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A late 80s Mercedes Benz 400E. Looked just like a normal E class except for the badging. Even the grille was a normal chrome grille. Maybe it was rebadged. I thought they had wider fenders, but maybe that's only on the 500E.
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Replying to: boomchek (Jul 31, 2008 9:05 am) 400E was a much less performance oriented W124 compared to a 500E (but moreso than a standard 6cyl model), sold only in 1992-93 - and then became the E420. I don't think it had any different trim, just a bigger engine. Probably not a rebadge, nobody would bother.
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Replying to: fintail (Jul 31, 2008 9:11 am) 
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Replying to: boomchek (Jul 31, 2008 9:15 am)
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was a Vega, solid cow(poop) brown with antique plates, but now that I look the taillights are wrong. Maybe one of those it's-really-a-Vega Monzas? Oddest thing is that it was actually in amazing condition for a '70s POS. I can't imagine it surviving this long, nor can I imagine anyone actually restoring it to a good #3.
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Replying to: bumpy (Jul 31, 2008 9:33 am)
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Replying to: fintail (Jul 31, 2008 9:33 am) If I may take a side road here for a minute, I've got a question. Over in the Diesel Forum discussion "Honda Diesel????", post 672 contains a link to a NY Times review of the upcoming Acura/Honda diesel. That review questions whether a diesel could be considered an upscale alternative, referring to the "...ill-fated Mercedes 300SD". Now, it may be because have lived the last 30 years in California, but it is my impression that Mercedes sold a whole bunch of those and their successors. Am I not right?
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Replying to: bhill2 (Jul 31, 2008 11:42 am) The 300SD was sold in NA for a couple years as a W116 S-class, and then for 5 model years as a W126 S-class, starting in 1981 (I believe NA was the only market for the W126 300SD). The cars themselves were of the highest quality, and the engines will go hundreds of thousands of miles on recommended maintenance. The 300SD was replaced by the 300SDL and a few years later as a 350SD/L. The 350 series cars had some bugs, but the older ones were solid if they were taken care of. I would hardly call these 'ill-fated'. These cars did a lot to give MB a "quality" rep. Shifty had a W123 diesel, he can probably chime in too.
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Replying to: fintail (Jul 31, 2008 1:15 pm) Maybe what they meant is that Americans simply do not like diesel cars, period. We associate diesels with heavy equipment, trucks and bad smells. |
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Replying to: kyfdx (Jul 31, 2008 10:10 am)
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