In search of a reliable wagon - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

vstech · #1 12-25-2012, 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Mark DiSilvestro

Everythings relative. If my particular Camry didn't have the twin airbags and a generously padded dash, (much more padding than many late-model vahicles),
I'd give the safety-edge to my 240D.
OTOH, I agree an airbag-equipped 124 or newer Mercedes would certainly be a safer bet than my Camry. But a newer Mercedes just isn't in the cards for me right now.
Meanwhile, there are no guarantees in this life and I recall several years ago, someone here posting a photo of a W126, broken in half after being struck by, of all things, a Dodge Omni!
I guess if safety was the only criteria, nobody would ride motorcycles.

Happy Motoring, Mark

I remember this thread.
it was determined that the car was "repaired" from a serious rear end collision, and a donor car was welded to the front of the other car... not to MB Specs is an understatement...
that car was NOT damaged by the omni, it was damaged by the bodyshop that built it!!!

gsxr · #2 12-25-2012, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by vstech

I remember this thread.
it was determined that the car was "repaired" from a serious rear end collision, and a donor car was welded to the front of the other car... not to MB Specs is an understatement...
that car was NOT damaged by the omni, it was damaged by the bodyshop that built it!!!

Thank you for clarifying. I was pretty sure it was not possible for an Omni to split a W126 in half without extenuating circumstances.

This is one of the best commercials I've ever seen, it happens to be the aftermath of a W126 accident:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxMt7qmv9eU

This one is also interesting. You decide if you'd rather be in a Camry or a Mercedes, either as the moving vehicle, or one of the stopped vehicles:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jfato_55w8

Adriel · #3 12-25-2012, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by tram

LOL, I just don't like clubs... I don't play well with others. Besides, a lot of those people in that unmentionable club are my secret disciples... including the founder. I'm finishing up my Type 34 Cabrio for him to buy after I get John's Variant done.

But yes, the W123 wagons will always be special. They were MBs first factory commercial wagon offering (the others were coachbuilts) and I think they got it exactly right- although I wish they had brought some of the other models into USA that were offered in Germany- 240DT, 230T, 250T, 280T and TEs. I had a 250TE for awhile that was the bomb.

Annette loves her W210 wagon, but the sight of a W123 still makes her heart flutter, and she says you'd better be taking care of her first love. The W123s were the greatest- all the others are just replacements, IMHO.

I too agree about being a member of a club, but figure I am young enough to change.

Trying to join the Son's of the American Revolution, as a mater of fact (hard when 90 percent of the family is pacifists...).

I didn't know the W123 was the first factory wagon! Now I understand why they are so special. I think they could have done a tad better, like cup holders that work when in motion (though nice to have any), manual transmission, and Limited Slip Differential. Also, they are designed for American roads, not the Autobahn so 70M.P.H. is about the fastest cruising speed. You mean 240TD, right? I don't think that work for the American market, as sedans are already slow enough and hate to see a heavier wagon powered by a four cylinder! Is the difference between T and TE F.I.?

That is why I am updating the tread, despite only a couple looking at it!

Leaving tomorrow for Sandy Eggo as the weather has turned too bad for snowing.

But, we all had a good Christmas, and Ember has new things for the trip down (antler and ball).

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Originally Posted by vstech

I remember this thread.
it was determined that the car was "repaired" from a serious rear end collision, and a donor car was welded to the front of the other car... not to MB Specs is an understatement...
that car was NOT damaged by the omni, it was damaged by the bodyshop that built it!!!

I was wondering how a W126 could loose so bad! Thank you for clearing things up.

I wonder how the insurance handled that!