Oppopinions on petrol W123s? Asking for a friend.

Kinja'd!!! "Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo" (thetomselleck)
01/01/2016 at 12:26 • Filed to: W123, Mercedes

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A friend named Zoidberg.

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DISCUSSION (12)


Kinja'd!!! If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
01/01/2016 at 12:40

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Don’t expect it to be fast. (Although compared to say a Tercel wagon or an ancient Toyota Pickup it’s probably a rocket ship)


Kinja'd!!! someassemblyrequired > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
01/01/2016 at 12:40

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Well they do look amazing. Rust and automatic climate control issues are the problems with the SLs of similar vintage. Running gear is common with tons of other MBs.


Kinja'd!!! someassemblyrequired > someassemblyrequired
01/01/2016 at 12:44

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And it looks like it has manual HVAC in pics so you are good there. So main enemy is rust.


Kinja'd!!! Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
01/01/2016 at 12:44

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I assure you, 5-speed makes any slow car feel normal! But all these old Mercs in my area are automatics... sometimes a 3-speed auto even. Terrifying.


Kinja'd!!! Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > someassemblyrequired
01/01/2016 at 12:45

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Yeah I was looking at SLs too and there did seem to be a fair amount of rusty ones... one ad also mentioned the “usual merc climate control” problem.


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01/01/2016 at 12:49

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Big Benzes didn’t really start getting fast until the 124/126 iterations.


Kinja'd!!! someassemblyrequired > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
01/01/2016 at 12:58

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Theoretically a tin top should be better, especially here, but since it's a Euro spec car it might have seen salt at some point.


Kinja'd!!! Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > someassemblyrequired
01/01/2016 at 13:00

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If I liked something this old enough, I would crawl underneath before buying it. But something with significantly less rust than the Tercel would be preferrable.


Kinja'd!!! Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
01/01/2016 at 13:02

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Who needs speed when you have class, amirite?


Kinja'd!!! someassemblyrequired > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
01/01/2016 at 13:07

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Ha yeah those things rusted faster than a Lancia Beta.


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01/01/2016 at 13:14

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From what I understand, marginally faster than the diesels. Marginally less long lived but still damn reliable.


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01/02/2016 at 07:48

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LOL, youtube: “cruising in my benz”