Jalopnik has a contest ongoing, basically a March Madness for "beater" cars, called a Beat-Off...

Yeah.

Anyway, today is the FINAL matchup. The W123 beat out a ton of other cars to go against the Fox Body mustang.

As of this posting, there are only about 30 votes separating the two with the Fox Body narrowly ahead.

The Jalopnik March Madness Beat-Off Final!

Represent!

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I voted but when I clicked the results, (seconds ago) it was EXACTLY 50% each!.


4,559 votes for each car!!!


What are the odds of *THAT* happening???!!

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1991 560 SEC AMG, 199k <---- 300 hp 10:1 ECE euro HV ...

1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold)

2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp

1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k

2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive (sold)

I just voted. 51.96 percent for the Mercedes now!

- Peter.

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2000 GMC Sonoma
1981 240D 4spd stick. 347000 miles. Deceased Feb 14 2021
2002 Kia Rio. Worst crap on four wheels
1981 240D 4spd stick. 389000 miles.
1984 123 200
1979 116 280S
1972 Cadillac Sedan DeVille
1971 108 280S

I refuse to vote.

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-Justin

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.

4768 for the Fox Body v. 6699 for the W123.

Woooooo!

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1982 300SD -- 211k, Texas car, tranny issues ____ 1979 240D 4-speed 234k -- turbo and tuned IP, third world taxi hot rod

2 Samuel 12:13: "David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die."

Is voter ID required?

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6714 for the W123, 4783 for the Fox body.

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Whoever said there's nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes never had a cheap Jaguar.

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.

I'm sorry to break this to you guys, but as much as I love the 123's with over a million total miles of driving and maintaining them for my family, I had to vote for the Fox as the beater. If the category was something besides beater, I probably could have voted for the 123, which is better in almost every category.

The reason I consider the Fox better as a beater car, is the extreme difference in parts costs. In my way of thinking, in a beater car you should be able to rebuild the engine or put in a replacement engine for low dollars. The Fox wins out by a huge margin in this particular category.

My $0.02,

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2001 SLK 320 six speed manual
2014 Porsche Cayenne six speed manual

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You don't replace or rebuild engines in a beater. You drive it until it quits and then get another one. My W123 has 332,000 and change miles on the original engine. This is not unusual for a W123. How many Mustangs get that far on the original engine?

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Whoever said there's nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes never had a cheap Jaguar.

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.

Engines arent usually the problem with beaters. Its everything else.

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1984 300SD Orient Red/ Palomino
1989 560SEC
2016 Mazda 6 6 speed manual
1995 Ford F-150 reg cab 4.9 5speed manual

I'm fully aware of that. I took one of my 240D's over a half million miles. I also took an '85 5.0 GT over 300,000 with no trouble at all.

Although I used the engine in my example, there is much more to a car than an engine. It takes parts and maintenance to keep ANY car on the road.

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2001 SLK 320 six speed manual
2014 Porsche Cayenne six speed manual

Annoy a Liberal, Read the Constitution

Correct.

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2001 SLK 320 six speed manual
2014 Porsche Cayenne six speed manual

Annoy a Liberal, Read the Constitution

Voted!

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1982 240D 4-speed
2013 Jeep Wrangler Sport - 4.10 e-locker

When I voted the benz was pulling away.

Anybody not voting for the benz and admitting it here should be banned for life...or at least warned!

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..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

For the first time in recorded history

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