Scroll down the comments for some of an old Benz wrapped around a pole.
Scary stuff
http://jalopnik.com/crash-photos-from-the-beginning-of-motoring-are-stunnin-1634373883
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That Benz isn't that old... It used unibody/subframe construction...
I wonder how fast the driver was going before the wreck... It looks like
excessive speed for road conditions was definitely a factor...
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> On Sep 14
I thought w115s were tough??!!
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> On Sep 14, 2014, at 12:01 PM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Scroll down the comments for some of an old Benz wrapped around a pole.
> Scary stuff
>
> http://jalopnik.com/crash-photos-from-the-beginning-of-motoring-are-stunnin-1634
i got hit pretty hard once in a 115 by a late model nissan maxima and the
115 could still be driven after, albeit with an obliterated driver's side
On Sun, Sep 14, 2014 at 1:19 PM, dseretakis--- via Mercedes <
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> I thought w115s were tough??!!
>
> Sent from my iPhone
I suspect that a side slide into a pole like that at high speed would be
lethal in just about any vehicle.
A few years back, I saw a Ford Aerostar van in a junk yard that had
taken a hard hit on the passenger side just behind the front door.
I have no idea what it hit or what hit it, but I was su
Back in 1990, I rear ended a Lexus in my 1971 300SE L 3.5 sedan while
driving my 11 yo son to school - totally my fault. It bent the frame but
we were both unhurt. Total repair cost was $3,700, covered by insurance.
Lexus repair to the rear bumper and associated sheet metal amounted to
$1500.
O
Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote:
I suspect that a side slide into a pole like that at high speed would be
lethal in just about any vehicle.
A few years back, I saw a Ford Aerostar van in a junk yard that had
taken a hard hit on the passenger side just behind the front door.
I have no idea what
All good reasons to go by your dealer and get your Rescue Assist stickers for
cars newer than 1990.
Just put mine on the S420 yesterday. I feel safer already.
Dan
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> On Sep 15, 2014, at 1:06 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
> wrote:
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> Back in 1990, I rear ended a Lexus
I never heard of these stickers. Why wouldn't my 123 diesels qualify for
one?
On Mon, Sep 15, 2014 at 1:16 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> All good reasons to go by your dealer and get your Rescue Assist stickers
> for cars newer than 1990.
>
> Just put mine on the
On 15/09/2014 12:11 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote:
Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote:
I suspect that a side slide into a pole like that at high speed would
be lethal in just about any vehicle.
A few years back, I saw a Ford Aerostar van in a junk yard that had
taken a hard hit on the passen
1.) Because they're not making them for models produced before 1990
2.) Other than the fuel tank and battery, both of which are in common
locations, your W123 has no explosive devices like air bags or squibs for
locking the seat belts
The idea behind these is to let rescue/extraction folks know
The width (or lack thereof) of the pole ought to play into it also no?
-Curt
From: Randy Bennell via Mercedes
To: Mitch Haley ; Mercedes Discussion List
Sent: Monday, September 15, 2014 2:28 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Old crash pics
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] Old crash pics
On 15/09/2014 12:11 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote:
Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote:
I suspect that a side slide into a pole like that at high speed would
be lethal in just about any vehicle.
A few
e survived with nary a
scratch.
-Curt
From: Fred Moir
To: Curt Raymond
Sent: Monday, September 15, 2014 3:29 PM
Subject: RE: [MBZ] Old crash pics
Alles.
The support cable behind the pole would have cut like a knife.
Hope that there was no-one in the back s
I was hit by a Chevy 3500 series van driven by a heating and air guy a
few years back -- he was running about 60 and ran a stop light.
I still have pics somewhere, but the front edge driver's door was
pushed in about 18". Quite the ride, I really don't recommend crash
testing your car.
I
Oh, and the keyswitch worked to shut off the engine when someone found
a long pair of needlenosed pliers to turn it.
Peter
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