Oppopinions on petrol W123s? Asking for a friend.

"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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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)

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.

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.

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.

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.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 01/01/2016 at 12:49

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

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.

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.

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?

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.

Agrajag > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 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.

Burn-Spaz1966-Burn > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 01/02/2016 at 07:48

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LOL, youtube: “cruising in my benz”