W123 mentioned on page 2 of this article of Automobile magazine.


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Adam Lumsden
(83) 300D
Vice-President of the MBCA International Stars Section

I do not believe there is a million W123 German taxis. German taxis are a whole spectrum of Mercedes models. Also, I think this kid has taste and a future

My thoughts exactly!

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Adam Lumsden
(83) 300D
Vice-President of the MBCA International Stars Section

The girl is 6 years old and already wants a 3-series BMW or m series..wtf?

Guess she is setting her hopes high...honestly though I bet they will drastically change before too long

w123's are not boring.. hardly.. he just has no taste pffft

We're not as slow as molasses either! Sure, it may take me longer to get there, but I can cruise in the left lane at 85 with the big dogs too.

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'81 MB 300SD, '82 MB 300D Turbo (sold/RIP), '04 Lincoln Town Car Ultimate

Sooner or later every car falls apart, ours does it later!
-German Narrator in a MB Promotion Film about the then brand new W123.

definitely NOT slow as moleasses, and many are NOT boring (well, some might be a little slow and boring) but reference to a million German taxis is total BS

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'95 E320 Wagon my favorite road car. '99 E300D wolf in sheeps body, '87 300D Sportline suspension, '79 300TD w/ 617.952 engine at 367,750 and counting!

Thats my dream car too!

Come on, I agree they're not boring but sorry a 240D is slow in comparison to over 90% of the vehicles on american roads. 300 isn't going to win any big races either. Thats what gives them their character. Usually when people say slow they are talking about acceleration, my 300 is just as fast as a Vette going the speed limit. I believe there was some complement in mentioning the W123 along with the durability aspect of taxi use.

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Adam Lumsden
(83) 300D
Vice-President of the MBCA International Stars Section

Hey...my 240 is WAY faster than my other car

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1979 240D- 316K miles - VGT Turbo, Intercooler, Stick Shift, Many Other Mods - Daily Driver

1982 300SD - 232K miles - Wife's Daily Driver

1986 560SL - Wife's red speed machine

Is anybody else frightened by the mental image of a 15 year old girl trying to watch tv and drive at the same time?

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'79 300SD W116
'86 190E 2.3-16V W201
'92 300D 2.5 W124
'99 E320 4MATIC S210

its like a brick racing 2 stacked bricks (just thinking of the times i ran my 1900a/c westy 4 spd at 75mph )

the final paragraph.....my son has an '83 240d with a grease tank and likes it. how cool is that?

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currently
[1981 300 td tdidi 165500 dark brown/palamino-Brownie-mine-3k miles of ownership
1983 240d 162+++ Anthricite grey w/ henna red interior and hella lights-wifes car-Red

the above two cars are for sale
and can be seen on the cars for sale thread here. pix also available.


240d-144+ Manilla Yellow w/ palmino interior-greasecar kit-Blondie-the college kids car

23" gt 21 speed still on original tires-still got the nubs
21" khs tandem

That's right lane speed on 95 from Stuart to West Palm, and onto Miami as the IOWAn's from winterland and the newbies don't understand slower traffic keep right.
Go ahead, ask me what IOWA means.
oooooh,I like my post count.

SO what does IOWA mean?

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Adam Lumsden
(83) 300D
Vice-President of the MBCA International Stars Section

When I lived in Nebraska "tourists" from Iowa came over and drove about 10 mph under the speed limit and seemed amazed by the buildings- like they had never seen a 4 story building. We called them Idiots Out Wandering Around. Everybody is an IOWAn at sometime in life to someone else. Now my post count is ruined....