1976 Mercedes-Benz w123 - the new standard of the 200 D - 280 E Sternfahrt'76

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[@caracine]

I'm the second owner of my beloved 1983 300D Turbo Diesel here in Northern California. It's my daily driver and has 387K miles on the clock and shows no sign of stopping. My job is to keep it nice for the next owner. I've done ALL the work on it over the 15+ years I've owned it and it's been worth every hour. The OM617A engine is the best power plant- ever! I truly love my (white w/ palomino) W123.133 !!!

[@abdelfatahelnagar3481]

I am so proud of owning my W123 model 1982 and still running till now . what a durable and reliable car !!!!!!

[@svensteinhofer9777]

Hallo W123-Fans! Ganz große Klasse erst mal, wie toll ihr eure Geschichte pflegt! Der W123 ist seinerzeit ein tolles Auto, wenn nicht eines der Besten gewesen. Auch ich bin, ab 1982 (geboren 1975) auf der Rückbank eines weizengelben W123 200, Bj. 80 aufgewachsen. Erinnere mich noch sehr gut. Dem hatten wir bis anno 1987, als er von einem rauchsilbernen 190E abgelöst wurde. Vor dem W123 hatten wir einen diamantsilbernen Audi 100 LS vom Typ 43. An diesem Typ Auto hängt bis heute mein Herz. Der Audi hatte irgendwas "faszinierendes". Warum, weiß ich nicht. Hab 1993 den Führerschein gemacht und bin seither IMMER Audi gefahren. Gleichwohl wissend, dass der Mercedes seinerzeit sicher das bessere ?... aber mit Sicherheit das stabilere Auto war. Heute, seit ein paar Tagen, bin ich wieder Besitzer eines Audi 100 CD 5S aus Bj. 82. Will damit sagen, es kommt nicht darauf an, welches Auto letztendlich das "Bessere" ist oder war, sondern, welches es schafft, Herz und Seele zu bewegen. Als der Audi 100 LS, Bj. '76 gehen musste, weil ihn ein weizengelber W123 anno 1981 abgelöst hat, ist mir bis HEUTE! der Audi im Kopf, Herz und Seele geblieben. Zur Erinnerung: Den Audi 100 hatten wir von 1976-81, da war ich 6 Jahre alt. Dennoch freu ich mich über jeden W123, jeden W116/W126 den ich seh. Jungs, haltet die Fahne hoch für Eure Mercedes! Ihr macht das toll! Ich wünschte mir, wir, die Audi-Gemeinde, hätten was ähnliches und ähnliche Unterstützung des Herstellers! Viel Spaß Euch allen, genießt es und freut euch auch auch mal wenn ihr einen Audi Typ 43 oder BMW E21/28 oder was auch immer seht!

[@brettcannon74]

When Germany was still Germany and Mercedes Benz was something special.

[@helmutschluter6504]

At that time we also had in Germany a normal man as Chancellor and not a communist woman!

[@thepub245]

Cars of this era were interesting and had character. I would rather have one of these Mercs than one of the current ones.

[@filipmac5577]

@@thepub245 That woman is the reason the European Union is falling apart!

[@davidc.9414]

No Leasing. You want a Mercedes ? Pay it cash. Who drove a Mercedes, owened the Mercedes.

[@nidalghazal1890]

Thats abselutly right

[@AE-TDK]

Wow, this is the one and only, never before never after a car was manufactured to such perfections as the W123. I still have one of these, its a keeper.

[@zunaidkajee4540]

I wish times like this would come back. Hardly see computers. You can see the joy and happiness on everyone's faces, unlike today where everyone is looking and holding a cell phone.

[@KekoBassPlayer]

I owned two of the kind, 300 D automatic and 280 E automatic with air condition! Both were made in 1981. Great cars!

[@vladimirpralea2279]

Легендарный автомобиль !!! Первое знакомство было когда , мне было 10 лет, с маленькими очерком в журнале"За рулём" о Мерседесе 123. С тех запал в душу....как границы открылись, пособирал 1500 марок и 1995 году осуществлял свою мечту... жёлтый 123 , 240 d ...1979 года выпуска...до сих пор имел только мерседесы...два 123-их , 124, 211, 212-белый шикарный 7-ми ступенчатый автомат...все были дизеля. Сейчас перешёл на бензин...на w 208 отличная купэшка...и детей тоже приручаю к мерседесам !!! Сын ищет 124 ...

