'95 was the last year of the w124, though they were still being sold here in the UK in '96. Think they were only available in the US for a year or two? But you got the turbo engine which we didn't. Mine is a '94 wagon with the NA om606 engine, which I think was only available in the U.S. in the 124 sedan and later e-classes.

I've driven a manual 124 diesel- trust me, you're not missing anything. The auto boxes in these are very good and you can drive them 'semi-manually', shifting from 3 to 4 manually, the engines love the high revs and you can get a move on that way...

I've also driven the 123, they're lovely cars but the 124 is light years ahead in ride and drive; the 123 feels and looks like an old car while the 124 still can hold it's own today.

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1993 320TE M104
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past:

1983 230E W123 M102
1994 E300D S124 OM606 (x2)
1967 250SE W108 M129
1972 280se 3.5 W108 M116
1980 280SE W116 M110
1980 350SE W116 M116
1992 300E W124 M103
1994 E280 W124 M104
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