I just an email from PayPal and it has a photo of a supposedly broken down W123. What the heck are they thinking implying such a thing? It's not that I've never broken down in one but I think they could have chose something more appropriate.
I thought I'd share. I haven't posting anything here for quite a while.

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DJ


84 300D Turbodiesel 190K with 4 speed manual sold in 03/2012

Probably a hipster running on WVO from Mickey D's!

(Ducking and running!)

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Current stable:
1995 E320 157K (Nancy)
1983 500SL 125K (SLoL)

Gone but not forgotten:
1986 300SDL (RIP)
1991 350SD
1991 560SEL
1990 560SEL
1986 500SEL Euro (Rusted to nothing at 47K!)

Gone and wanting to forget:
1985 524TD 167K (TotalDumpster™) [Definitely NOT a Benz]

After all of the beaten down, broken ass POS W123's I looked at when I was buying, I think that is totally appropriate (and funny as heck).

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1981 240D Four on the floor, Orient Red over Parchment, bought with 154,000 but it's a daily driver and up to 180,000 miles, mostly original paint and all original interior.

x2, it's always an eye opener to see just how many folks neglect and abuse their vehicles, and then complain that nobody wants to buy them at their asking price.

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1998 E300 turbodiesel

America's Rights and Freedoms Are Not The Enemy!

Ironically I buy all my parts for my 300sd with PayPal earned from my online business.

Such a presumptuous photo too. He's gonna be one tired guy pushing a 123 for long.

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79 300TD “Old Smokey” AKA “The Mistake” (SOLD)
82 240D stick shift 335k miles (SOLD)
82 300SD 300k miles
85 300D Turbodiesel 170k miles
97 C280 147k miles

I personally think a Ford or Chevy would be more appropriate.

Dkr.

One time on a 3k mile road trip in my grey car my wife and I played a really fun game.

Spot the broken down cars, and tally up which makes and models are most unreliable.

Chevy SUVs were pretty high, then Toyota cars I believe.
Didn't see a single mercedes broken down anywhere, and yes I did see several w123s and other similar aged ones.


A lot of our cars do tend to have issues from people running WVO improperly. I've seen people pour in wvo and paint thinner unfiltered, and then wonder why their car doesn't last like everyone said the mercedes diesels were indestructible...

That road trip we used about 1/4 tank of diesel, and an entire trunk full of WVO. only problem had? turbo drain seal. knew it was going but was too lazy to do it.

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1982 300D (w123, "Grey Car")
1982 300D (w123, "Blue Car")
2001 Ford F150 "Clifford" (The Big Red Truck)
1997 Dodge Ram 2500 12V Cummins
1996 Dodge Ram 2500 12V Cummins
Previous Vehicles:
1995 E300D, 1980 300SD, 1992 Buick Century, 2005 Saturn Ion

This game actually helps you tally the types of vehicles that get poorly maintained... not so much the brand that’s less reliable.

In my humble opinion...

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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!

I think I would do bad things if I took the 240D on a 3,000 mile road trip.

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1981 240D Four on the floor, Orient Red over Parchment, bought with 154,000 but it's a daily driver and up to 180,000 miles, mostly original paint and all original interior.

Doesn't even have the hood at 90 degrees. Probably hasn't changed the fuel filters and 8 years and can't believe he broke down.

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'80 300SD - '83 240D - '00 E55 AMG - '02 G500

Actually he is not really broke down, he just bought it and the PO told him it would go a million miles easy and would get fifty miles to the gallon and he believed it.

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Brian
87 300Dturbo 180K #14 head still running R-12 SOLD 12/2017
02 F350 Powerstroke 180K
05 Chevy Express 1 ton w/Royal Utility box 120K
08 Infiniti FX-35 40K
15 Golf Sportwagen TDI 35K
10 Sprinter 3500 chassis with a Class A Winnebago on it. 56K

Pushing with the hood up?

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A tally should find Toyota Camry's, then Honda Accords, Chevy's, ... since those were the big sellers for decades. Not near as many W123's sold in the U.S. But an old mechanical diesel should be the least likely to die on the road, since electrical problems are the first "dies while driving" culprit, especially in complicated modern cars. In 1979 I stopped to help a guy in a new Chevy truck. No spark, looked it over and quickly found a terminal nut on the coil loose. Tightened and it fired right up. Lazy union workers?

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1984 & 1985 CA 300D's
1964 & 65 Mopar's - Valiant, Dart, Newport
1996 & 2002 Chrysler minivans

Unpatriotic blasphemy!

Ask John Iacobelli:

DETROIT -- General Motors suspended Alphons Iacobelli after federal officials accused him of being at the center of a multiyear, multimillion-dollar criminal conspiracy while previously leading labor negotiations at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles.

Solidarity forever! And don't forget my bonus!

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1950 170SD
1951 Citroen 11BN
1953 Citroen 11BNF limo
1953 220a project
1959 180D
1960 190D
1960 Borgward Isabella TS 2dr
1983 240D daily driver
1983 380SL
1990 350SDL daily driver alt
3 x Citroen DS21M, down from 5
3 x Citroen 2CV, down from 6

Go drive through Berkley, I've never seen so many beat to pieces W123's and Volvo's. The Benz in the pic looks good compared to what's up North of me.

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1981 240D Four on the floor, Orient Red over Parchment, bought with 154,000 but it's a daily driver and up to 180,000 miles, mostly original paint and all original interior.