Durability is one of those things... Those of us on this list are clearly freaks in that we don't really consider 20 year old cars to be "old" or "worn out". I'm going to buy a '98 Jetta on Thursday which will actually be the newest car (not counting the Ranger, thats a truck) I've ever owned. My wife's grandmother thinks I'm crazy. I contend that this is probably the last $1500 car I'll buy. Since we've refinanced the house I've socked away a bunch of money and the Jetta is just to get me transportation to get through saving for a new (or only slightly used) car sometime next year or the year after.
The 123 was probably overbuilt, in that its durability way exceeded that which most car owners would ever need. The 124 is less overbuilt than the 123 but more refined and more pleasant to live with, easier starting in extreme cold for instance. The 201 was a less expensive 124, no less refined but definitely cheaper built. It'd be silly to expect 124 build quality out of it as it was a cheaper car. Still almost 30 years later we really can't doubt the durability. What other '80s cars do you still see on the road? Actually to answer my own question, the largest numbers of '80s cars I see are (in declining order) Mercedes, Volvo and Volkswagen. Considering how cheaply made the VWs were its amazing... -Curt Date: Mon, 2 Sep 2013 14:05:14 -0400 From: Gary Hurst <jabbahur...@gmail.com> To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Subject: Re: [MBZ] RE; New car expensive parts. was: my kinda car Message-ID: <CACioK3tyKY1zj40Lt=_O0CnR28x0YG8zN3uxB=0vlm4phkn...@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 yes, it is far less substantial than the 124 but a very similar car sharing many parts. it ought not be substantially less durable and reliable than a 124 yet is/was maligned and, i contend. largely misjudged i also have a certain fondness for the 2.6 version as a straight six rear drive subcompact is a configuration i cannot help but love On Mon, Sep 2, 2013 at 2:01 PM, Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> wrote: > I quite like the 201, I've had 2 and while they're a little bit more > finiky than a 123 they reward you with much better manners. > > More slightly built though, I've commented on the wheel bearings, also of > note are the door cards which are cardboard where I rest my elbow and I > tend to poke dimples into them... > > -Curt _______________________________________ http://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
