at least if you broke the glass, you would have been able to see your right side traffic during the drive to the emergency room...

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My drivers:
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 560SL convertible
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
2005 Dodge Sprinter 2500 158"WB
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!

bah

I don't think there is a blind spot with these cars. It's like driving in a glass bubble compared to modern cars. I remember when the right side mirror was an option and most cars drove without them. Amazing how many cars have backup cameras and displays because the rearward vision is so poor.

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Kevin

1978 300D
1979 240D

True, when was the last time you saw a mini-van without dents in the back?

I wouldn't think of driving without both mirrors. About the time I "exert energy" to turn my head to change lanes is when the driver in front of me abruptly puts on the brakes and usually to change to the same lane. Besides that there are so many people out there with the very poor , and annoying, driving habit of "camping out" in blind spots. Granted, they are smaller on the MB but it seems they always can find them.

I bet there is considerably more aerodynamic drag from the wheels than that mirror would ever produce.

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Sam

84 300SD 350K+ miles ( Blue Belle )

I'd never drive without both mirrors as it is against the law. What could be done is use interior mounted convex mirrors. A good amount of the guys on ecomodder have those setups and have not had any issues.

Not on cars 25+ years old.

Eva is only.. 23 this year. Guy in my neighborhood has a model T hot rod sans mirrors ( except a rear view on the dash)... It's like sitting on a milk crate with big wheels to the back of you and a loud engine in front...

It looks like a salt flat racer. You should have kept the lowering springs.

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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

dude.. I should paint it flat black and put flames... lol

I know.. I should have kept them, but I needed spare cash to go to my alumni association volunteer effort thing.

I do want to polish all 4 when I buy more of them. I need to get the wheels rebalanced and have stick on weights installed as well as find some extra center caps. Maybe find a set of spare springs, and chop some off.

I use that mirror all the time.....then again I have a 126....and they ALL came with both mirrors.

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-diesel is not just a fuel, its a way of life-
'15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800)
'17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k)
'09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k)
'13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k)
'01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km)
'16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)

I don't have a passenger side mirror on my 240D. I have never missed it, or felt like i needed it. the car has very little blind spots. If it was a 126 it would be a different matter....

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1979 240D with a 617 turbo diesel.