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Originally Posted by Ocean View
Hey Mark,
I am, sure your W124 is a better car.
But it's still a baby compared to mine. 
When you get over 200K miles, then we can discuss which car is better.  |
I have three 124s, 266K, 210K, and 139K.
I agree they are dated, but the 95s are the pinnacle of progression in engineering of a manufactured product.
The 266K is a 95 124.131 car well on it's way to .5M miles. (no rust yet either.)
IMHO
What bothers me most with the 210 is the spring cup issue and the rust along with the plethora of electrical issues. My oldest 190 ripped a spring cup. I walked into the body shop office at Sears Imported Autos in Minneapolis and saw a spring cup on the body shop managers desk. I said, "Off a 201?" He laughed and looked over his reading glasses with a blank stare, and said, "Flip the numbers around, 210." I said, "Oh?" He said, "By the dozen, we rarely see a 201 or a 124 unless it was a POS to start with."
The rust issue is even worse, my 124s are all but corrosion free after many years in Minneapolis salt. The 87 has issues from poor repairs, but the 95s are clean as new. The number of 210s in Chicago with rusted left door bottoms along with bunches of other spots is mind boggling.