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Originally Posted by speednjay
I got 3 w124s. Wife and daughter drive theirs and I drive my w124 as a work beater about 120 miles a day. Once I got the issues squared away it runs drives great. Good mpg smooth quiet comfy ride. Personally I’d only get the 94-95 models. They seem to have stuff sorted out more than the earlier models. I’ve never owned a w123 so can’t compare. but I do know that they can’t touch a 124 on the gas mileage.
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93-95 have worse rust protection and bio wiring. 92 and older dont have these problems.
M103 was improved sometime in 89 and it no longer suffers from valve guide or camshaft wear. And not all pre 89 had problems.
M103 takes a lot more upkeep than a 616 or a 617.
I would say that a diesel w123 economy is about the same as a gas w124