I live in Montreal, Canada and I had an '83 300SD (126 Body). This car was horrible in either ice and snow, but especially ice. Even with brand new Snow Tires on all four wheels.

My current car is a '95 E300 Diesel. Its traction in snow and ice is much better then my '83 300SD ever was, but it still does not come close to any Front wheel drive car. Even one with only 4 season tires.

Having said that, even in Montreal, it does not snow every day, and when it does the snow is usually promptly cleared by the city, and salt/sand is applied to the roads to melt the ice, and increase traction so its not as bad as it sounds.

The '83 300 SD was my favorite Mercedes by far.

Phil

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'95 E300 Diesel, 264,000 Miles. [Sold it]