[@mybnz190]

True classics. These were the days where car design and reliability was #1.

[@MtYagan]

The first model that comes to mind when it comes to Mercedes..Legendary W123..

[@МихаилИванов-в2в]

*Всем владельцам Mercedes здоровья и благополучия ! 👍😎 Были W201,W140, теперь W124, 86 г "рождения".*

[@didi960]

I sat for the first time in 1986 in the 230e of my work colleague and by God I tell you, since that day I am w123 disciple. Now I have a Mercedes again after a long time. An E280 w210 and by God I tell you, it's the same great feeling as back then, especially with this soft automatic transmission

[@mereclander]

My father had a 300D, last model. Amazing and unbreakable car. Today there is no car like that.

[@khalidnaitelmouddene3279]

Some of these legends are still in Morocco, most of ghem are taxis .. powerful cars

[@atarvhegde5210]

I'd rather take a 280ce.

[@gazistar5526]

I have 300d 1978 love my Benz I feel like a king when I drive even today drives better than any newer car that are made of plastic and break every day this Benz will last me 50 more years !! Respect for mercedes-Benz best car ever made

[@sergeyzakrzhevsky2744]

Fantastic video... Great atmosphere of the seventies. Beautiful era!

[@АнатолийПоляков-б3р]

Обожаю 123, самый классический и самый красивый мерседес

[@АлександрПозняк-м5у]

Езжу по сей день,сын на нем учился ездить, надеюсь внукам достанется, а Мерседесу уже 39.

[@johnjamesmoses]

I have owned a 1981 w123 200 for the past 30 years. I bought it from the German Embassy in Wellington New Zealand. It had been an official vehicle. With the 2 litre motor it is a little slow off the mark but once in third gear it picks up and goes (it is a manual 4 speed). I agree with others comments about the W123. It is the most reliable and well built Benz I have owned. I have also owned a W124, 2 W210's and currently driving a very low k W211 but I can't bear to part with my W123 !

[@toriyshaov2245]

My father had a yellow 230E. It was not easy to buy and service the western car in the USSR, but somehow we managed to do this:) I like this car so much.

[@Bhartiya969]

I seriously want to do time travel Mercedes is Mercedes no other car can replace its legacy. Its impossible to express my feelings, joy, love etc etc etc.. I experience when I am driving it. If I can travel in time then I don't want to drive future model of Mercedes but the older models and I want to drive them all till the current generation of my E class..

[@apflap727]

In morocco there are 800000+ w123 still working as taxi these cars will never die

[@RUfromthe40s]

the rust is their problem and i live in a very dry region, but in marrocos i saw every car destroyd on the driver side from the front to the back wich is strange normally people destroy the other side and when i saw that there were lot´s of 80´s S series 500SE

[@michaelbarnes5608]

But half of them have renault 12 engines in them by now

[@Visionery1]

I've owned the W123 200, 230E and 280E. The 200 was adequate, the 230E perfect, the 280E did not meet my expectations. The engineering and attention to detail on the W123 was incredible, if only they had sorted out the body rust problem.

[@philhealey449]

Oh what we would give for a galvanised W123! Rust is sadly the death of my 300D.

[@alperrrrrrrrr]

look at that wonderfull colors they did and look nowadays there is only black grey and white:((

[@svenklaas1210]

absolutley right!

[@mmimmol]

you're right , in Poland the same black, grey , silver and white

[@gabeszky4352]

I miss those colours....Outside Gold, Brown, Champagne, Metalic Green, Silverblue, Orange.... Inside Creme beige, blue, green, brown...sometimes 2-3 tones of one colour and now you have to "fising" if you dont want black carpit.... "Phill Colins - True Colours"

[@klocknerdeutz]

alperrrrrrrrr Exactly! And I love how they are under the hood and checking oil etc... now it’s just a slab op plastic and don’t you dare touch it.

[@biviozlebi3551]

it is not so much about the colors as it is for the shape the style and carisma of older cars especialy the w123 the best car ever build

[@sylwsmith1218]

those cars make pleasure to owners , today merc cars make pleasure to service

[@gabeszky4352]

I used to riese up in these cars while my father has always had one... He couldn't get me out of it sometimes :)))) The greatest Car ever made is the W123!

