Found thess pics on another site. Hope it hasn't been posted before.

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85 300CD
83 300TD
78 240D (daughter)

A few years ago Mercedes had an ad in the Wall Street Journal that told everything that happened to their car in a front end collision. This ad was awsome, but I neglected to cut it out and have never been able to find it again.

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95 SL500 Smoke Silver, Parchment 64K
07 E350 4matic Station Wagon White 34K
02 E320 4Matic Silver/grey 80K
05 F150 Silver 44K

that is crazy how the whole engine bay is gone and the passanger door is untouched.

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Audi TT

I do not drive a Mercedes to show off. That picture explains why I am a Mercedes owner. Last year, one of my cousins was involved in a head on collision. Thank God she was driving her mother's 1988 W126. She was able to open the door and walk away from the accdent. The other driver was not so lucky, car had to be cut open. In my opinion, an older Mercedes is the best car to be in if you are going to have an accident.

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Geben Sie ihnen Russ!

Rey

Honolulu, Hawaii

1983 300D Back From the Dead. Thanks, Erich and Shane.

the following site contains more crash test pictures:
http://www.whnet.com/4x4/crashes.html

unlike the W123, the W124 was designed with offset-frontal collisions in mind and hence were tested this way. The offset frontal tests are specified in percent overlaps, with a smaller overlap figure meaning the collision forces are concentrated on a smaller area. A 100% overlap means a full-frontal collision.

The offset-frontal design actually started with the W126. The newest models have elliptical front bulkheads to further improve the distribution of forces in such collisions.

I have a 69 220 D, and I was thinking of selling it. My exterminator came over one day to do his yearly thing, and I told him of my idea, and he says, "Why, someone hit my brand new pick-up with one of those things and totalled my truck, and he just got a scratch on his bumper."

I am keeping it, so my kids can learn to drive in it. Guess they will be safe then! Not to mention the top speed is 82 mph. But, it stops from 80 to 0 in 254 ft. 92 dodge viper..... 261 ft. kiss my butt mopar!