W108 OR 109 sedans are roomy enough and supremely classic in design, yet timeless....
On Thu, Oct 3, 2019 at 4:25 PM Don Snook via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > OK Don wrote: > > "Now remember, your initial criteria was for a classic looking MB - the > W124 does not fit that. The W123 and W126 are marginal in my book as well, > but much better (classic looks wise) than anything that followed them." > > That is a very good point and I do want to stick with 123 or older -- but > I will say to most people the 124 probably would be considered a classic. > It was certainly one of the very best cars that made such a great name for > Mercedes in the USA. Yes, I know, the 123 really paved for the way for > that. But, the 124 really represented the car that one the first Mercedes > for a lot of people. It was no longer the car for a the pipe-smoking > liberal college professors and the 126 (especially the 560) was more the > Surgeons and Senior Partners at law firms. But, the 124 was the car built > to appeal to more people here than ever before. > > Randy wrote: > > "Yeah! Dump that 123 for a quick profit and get Dan and Jaime to find you > a finny or a ponton! Or go for broke and get something bigger. I think I > recall that you are a big man. You need a BIG Mercedes. I was going to say > a BLACK Mercedes, but maybe in Memphis, it would be better if it was a > WHITE Mercedes just because of the heat." > > I am big -- although not as big as I used to be. Still 6'3" but about 50 > lbs lighter than my max. The 126 definitely fits me better. In fact the > 124 diesel that was mine then went to OK Don, then Kaleb, then Craig was a > fantastic car, but it always seemed a little small to me which was why I > sold it and got a 126. > > Don Snook > > > _______________________________________ > 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 > > _______________________________________ 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
