I'm in a photo class at school in which we needed to take pictures of landscapes, so I thought what better landscapes than the ones of the Mojave desert! So I drove my 91 300E to Amboy going through Yucca Valley and the small as hell towns between there... I swear I did like 7+ miles on sand and loooong dirt roads getting photos of old abandoned houses and such..

It was actually really fun and the w124 did REALLY well even with all the shaking and shuttering because of the roads, my tires in the rear are needing to be changed which gave me some anxiety but she pulled through, made me realize though how bad I wish I had a 4matic 124 -_- Anyone have any stories to share or advice for such driving?? I did soft sand to hard dirt roads...

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i don't believe in the lord! He's never bought me a Mercedes Benz.

w123s and w124s are still common as taxis in poorer North African and Middle Eastern countries

I've driven my w123 on plenty of dirt roads in rural VA and on Mt. Desert Island.

Yes, but not intentionally.

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Same here...a few times

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Search on 'Juergen' his off roading in a 123 TD is legendary.

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1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

heard that my man. That Florida. sand can be hard on an old Benz.

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Used to drive my '73 220D to Parker Canyon lake quite often. 23 miles off paved roads down a "graded" primitive road. It got quite interesting after/during the rainy seasons. Alas, they've paved most of the way now and the solitude of the lake is pretty much gone.

Not to mention Moab trails in Utah on W123

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Not an MB sedan but it's my MB offroad.


Actually I took my E55 camping... Let me see if theres any pictures of it.

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91 560 SEC AMG - other dogs dd
01 Honda S2000 - dogs dd
07 MB ML320 CDI - dd
16 Lexus IS250 - wifes dd

it's automatic.

For a few months I used my 240D as a commuter to get to my job that was 10.5 miles from the paved road. It held up pretty well. I did manage to get a flat tire and once time I nicked the oil pan bad enough to cause a leak. I pulled it in the shop, drained it, pulled the pan, and had our fabricator weld over the hole for me. I only ended up being about an hour late getting home.

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83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 400,xxx miles
08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 22,xxx miles
88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress.

End. of. Story.

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Now that's Bad Ass.

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