Is there a final say - w123 with limited slip?
 

My 1984 Euro 280E has it. Did any (US or Euro) come with w123? I've searched many forums and can't seem to come to a conclusive answer.

USA W123 models did NOT ever have limited slip!

What about Euros?

One of my 300CD's is an American, and it HAS a limited slip in it, as well as a host of other goodies, not usually seen, on American versions. Kinda weird car, but definately, NOT a Euro car....Unfortunately. The car is all stock, as delivered which is what makes her so strange...Maybe she was custom spec'ed by the first owner, and ordered with certain options..I don't have any idea though. Any input?

Some of them have ASD instead of ASR.

What years was ASD used?
What years was ASR used?

Based on what I can find, a limited slip diff was available to the w123s in Europe. Any confirmation of that?

What's ASD?
What's ASR?
Who am I ..?
What am I doing here?
Why am I duct taped, to a chair?
I'm not familiar with what ASD, or ASR means..

THERE wasn't ever a USA model that came with limited slip..NONE.

That includes truckinik's 1984 300CD.

ASD & ASR didn't even come to the USA until 1991!

Yeah sure, Just like when they say that no Skylines are, or ever were brought into the US also.. There's always gonna be some, and I know mine can't be anywhere near the only one with a limited slip in it. Don't forget also, that I do live in the North East, and a lot of people up here like to have certain features on their cars, for winter weather, so it is entirely possible it was an ordered package, by someone. I've run my Vin through MB.USA already, and have varification of it at home....But never mind, it doesn't matter...

i have never seen a 123 euro or us with lsd.

tom w

What started me on this question was a conversation with the ex-owner of AMG of Missouri (the importer of my car). He said that every six-cylinder they brought in had an AMG mild to hot cam and a limited slip differential. "They all did," he sternly said.

So I tested my car today to see if I had the LSD - I most certainly do; 100% positive I do. So then the question is raised - is that LSD from MB or AMG? When I run my VIN through the Russian Vin Decoder, I don't get any option codes specifying a limited slip.

That's why I asked.

My 560 SEC AMG Euro, has limited slip in it. I know it didn't come this way from MBZ. I've got the AMG paperwork for the car with the list of mods AMG made to the car. Pretty cool. There's also no doubt about it when you MASH the gas pedal and both rear tires spin and smoke all over the place....LOL.

now i think a lot if not all 560s have lsd.

but not 123s.

tom w

are you saying there are amg 123 280s?

tom w

Barry over at Richmond Mercedes, in Richmond, Cal. tried to sell me an AMG 280 CE, for a lot more money than I thought it was worth to me. The car most definately has a limited slip in it also. He actually used THAT as one of the selling points, in his sales pitch, along with a lot of other features. He told me it is, in his words, "The only AMG 123 COUPE in existence, and a little old lady, in the San Fran area owns it, and wants $110k for it." But it is supposedly the ONLY AMG 123 COUPE ever built. So I guess there's one in existence...Coupe anyways.