[@Sanpedranoazul]

My mom had a '79 powder Blue 230, great car and precious footage!

[@chriscastellano9025]

The Best car ever made....Pretty sad nothing of MB value's in this Era exists today:(

[@simonsafi7589]

A true Mercedes benz is a w123 , best car ever created , timeless machine (elegance , safety , comfort, design, faithful car...). The w123 is from the best automobile in the world , Mercedes should build them again under order.

[@Sa300dvideo]

Точно!

[@paulhackett1313]

Just remember them as the were a statement of engineering.

[@TheHorsebox2]

If an alien landed and wanted to know what Mercedes was, you'd show him a W123.

[@philhealey449]

W123 maybe the best, bar Unimog, but W116 perhaps the finest (my 1978 450SEL bought in 1996 as a cheap runabout led to various W123, W124, and W126 experiences, the latter two added corrosion resistance but sadly also began the start of the end of Best or Nothing.

[@HMHM-nr9mw]

This is the best car(W123) from Mersedes-Benz .. Mercedes-Benz is the best car in the world .

[@michelledauvergne6830]

You are right for old models and for S-class today. But for the A and B-class today, the quality and reliability are not very good. Mercedes has forgotten "the best or nothing".

[@dennislischer8248]

Since Jürgen Schrempp was the leader from mid 90s an the DaimlerChrysler EXPERIENCE the quality sunk very deep. Cars Busses Lorry all from 1995 up to 2010 were rusty rolling electronic problems

[@marius8684]

Die besten wagen in Welt!!!!

[@Nariman2540]

W126 also

[@nicdig6686]

I'm Alfista but if we talk about quality and reliability I can only agree with you ... these were tanks

[@payamyazdi7672]

back when Benz used to make reliable cars.

[@konsen6149]

Back then Benz not only make reliable car but sturdy and elegant car. Nowadays , modern Benz cars are not reliable , not sturdy, not elegant but just emphasis on performance, hard setting suspension for sportiness ( AMG ) with Funny front grill design. It makes me wonder whether Benz is truly building car of grassroots heritage currently or just building under par Benz to grab more market share in selling to less affluent buyers ( young buyers). I wonder those Benz make in China, are they truly to Mercedes Benz standard or below?

[@smalik0786]

@@konsen6149 made in Germany is no better !!

[@paullacey2999]

Now chasing coin like all car makers now.....engineering second best now...

[@ALINUED]

@@paullacey2999 when benz was pure benz. not with dci french engines.

[@mrmoses7170]

i dont think they ever did a reliable car

[@sergiikravchenko2517]

Own w123 200 benzin, use and enjoy every day.

[@smartbeetle1846]

No manufacturer would build such solid tank-like cars anymore. They are way too durable and expensive to build. Cars nowadays fall apart within six years to keep their sales going.

[@Ozkartez]

Always loved the cat eye headrest of the early models

[@Sanpedranoazul]

Yes, or batman-ishh 😂🤣

[@Ozkartez]

Mario Torrez Quant I meant to say Cat ear. Lol

[@chryslerelectronicleanburn1676]

These and the Volvo 240 headrests

[@nihonkokusai]

W116 crossover design those catears

[@erikandrehoglund55]

I wish they could build W123 again

[@biviozlebi3551]

the music makes it even more beautifull...

[@HA-xv4um]

One legendary car. Im proud i owned one❤

[@janlul9131]

Are still have it??

[@Нупогоди-в1б]

Больше не будет такого качества, когда машина работает более 30 лет. Спасибо маркетологам.

[@kkss8688]

Да сейчас полное гавно а не машины

[@joaoregioheitor1325]

Eu penso que depois dos primeiros anos de 1.990 já piorou a qualidade e a elegância, e não só dessa marca! 🇧🇷

[@ВолкЛарсен-у5ы]

Он прекрасен!!!!! Был такой 1976 г.выпуска, бежевый..

[@CAPRICELOVER]

Between 1987-2000,my father had a w123 mercedes 280E......manual 4 speed......color grey.....great car.....in december 1999 I bought a w126 mb 280 SE......with a set of amg wheels(penta)......

[@jamessuter551]

Fond memories of my Dad's '77 in a light baby blue.

[@hanswamelink6866]

I had my driving lessons in that car, brings back memories. Loved that car..

