Let's post stuff about 80s and 90s Mercs!

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I like my 80s and 90s mercs, and like exploring anything to do with them. Why don't we post random stuff to do with this era of mercedes? From the barge 1-5 thread there are plenty who like this era of Mercedes on Pistonheads.

Anything goes - thoughts, comments, anecdotes, Youtube videos, cars for sale, links to reader's car threads and so on. 190 to S-classes welcome.

I'll start with this video of a nice looking W124 300E on youtube. Nothing special, but I enjoyed it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRe0H3turG8

What an unusual spec - the 300 engine but wind up windows. Post away!

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derin100 said:

Yeah...they're ok but they're not as good as BMWs!


(Just kidding...the 190E, even though I no longer own one, is still IMHO the best big volume/mass produced car ever made.)

Derin of course you are right. An e28 528 is still my perfect daily but for rust!

Some of the nicest photos of restored mercs are of course located on one website, eg here: http://www.bmwclassics.co.uk/Mercedes_C124_230CE/i...

Lovely!

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This video made me look at r129s for the engine that AMG put in 'The Hammer'. What a W124!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MzqNn8kJqQ

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derin100 said:

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derin100 said:

Yeah...they're ok but they're not as good as BMWs!


(Just kidding...the 190E, even though I no longer own one, is still IMHO the best big volume/mass produced car ever made.)

Derin of course you are right. An e28 528 is still my perfect daily but for rust!

Some of the nicest photos of restored mercs are of course located on one website, eg here: http://www.bmwclassics.co.uk/Mercedes_C124_230CE/i...

Lovely!

You had to remind me of the very one that I should probably never have sold...the car that I used to deliberately take the long way home just to drive it!

I didn't want to cause unnecessary trauma which could have occurred with other examples from your website Derin!

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Lagerlout said:

My '91 190 Evo II before I bought him in Portugal last year



My '98 W140 S500



I love 80's and 90's Mercs. The newer ones are much better in all ways but these have bags of character.

WOW what a combination!

I see you purchased one of the suburban palm tree cars - how was it?

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Does anyone have the paint charts for the 80s and 90s for MB? So much better than today's shades of silver efforts!

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thepanays said:

And this is my 1992 R129 500SL

Thanks for posting thepanays! My 500SL is a 1991, so I guess we both have the early ("more powerful") engine. Your car has a lovely colour combination. The R129s 500s are great cars.

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muchacho said:

Merely an excuse to include my favourite photo of my 190E.

That looks fantastic to me!

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Just imagine ordering a new MB back in the 1980s and looking at the colour charts. They must have been magnificent. Look at the shade of this 190... it wouldn't be allowed now! http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C699543

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Lovely. How does the c36 drive compared to the SL?

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alross1212 said:

Story!

Thanks for sharing - I must try the 300-24 engine sometime. Does anyone have an opinion as to how it compares to the 12v 300?

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alross1212 said:

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alross1212 said:

Story!

Thanks for sharing - I must try the 300-24 engine sometime. Does anyone have an opinion as to how it compares to the 12v 300?

Ive not had first hand experience but I have heard its not as rev happy and feels a bit slow. The 24v was very rev happy. Mine on kickdown shifted gears at 8000rpm which was barely believable for me at the time. The 300-24v was not the most torquey of cars at low rpm though.

I rather like the 12v in my 300e but I bet I'd like a 24v better then! I went to see an r129 300sl-24 but it turned out to be a real dog. Pleased I found a v8 in that car as they are rather heavy.

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SSL]SL]SL]a said:

I like my 80s and 90s mercs, and like exploring anything to do with them. Why don't we post random stuff to do with this era of mercedes?

Oh very nice indeed! I love my 500sl!

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And guys at work trying to work out where the battery in the SL is with my trusty old w124!

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I found this G-wagon advertisement amusing: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CqHweCW_sYg

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fha772 said:

Does anyone else use a classic Mercedes for track days?
This is my 1982 W123 280e, at Blyton Park on Friday.
I ripped the uprated engine mounts apart later that morning.
I'm thinking of solid mounting the engine, before I continue with turbocharging it.


Here's a video from the same day, it's not the fastest car, but I bet it's the most fun...
https://youtu.be/Kmv0r2VOKrA

That's brilliant! It sounds great. What engine mods do you have?

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I need to put my r129 into somewhere to sort the roof - it's not sitting properly, and the roof itself needs replacing. Any recommendations near edinburgh?

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I like the 90s Merc style when clean even if the roof is irritating me at the moment!

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That sounds like an interesting idea.

Hopefully this time tomorrow I will have my third old Merc that qualifies for this thread!

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idiotgap said:

I'm holding my bated tenterhooks!

Done! A rather nice 190E 2.6. Very happy with it on the drive home.

Edited by 0a on Friday 1st April 23:19