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05-23-2013, 11:25 AM
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Looks like I have to buy a petrol engined "new" car - W210 vs W140
G'day Folks,
Mad Dutch road tax situation strikes! I'd like to own a car that is as old as the hills and drive it all year but some fool in Den Haag has decided that cars older than 26 years old are not allowed to be driven in December, January or February any more... ...bunch of useless cock heads... ...so I was thinking about something that is new(er). It has to have a petrol engine for tax reasons (diesel LPG are penalised) - and I don't drive great distances - say about 3000 - 4000 km per year Road tax for a year on a W210 (1500 kg) will cost about 850 euros a year Road tax for a year on a W140 (1950 kg) will cost about 1250 euros a year Question time => 1) In your opinion is the W140 worth the extra road tax?! Is it a way better car? 2) Rust is a big problem on the W210 but the W140 is famed for being well built despite being born at the same time. Did Mercedes use different factories for these vehicles? How come the W140 is so much better built?
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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver 1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone 1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy! 1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior  Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits! 
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