[@syafiqmokhtar6453]

My dad still has his 1985 230E that he bought secondhand in 1989 or 1990. Even tho the w124 was already on sale at that time. It was an upgrade coz before that he owned a 1980 200, that he also bought secondhand in 1985. later years he bought a 2001 w210 E280 and a 2002 w203 C240 new.

[@Michael.Chapman]

Interesting, uplifting, those were my youthful days... sadly recently left my 30 year old W124 E-Class for a young(er) W211 which I enjoy and hope will do just as well.

[@cosminogloocosy1154]

This is the definition of "best or nothing" !!!

[@stevepaza]

Woe danke für diese tolle Video. Mein Papa hatte ein 280 CE und nein Opa einen 200 D. Da kommen Kindheitserinnerungen hoch👍👍🌹🌹🇩🇪

[@keithgreenaway2690]

Reminds me of my first Benz, a 1984 300D bought new from the dealer in Freiburg Germany. It was a euro spec car and I imported it to San Francisco. It had a 4 speed manual. The only parts I replaced in 225,000 miles was one clutch and the synchros in the transmission. I moved on to an 87 300E, 88 300E, and still have a 1990 300CE as well as a 2000 E430 and 2001 E430 Sport. The W210 is the last great Mercedes in my mind.

[@davidefenara354]

I have 200 '80, it was from my Dad,since 2009 it' s mine. Now it has a rebuilt motor and run well.

[@PRay-nk7uz]

Such a cool blast from the not-so-distant past. As pointed out no heads buried in cell phones; they are making eye contact and talking to one another! But the best is the parade of Mercedes. The grilles, hub caps, and of course the hood ornament are pure Mercedes-Benz...the manufacturer of the finest cars ever built. (2000 CLK430 Cabriolet 130K)

[@nickthegreekgreek156]

... The iconic model who everyone has on mind as "Mercedes" is this one... 🇬🇷 Many taxis in my country was like this...comfort like no other...

[@TheLuisg92]

It hurts to see those shiny brand new cars being driven in the snow. Those early cars were ready just in time be ruined right away by the salt.

[@Maloy7800]

This is like one of those Bacardi videos. You keep thinking WHAT THE HECK!

[@brunodebarros2002]

I’m so addicted to these cars

[@snoopwing1]

Still used in Morocco, I ve seen one with over 1,000,000 km !! (Taxi)

[@mrjuergensie]

phantastische Autos aus einer phantastischen Zeit - phantastisches Video als Zeitzeugnis - sowas gibbet heute nicht mehr

[@adrianwerner2134]

Mercedes forever Young! 👍

[@kay6257]

the best and most popular brand of Mercedes ever built

[@Днепр-ЧЕМПИОН1983]

Любимые Мерседесы Олимпиады-80 !!! ))))

[@ПетрСимурзин]

У соседки был такой мерс. 10 лет назад продала! Ничег так машина,перегонял,правда не далеко!

[@salmosalmosan]

Эх. спасибо теперь знаю в каких цветовых решениях они были с завода.

[@marekwiech8256]

DLA BOGATYCH ŚMIECH -DLA BIEDOTY ZGRZYTANIE ZĘBZMI TAKIE BYŁY REALIA KOMUNIZMU - POZDRAWIAM.

[@guedespanzer]

Eu tenho uma Mercedes w123 300 D e viajo sempre com ela ! É um carro maravilhoso, uma obra de arte alemã sobre rodas!! Qualidade que não volta mais !! Sou privilegiado possuir este carro magnífico!! Vídeo extraordinário!!

[@walterkoch6599]

Was für eine schöne Zeit, da war Mercedes noch ein Auto was etwas ganz besonderes war !

[@fintail63flozze52]

Der beste Benz ever 😍 2,7 Millionen Käufer können nicht fehl gehen.... 💪

[@parvez0564]

One of the best looking Mercedes Benz ever.....

[@JimmyjimmyJimmyjimmy-ih3yd]

Loving seeing the Unimog in action.

[@chriscastellano9025]

I have 7 W123's in 5 different colors & never again will a Euro Car Maker offer 60+ Color options....

[@gokturk232]

1:47 Happy and smiling people in the 80's.

[@khalidnaitelmouddene3279]

Legend cars, some of these cars still work in Morocco as 6 persons taxis, they are powerful and reliable ..

[@adamv242]

The only German car make that I've never owned. Really want an OldBenz....

