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Old 09-14-2007, 09:15 AM   #1
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^^The Great Mercedes-Benz W124 BUYERS GUIDE^^

These are all the scans in my Mercedes Enthusiast magazines that talk about the W124. Hope these will help those of you seeking information on a W124.

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LIVING WITH A MERCEDES-BENZ E420 (by Reed Hitchcock)


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Mercedes-Benz 400E (W124) vs Mercedes-Benz 500E (W124)


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Mercedes-Benz 500E / E500 (W124) Buyers Guide


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Mercedes-Benz E36 AMG Comparison: W124 vs S124 vs C124 vs A124


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Mercedes-Benz E36 AMG T-Modell (S124)

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Mercedes-Benz E60 AMG (W124)


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Mercedes-Benz S124 Estate Buyers Guide


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Mercedes-Benz S124 Towing Information

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Mercedes-Benz C124 Coupe


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Mercedes-Benz C124 Coupe vs Mercedes-Benz C-Class (W203)


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OWNERS VIEW: Why I drive a Mercedes-Benz 320CE Coupe

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OWNERS VIEW: Why I drive a Mercedes-Benz 300TD Estate

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Thanks a lot. I've always liked the W124, just one of the best cars ever produced.

Do you have anything about the C126? Just love that car...
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It still looks so fresh. I much prefer this clean and quietly sophisticated design to what Mercedes is doing now.
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Thanks a lot. I've always liked the W124, just one of the best cars ever produced.

Do you have anything about the C126? Just love that car...
Anytime.

Yep, I have a few scans about the C126. Coming up! Give me 10 minutes!



Here's one for you right now: http://www.germancarzone.com/cl-clas...s-c140-cl.html (Buyers Guide: C126 SEC vs C140 CL)

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It still looks so fresh. I much prefer this clean and quietly sophisticated design to what Mercedes is doing now.

In a way I agree with you.. The W124 was an orignal. MB is all about fashion now.


When I became an MB fan some time back I began to notice a lot of orignal ideas that the W124 was using, like the single front wiper-blade that covered
86% of the windshield. I began to wonder why MB left that idea with the later E-Class models.
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Re: ^^The Great Mercedes-Benz W124 BUYERS GUIDE^^

Thanks for the amazing collection of articles.

Sigh! W124 (and the W126)...good old days...exactly how a Mercedes should have been.
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When I became an MB fan some time back I began to notice a lot of orignal ideas that the W124 was using, like the single front wiper-blade that covered
86% of the windshield. I began to wonder why MB left that idea with the later E-Class models.
Oh...if you have ever driven in a hugh rain storm, you would know why the single-blade was dropped. (As experienced in my W202).
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Oh...if you have ever driven in a hugh rain storm, you would know why the single-blade was dropped. (As experienced in my W202).
He he, I have heard about that before .....but I love the single blade as an idea -- it seems so in keeping with the overall simplicity of the W124's character -- it is a very elegant car ....extremely well designed and engineered all round -- this is what a real Mercedes is all about for me.
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Yes, the big and slow and inefficient single-wiper...Loves the way it moved. But was really not very useful when it rained a bit too much...

These cars were just fabulous.
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...like the single front wiper-blade that covered
86% of the windshield. I began to wonder why MB left that idea with the later E-Class models.
I recently read that it wasn't a very efficient design overall. The reason Mercedes went with single wipers was for reducing drag (one wiper, less drag than two).

My dad's '89 500SL (R129) has this. Come to think of it I drove the car about a week ago in a heavy rainstorm and I just couldn't help but feel that the single wiper at max speed was "underpowered / overworked".
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