The only consolation we have with our rusty cars is that the dashes rarely
crack, or rarely crack badly. My '84 190D has a few cracks which I attribute to
it having some southern heritage...
-Curt
From: ernest breakfield via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 4, 2015 8:06 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] W123 vs W140
considering the cost of the 3 cars i was referring to when new, i have
higher expectations for the MBZ than either a J**p or a Corolla.
i'm with you on maintainable; i was trying to make the point that
that *was* true, but is no longer the case if parts are going NLA.
i'm not into clapped-out cars; spent almost 6 months looking for a
123 that was up to our standards when i bought our last one over 10
years ago. we've tried to keep it in as near-perfect condition as
possible, and it's always been our first choice for thousand-mile
weekends (as long as they were completely paved), and even did one just
over the Christmas holiday. nothing quite like ripping the Grapevine up
both sides doing over 70 MPH in pretty old diesel car; you can
practically hear the old truckers smiling as we blow by them.
ours has no rust (lifetime California car), all trim, almost no
rips/tears/stains inside, only one ding near the front turn signal (from
an a**hole that didn't know how to change lanes 8-^ ), the ACC works and
Speed Control even still works eventually after a few tries. working
windows and sunroof, no leaks anywhere, but the paint is starting to
show signs of being tired on the roof and trunk. heck, the factory alarm
still works even and it's the only 123 i've seen for a while that
doesn't have any cracks in the dash; it's because it's in such nice
condition that it makes it so hard to have to consider letting it go!
cheers!
e
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