holland to London for 99 euros return (including Eurostar) - besides AA 5 star European cover used to be the thing to have... and I think the Nurburgring is classed as a normal road still!
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