Actually you had one rear brake working. The brake system is set up in an "X" so if this happens you still have one front and one rear brakes working.

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1983 123.133 California
- GreaseCar Veg System

I had the rear seat out because I didn't get to changing the rear shocks the night before.

Other than that my MB's have never really caused me any heartburn on the road.

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2016 Corvette Stingray 2LT
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

I thought this car was set up front/rear, but I may be wrong.

Nope you are incorrect, brakes are front/rear with all w123 and w126 mercedes. If you dont believe, just follow your brake lines.

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1984 Euro 300SDC, (4spd standard)
1986 Toyota Landcruiser Diesel HJ60 5spd X2

Gone but not forgotten (some sold, some stripped)
1983 300 SD, 1985 300 SD, 1983 240D, 1986 300 SDL, 1985 300 SDL, 1983 300 D, 1984 300 D, 1985 300SD, 1987 300 SDL, 1983 300 SD, 1985 300 TD Euro, 1983 380SEC, 1990 300 D, 1987 300D, 1982 300D, 1982 300D, 1994 E420, 1987 300 TD, 1987 300 D, 1984 300 D

Thanks, that's what I thought.

I stand corrected.

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1983 123.133 California
- GreaseCar Veg System

Driving around with the dash removed is kinda fun. I put an old oil pressure gauge on the hose so i wouldn't get an oil shower and went down town, was fun too catch some "double takes"

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1985 Euro 240D 5 spd 140K
1979 240D 5 spd, 40K on engine rebuild
1994 Dodge/Cummins, 5 spd, 121K
1964 Allice Chalmers D15 tractor
2014 Kubota L3800 tractor
1964 VW bug

"Lifes too short to drive a boring car"

Wow that was this past fall when I took my 240d to the state inspection station. When they jammed the brakes on..the rear break line burst. I had to decide wether to have towed or not...drove it in the parking lot and the front brakes held well and the emergency brake work just fine so I drove 10 miles home with no rear brakes leaving lots of stopping distance between me and the cars in front of me. Then again it is a 240d so how fast could i really be going.

-- Liz