My 123.190 had a plastic radiator tank, and plastic headlight surrounds (aka doors) that disintegrate with time, plus a 123 will rust away long before a 124.
Very respectfully, /s/ Max Dillon '87 300TD 334k miles (Off with the head!) '95 E300 292k miles (daily driving duties) '73 Balboa 20 (High & dry until the head is back on) Charleston SC ________________________________ From: Alex Chamberlain <apchamberl...@gmail.com> To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Mon, September 12, 2011 7:46:06 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Plastic 96 E300D? On Mon, Sep 12, 2011 at 3:08 PM, Hendrik & Fay <heni...@ozemail.com.au> wrote: > Well we could argue for a while about that, the thing is how long does the > plastic piece last in normal service? > Sure we could say that we would expect it to last a 100 years but the > reality is that cars are engineered to last 10. Cue the chorus of "123s were built to last forever!" Which is exactly my point. I would be very surprised if planned obsolescence was even on the radar at Daimler-Benz before 1990. Alex _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
