These are absurdly underappreciated. They're cheap (the 320s are, at least), as reliable as a Toyota, and much better built. Anyone who wants a comfortable, well-built daily driver without a car note would do well to get one of these.
The right-hand-side front wing is absolutely repairable by a good PDR tech, so don't worry about it. That damage lets the car down far more than even in the worst-case scenario new paint would. A really nice condition W126 300SD. Hopefully, my Mercedes from 2018 with only 26,800 km (16,650 miles) on the odometer now looks this good at 43 years old.
Funny as hell,Honda Civic,Accord, Prelude had near perfection in their stampings, Mercedes gaps and irregularities very close to American low standards then. Let's not forget about the ride,they ride like pickup trucks,wanted a way smoother ride then Jag XJs and rear wheel drive peugeot: 504,604,and 505 thumped on any Benz.
@@AlienLivesMatter No. Family had a new W123 300D turbodiesel then,rode like crap. Next door neighbor ( airline pilot) had a Lorinser 500SEC ;rode like crap too. Paint quality on his coupe was so atrocious,he had his painter repaint it to the standards of his Ferrari,same guy stripped his bronco and made it Ferrari, Glass Smooth. Yes,Honda Stampings for decades have been the envy/ benchmark which other car makers fail at mostly.
Hi, is this a like series 1 car with this weird sealed beams headlights and this railed(?) rockerpanels? I know facelift models have flat panels but dit they have european style headlights i dont know. And was there a facelift diesel model?
Amazing car, and are so excited to see your love and enthusiasm for the 126 cars. I had a 1983 in light ivory over blue I bought in 1991 for 1,500 when I was in college. Simply loved this car and drove it everywhere. It was what a true saloon class Mercedes was meant to be. Nothing drives like it. Remembered the first time I replaced a tail light bulb and when I saw the tail light had a plug allowing you to remove the whole unit I fell in love. Engineering at its best. Thanks guys for keeping this love alive and keeping stewardship of this beauty!
I bought my 2001 CLK 55 AMG here in Australia 🇦🇺 in November 2019. Currently, she's just clicked over 216,000kms. I love the way she looks, feels and sounds. An exceptionally smooth drive.
I love the look of these cars, but I never feel comfortable in them. At over 6' the pedals/seat seem off kilter to me and the steering wheel feels too large.
Thanks for posting this, There is not many videos about this car and as someone who’s getting it repaired and handed down to me, I love this car dearly. It had sat for 10 years in the driveway through all 4 seasons, it’s been at the shop for the past 6 months and have yet to be worked on but from all the studying I’ve done on this car I hope that the repairs won’t be too bad, that and there seems to me almost no rust on the exterior which is amazing given that this car has a big issue with rust.
