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People DREAM about driving the old 123's
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And speaking of old 123's, they are becoming harder to spot these days, I do not see too many in our area, west of Houston, and the ones that I occasionally see are mighty tired looking.
Meanwhile my 240d keeps on running just fine after 26 years of service. Vahe 240D 77 350K |
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'81 MB 300SD, '82 MB 300D Turbo (sold/RIP), '04 Lincoln Town Car Ultimate Sooner or later every car falls apart, ours does it later! -German Narrator in a MB Promotion Film about the then brand new W123. |
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The Northern California area seems to have quite a few survivors. I see them on the road almost daily and also at my indy's shop; I'll point one out to him and he'll say, "yes, original owner."
The shape of the grille and hood first catch my eye. Many that I spot initially as 123's turn out at second glance to be 126's. Jeremy
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"Buster" in the '95 Our all-Diesel family 1996 E300D (W210) . .338,000 miles Wife's car 2005 E320 CDI . . 113,000 miles My car Santa Rosa population 176,762 (2022) Total. . . . . . . . . . . . 627,762 "Oh lord won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz." -- Janis Joplin, October 1, 1970 Last edited by Jeremy5848; 06-06-2008 at 12:03 PM. Reason: Correct typo. |
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I see about one a day - D's, TD's. Various conditions, 100% Diesels...
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I usually see 3-4 per week here in San Antonio (not including the two in my garage)
most are in pretty good condition
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I'm seeing more W126s now than W123s.
Jim
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I don't see that many of them around here, their are a handfull of local ones. Most that I see on the road are pretty beat, or bondo queens.
Once in awhile a real cherry can be spotted, usualy driven by someone who looks like they bought it new.
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I see W126's almost daily, but a lot, if not most of them are gassers. I see anywhere from 1 to 3 or so W123's a week. Don't see many of them at all in the DFW area......
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That's because Jimmy has 3 of them....
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RRGrassi 70's Southern Pacific #5608 Fairmont A-4 MOW car 13 VW JSW 2.0 TDI 193K, Tuned with DPF and EGR Delete. 91 W124 300D Turbo replaced, Pressure W/G actuator installed. 210K 90 Dodge D250 5.9 Cummins/5 speed. 400K |
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There are about three I've seen in my county of about 56,000. All diesel, one wagon and two sedans.
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Here in Haiti, w123 Diesels are the vehicle of choice for taxis. I see about a dozen or so a day. Most are in very poor condition - they look like they've been through a war, or used as car bombs. Some are in nice shape though pretty rare.
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