Which benz is considered to be the last of the over engineered benzes? Is it the 140? I thought they started thier cost cutting in 95 and the 140 lasted until 99.

They made a few modifications to the W140 midway through its production run to cut costs a bit, the things were too expensive before and Mercedes wanted to boost sales. When it was originally engineered, I think that cost was not much of a consideration for the engineers, they just wanted to build the best car they could.

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Ali Al-Chalabi

2001 CLK55
1999 Dodge Ram 2500 Cummins Diesel
2002 Harley-Davidson Fatboy
Merlin Extralight w/ Campy Record

I think the last of them would be the w123 and w126 IMO The early w140's had a lot of trouble from what I've heard.

Best is so subjective.

To me last of the "best" would be the last of the hand built production cars - the W108's and W109's.

I can just see Hans und Franz piecing a car together over a day or two, just to watch it roll out the door to parts unknown. Much more impressive than whirr whirr, buzz, buzzz, buzzt.

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Mike Tangas
'73 280SEL 4.5 (9/72)- RIP
Only 8,173 units built from 5/71 thru 11/72

'02 CLK320 Cabriolet - wifey's mid-life crisis

2012 VW Jetta Sportwagon TDI...at least its a diesel

Non illegitemae carborundum.

What about the w126???

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99 C43
98 S420
99 C230K
01 C240