I took a ride in a buddy of mine's W124 300E a couple weeks ago. It was my first ride in a W124 and first ride in an older Mercedes with gas engine. First off I was really impressed with the seats, they have *almost* too much lower back support, which is awesome compared to the W123s, which basically offer nothing. I usually have to crank the W123s seatback forward really far to get any. Can you bolt these seats into a W123?

I didn't notice its ride quality but seemed to be a lot like a W123. These things can turn an amazingly tight uturn.

The engine was awesome though, what a revver. The only I6 I had ever ridden in/driven was another friend's 1976 Nova, which is definitely a truck engine. But those M103's love to rev. I also noticed what a strange noise it made, everything sounded great, but there was one oddity, and its that this engine sounds like it has a supercharger or something in it. And I know it doesn't. Is this high pitched whine in the background a characteristic of these engines, and what is the cause?

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1985 CA 300D Turbo , 213K mi

just the sound of a rev loving i 6! i have always loved the sound of an I6 winding out. there is a metallic quality to those that really rev high.

my old 280e at the autocross sounds really nice as it nears the redline.

tom w

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

To complete your straight-six experience, get in a BMW.

Their middle name ain't "motor" for nothing.

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Kent Christensen
Albuquerque
'07 GL320CDI, '10 CL550. '01 Porsche Boxster
Two BMW motorcycles

[QUOTE=Ara T.;1334034]I took a ride in a buddy of mine's W124 300E a couple weeks ago. It was my first ride in a W124 and first ride in an older Mercedes with gas engine.

The engine was awesome though, what a revver. But those M103's love to rev. /QUOTE]

Man, you *gotta* get your hands on a 400E or an E420. Or an E500 or 500E.
Those things are *real* sport sedans in the truest sense. That site isn't called 500Ecstacy.com for nothing.

Try one out and report back

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1991 560 SEC AMG, 199k <---- 300 hp 10:1 ECE euro HV ...

1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold)

2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp

1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k

2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive (sold)