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* The accelerator seems both harder and less smooth / linear than on my 300SE: normal?
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The design of the accelerator causes this.
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* To drive straight I have to turn the wheel off center to the left when driving on the right lane, and vice versa. This is like on my W126, but I thought it would have been addressed on the more modern model?
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Mercedes designs have a life cycle of about 8 years. The suspension setup in the 86 W124 is the same as the 95 W124. Tracking is not very good in these cars, the recirculating-ball steering, and the inexpensive front strut suspension do not help either.
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First of all I thought that the W124's didn't rust?!
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W124 rust like any other car if operated under severe conditions and not taken care of properly.
W210 rusts faster than some other cars.
Inefficiencies in Mercedes Engineering design and manufacturing process results in high costs and MB can charge a high premium for the preceived brand image.