It isn't a diesel, but I think you'll still enjoy it -E320 doing the Nurburgring (nice lift at 4 mins 30...)

Fast Mercedes W124 onboard on Nürburgring 08.04.2012 - YouTube

and the same car drifting:

Carfreitag 2012, Drift Mercedes W124 im Brünnchen [HD] - YouTube

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1993 320TE M104
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past:

1983 230E W123 M102
1994 E300D S124 OM606 (x2)
1967 250SE W108 M129
1972 280se 3.5 W108 M116
1980 280SE W116 M110
1980 350SE W116 M116
1992 300E W124 M103
1994 E280 W124 M104
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"music and women I cannot but give way to, whatever my business" -Pepys

Wow I wish I could do that with out filling up the foot wells with puke!

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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver
1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone
1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy!
1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing

I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior



Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!

In a 300D certainly not

But I'm not the one to judge, because I will be getting a w124 300TD soon

I was at Hockenheim ca. April 1971. Before the Formula II races they had a sedan race. There was a GI in a '67 Z28 and a German in a Mercedes 6.9 or whatever that big monster was. I can't remember what all else was in the race, but watching that big Benz was a hoot. It swayed so much and looked like it was understeering like Bentley.

Niether of those cars would hold a candle to a 124 of any description as far as cornering goes. If nothing else, I expect that the 124 has more tire patch than either of those cars back in '71.

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2001 SLK 320 six speed manual
2014 Porsche Cayenne six speed manual

Annoy a Liberal, Read the Constitution

The W124 has surprisingly good cornering ability for a car of it's size, even the wagon... I can throw mine around and though the body has a lot more roll than modern cars, it never loses it's footing through twisties... *fingers crossed!*

I almost took it on the 'ring last time I was in Germany, but if I crashed I'd have no way of getting home!

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1993 320TE M104
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past:

1983 230E W123 M102
1994 E300D S124 OM606 (x2)
1967 250SE W108 M129
1972 280se 3.5 W108 M116
1980 280SE W116 M110
1980 350SE W116 M116
1992 300E W124 M103
1994 E280 W124 M104
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"music and women I cannot but give way to, whatever my business" -Pepys

I went through lots of suspension combinations on my sedan until I ended up with HD Bilstiens, stock springs, stock front sway bar and 500E rear sway bar. It is WONDERFUL with no other changes beyond the 500E rear bar. It takes out a NOTICABLE amount of understeer. Makes the car a dream on the hilly, winding 20 miles of sparse trafficed road I drive one way to work every day.

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2001 SLK 320 six speed manual
2014 Porsche Cayenne six speed manual

Annoy a Liberal, Read the Constitution

Take the train. Honestly! I got a ticket for anywhere in Holland to London for 99 euros return (including Eurostar) - besides AA 5 star European cover used to be the thing to have... and I think the Nurburgring is classed as a normal road still!

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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver
1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone
1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy!
1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing

I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior



Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!

the trouble with public transports is... other people

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1993 320TE M104
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past:

1983 230E W123 M102
1994 E300D S124 OM606 (x2)
1967 250SE W108 M129
1972 280se 3.5 W108 M116
1980 280SE W116 M110
1980 350SE W116 M116
1992 300E W124 M103
1994 E280 W124 M104
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"music and women I cannot but give way to, whatever my business" -Pepys

Oh we're not that bad! If you're cute we'll touch your arse for whatever reason...

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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver
1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone
1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy!
1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing

I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior



Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!

hehe, that's what I'm afraid of... unless it's a Bavarian serving girl of course

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1993 320TE M104
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past:

1983 230E W123 M102
1994 E300D S124 OM606 (x2)
1967 250SE W108 M129
1972 280se 3.5 W108 M116
1980 280SE W116 M110
1980 350SE W116 M116
1992 300E W124 M103
1994 E280 W124 M104
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"music and women I cannot but give way to, whatever my business" -Pepys