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[bigoldbus]

Hi all,

I owned a rather shody W123 estate last year which had rather scary handling at 70ish mph due to very soggy suspension. I was assured on this forum that it was a fault with my car and not the design. I'm now thinking about buying a W124, but I'm worried after my previous experience about the handling.

Is there anybody on the Isle of Wight who might be persuaded to let me have a brief test drive of their's to see how it feels?

What are your experiences of these two models??

 

[jibcl500]

I have a 1988 230TE w124, 200,000 miles on the clock and I think it drives better than the other 3 mercs, one of which is a CL500!!!!

jib

 

[bigoldbus]

I've been reading on these pages about rust problems on post 95 cars. I was thinking about th multivalve diesel engine which (I think) is only ost 95, what's the trade off like??

 

[Bolide]

The Multivalve diesel 606 engine arrived in the W124 in 1993. They are all post-facelift cars. You'll find them in the estate (as a 300) till 1996 and the saloon (as a 250 only, I think) till 1995

Nick Froome
www.w124.co.uk

 

[Parrot of Doom]

They're designed to cruise at uber-max speeds on the autobahns, so worry not.

 

[silverhorse]

Hi all,

I owned a rather shody W123 estate last year which had rather scary handling at 70ish mph due to very soggy suspension. I was assured on this forum that it was a fault with my car and not the design. I'm now thinking about buying a W124, but I'm worried after my previous experience about the handling.

Is there anybody on the Isle of Wight who might be persuaded to let me have a brief test drive of their's to see how it feels?

What are your experiences of these two models??

I would go for a 98 E class estate they drive like a dream I have one at 140000 miles and it drives like new