[@Oregon696969]

The blonde would be in her 80's now.

[@heyhej1]

Oregon696969 nope… she’s probably in her late sixties.... ^_^

[@chryslerelectronicleanburn1676]

She looks about 25 in this film. Probably born around 1950 to 1952

[@chryslerelectronicleanburn1676]

Which Blonde? The one at 2:30 or the one at 6:31? I was thinking of the one at 2:30

[@EnriqueLopez-hb5jn]

I wish they would make the older benzes again,they are elegant, distinguished, reliable, different color palettes, now they only have some colors, the cars then were carburated, fuel injected, diesel, very easy to fix, now the cars have sensors for everything.

[@sfneurosurgeon]

The w123s look so nice and beautiful after a car wash.

[@ВаняБровкин-п5о]

Ннн-дааа! Было время! Только к сожалению все это ..., мимо нас! Помню в 70х журнал "ОТТО" ..., Марс наверное был ближе чем нормальная жизнь в СССР !!!

[@erikandrehoglund55]

Am I the only who would like they should produce thks again

[@tomsvenkesen2476]

Me to😊👍

[@cosminogloocosy1154]

No :)

[@jgargo56]

coches como esos ya no se hacen..maravillosos

[@carstenweiland7896]

Even as a child I did not like the seats, but back then Mercedes charged good money and made some awesome well build cars, sadly that is gone nowadays!

[@kittipobglanarongran3311]

I Love this model because is a very classic car. Now it would have been almost 50 years.

[@jacklinden780]

I had a 300CD in New England back in the 90s Wonderful car

[@ТЕХНАРЬ-ь3ч]

Лютые аппараты были такие сначала зелёный потом жёлтый и белый 2.0д потом 2. 4 д и 3 литра во было время.

[@euricotravia1382]

One of the best powered cars and cars in the world. Taxi drivers claim this in Portugal for this Mercedes Benz 240D model (Chassy W123) I bought one for myself, I am restoring it with 156,000 km. This engine Diesel makes more than ONE MILLION KM.

[@JarbasMurilo]

Mercedes-Benz - The best!

[@ammagato]

La W123 è stata una delle più belle mercedes che mai siano state prodotte dalla casa di Stoccarda!

[@Clovisja]

Une voiture statutaire et légendaire. La plus innovante de toutes les Mercedes-Benz.

[@РусланЦахилов-г4ю]

Мечта Советского человека. С удовольствием приобрел бы такой экземпляр

[@serik3304]

Они дизельного

[@babavickramadityabedisworl6691]

They were the best Mercedes made back then. You can see a world where people knew how to communicate.

[@zefnreaj3548]

Miss sooooo much the 80´s

[@zefnreaj3548]

although im born in the late 90´s , the 80 colture created such a strong legacy

[@stanisawmarszruta168]

Żeby można było zabrać z tego filmu kilka nowych sztuk z tamtych lat, to dzisiaj byłaby fortuna!

[@shankarbalan3813]

Wonderful W123

[@austinmcananly5720]

i am so happy i own one, 1984 300CD (2Dr Coupe) Euro package 145,000 Miles; yes i know... barely broken in

[@Atf58]

Это то, что должно было быть тогда, в мои молодые годы, и чего быть в нашей совковой действительности, не могло. Спасибо! Прямо, не ролик, а Машина Времени!

[@erichhofer1790]

Februar 2024....fahre noch heute W123 230 E....noch fragen...? Das Beste oder nichts..❤

[@EnriqueLopez-hb5jn]

Some of these Mercedes Benz, have well over 300,00,500,000 miles, now that is a record, very reliable.

[@мерседес123свапы]

Да 20 лет ездию машина огонь 😊

[@tarikkorkmaz]

İlk arabam 1976 model Mercedes 123 300D. Üzerine makine tanımam👍

[@Jimiiiiiiiiiiiii]

I wish mercedes was still doing cars with good old om601 om602 and om603!

[@peer25275]

Der 123.er war der beste jemals gebaute Mercedes. 👍

[@romanschneider9466]

Das war noch die glanzvollen Zeiten des Sterns 🌟 heute ist es leider anders😢

[@С.П-у2з]

купил прям сейчас такой новый....

[@marcocorciulo1651]

Best car ever.mercedes Nummero 1 👍🏼💯

[@rikkee5157]

2 more years and i'll buy one when i can drive.