With all the talk about the new side impact standards and about the govt requiring side air bags, I was wondering how our W123's and W126's would survive a side impact, better yet how would we, the drivers and passengers survive. I've been looking for another W123 or W126 for my wife but now I have my reservations because of all the SUV's out there and I would prefer her to keep driving her SUV for sake of her safety. I know the W123's and W126's have safety cage construction and do remarkably well in frontal and rear accidents but I've never heard anything about side impacts. Has anyone out there heard anything?

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