Good points. You have to remember to when this car hit the scene, many ppl enjoyed bragging about how much they would spend for a service. :-) Todays climate, we are more likely to complain about it. :-) 126 was and still is a great car that mercedes got a LOT of years out of. I think they wanted a big push forward with the 140, and the car was not made or designed on the cheap! The car was very complicated, and the more stuff you have, the more there is to fail. Look at the recent threads on locks and tumblers. I don't hear anyone saying, oh the tumblers in 124 or 123 are junk. They're older, they fail, Add 5 times the number of parts, 5 times more parts to fail. After test driving a 140, it made the S that followed look like it was build down to a price, and I'm pretty sure it was. I also think leasing now plays a much larger part in the lack of long term maintance some of these higher end cars receive. I think there's a mind set as to how many treat cars when they bring them home new, and they know it won't still be sitting in their driveway 400,000 miles later. Drive the crap out of it, it only has to last 3-4 years. It shows too when they go to auction after a few owners.
Ed 300E On 12/08/07, Hendrik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I guess the problem with the 140 was that it followed the 126, people > where used to the good old reliable but technologically challenged 126. > When judging a particular chassis I feel that it is important not to > compare it with previous Merc models but with what the competitors such > as BMW, RR, etc, where serving up at the time. > > E M wrote: > > Geez, you guys are really down on W140s. I know it has a lot of systems > and > > not the most reasonable car to own, but I don't think mercedes ever > intended > > it to be an econo box. I think as far as sedans go, it was one of those > > concorde moments. People look at the cost to run and service it and > forget > > just what it was at the time. All the little things, like a big sedan > that > > would go like stink and still handle great. The US market wasn't keen > on > > the idea of changing tires so often as they thought they should last as > long > > on an S as they do on their Ford, so the tires were "dumbed down" to > last > > longer, and then ppl complained about the tire noise. ha ha ha. The > market > > just isnt' there for these cars, much like the unappreciated porsche > 928. > > But bring me all the $1000 S500s you can find! :-) I think they are > great > > cars that are worth preserving and enjoying. > > > > Ed > > 300E > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
