Re the 210 vs 124 thread

[jlomon]

Originally Posted by thevtechater

that's because the 124 was designed in an era where a mercedes just had to be the best built car in the world, period. (quoted that from mercedes enthusiast magazine). the era before the daimler chrysler era is alot better i think. and the recirculating ball steering is what makes the car feels like a proper mercedes.

I'll give you the steering, for sure. The recirculating ball feels much sharper than the rack and pinion. However, the W210 was designed in the pre-DCX era, so you can't use the DCX excuse to justify the quality/feel of the W210. DB chose to design the W210 to a lesser standard long before the merger was on the radar.

*knock wood* our W210 wagon has been great so far.