Just the sound when closing the door.. I'm happy.. mercedes has never been the same after w124
@Lukmistrz10 ай бұрын
ye ye, after 5 years You will tell that same about W210, and after 15 years about W211 etc.
@skandy283910 ай бұрын
@@Lukmistrz No you wrong
@garyzhang509910 ай бұрын
@@skandy2839but 210 do have the same door closing sound as 124. 211 is the one that changed
@Lukmistrz10 ай бұрын
@@skandy2839 No, I'm not. People talked that same about W114 and W123, now what?
@skandy283910 ай бұрын
@@Lukmistrz in my country (Eastern Europe) it became a legend because of the V8 engine (Wolf). Bandits drove such cars in the 90s, they were feared and respected, in Europe the 124 was loved by taxi drivers, since it is very reliable and more comfortable than the 123, and the 210 is more rotten in the body, and there is no big story such cars will never be made again; more money was invested in its development than in other models in the entire history of Mercedes my favorite Om 606 and m104 motors 🙂
@TheFunkyair10 ай бұрын
370.000 km on clock and still ticking as smooth as jazzz
@mordechajzuckerman908810 ай бұрын
Its only warm up for this car;-)
@MadMonroe9010 ай бұрын
These engines can reach a million kilometers if maintained properly
@aleaallee10 ай бұрын
I've seen a 2016 D-Class with 700.000Km
@valerioodorisio10 ай бұрын
@@aleaalleed class wow
@chepesantacruz77710 ай бұрын
Not even broken in yet
@sergiopc128610 ай бұрын
If I am not mistaken, this engine has NO turbo. So having "only" 136 HP and 210 nm torque, 28 years and 371K km on it.... it performs like a charm. Old mercedes quality. Not only the engine is unbreakable, but the automatic speedgear, and all the important things on this car are eternal and reliable.
@walnussfloh662810 ай бұрын
I have the same one but as 5 speed manual and 250 diesel (om605) with 113hp and 627.000km on clock. i managed to drive nearly 200kph and just stopped because at this speed my engine did 5200rpm😅
@jasnyjuh354010 ай бұрын
Engine and all mechanic parts are reliable af but not all important parts are eternal like u said. Rust ate W124 like crazy. I didnt see a healthy body or floor in my entire life. I know a man who had OM606 and his engine done over 1 mil km in 3 different bodies. When rust was getting bad he was buying better body with broken engine and done swap in like two days. Good ol times
@walnussfloh662810 ай бұрын
@@jasnyjuh3540 yeah, mine is rusty too but not too bad compared to others. i try to rebuild it year by year but i‘m 19 and have many other things to do but i love my 124 and work once a week on it. i bought it on ebay with engine running issues and some others but i managed to defeat many of the problems already. the merc is mine for one year now and i drove it from june to october, then i parked it in my garage to protect it from snow and salt.
@ralfpusteblume214410 ай бұрын
@@walnussfloh6628 Use "Mike Sanders" Anti corrosion grease: I have severeral W124 und W123 protectected with it. I made test: Steel plate coated with different waxes and greases under high humidity and sald conditions in combination with higher temperature. This combination makes corrions process faster. 1000 hours represent 20 Years of costal climate with sea salt in the air and salty road in the winter. Mike sanders, grease performed best, due to its creeping abilities, to close scratches. Even after years it is able to make a closed surface. Thats not a comercial... It has beeen tested by my, because W124 ist very good car regarding engine, gearcraft but rust cann kill hin, thats why you shout protect the underbody ans box Profiles of the car.
@jasnyjuh354010 ай бұрын
@@walnussfloh6628 Glad to hear that not all young people drive loud ass hondas or BMWs. Nice taste and good luck with your project.
@AaronRandolphChen10 ай бұрын
I love the W124. What a remarkable car it was back then and can still hold its own over 3 decades on. Mercedes at its best.
@afrousel473110 ай бұрын
So smooth and quiet even after 371k km... top tier build quality of old Mercedes-Benz proven yet again.
@bentrogut86910 ай бұрын
Alleine schon beim gas geben während der Motor Luft zieht anzuhören ist schon bombastisch. Den Motor im Leerlauf anzuhören, klingt wie ein robustes Uhrwerk. Einfach nur phänomenal.
@MRBENZ_6110 ай бұрын
Nochmal in deutscher Sprache bitte
@ArnulfVonMetz14 ай бұрын
@@MRBENZ_61 wer sich so bezeichnet spricht kein bisschen besseres deutsch. Nichts für ungut!
@ВахапетВахапетович10 ай бұрын
One of the best car ever been made by humanity.
@RichThomson10 ай бұрын
2‘ here 🎉 Poor thing, doing 180 km/h only donwhill but this car is a legend. I learned how to drive with a w124 this old. Respect for the legend
@tyablo10 ай бұрын
N/A diesel. what do you expect?
@alexanderfeuerstoss816710 ай бұрын
Bro with The Same car Same Engine i went exactly 200 so i don’t No what it has but it goes faster
@doctoremil267810 ай бұрын
@@alexanderfeuerstoss8167This one also has a 4 speed automatic, maybe that's why?
@RichThomson10 ай бұрын
I have a 2003 w211 E200 cdi elegance automatic. Same hp and when I say to the cruise control do 200km/h, it does 200km/h up and down hills, no argues 😊. So my man, don‘t just say „diesel“, it‘s a mercedes.
@CrAzZyTheCodingBoss10 ай бұрын
@@RichThomsonthat is the turbo version 170hp
@audriusbaranauskas622710 ай бұрын
I had a 1991 3.0TD sedan with 108kw and later a 1995 sedan with the 3.0 100kw. Both great engines but I prefer the NA 100kw 3.0 diesel - smoother power delivery, better sound. By the way fun fact - the OM606 3.0d 100kw is the most powerful mass produced naturally aspirated diesel in terms of power per liter. Prove mo wrong.
@igorsol971710 ай бұрын
You can make 1000+ hp from this block without any problems )) epic engine
@JhonyLipov10 ай бұрын
Renault 1.9d NA is a faster 64hp only could make at any road over 190km 😂 I had clio 1.9 back in the days with 4 persons at any time make more then 190 even down to hill use to make almost 200km
@Izrealeu10 ай бұрын
@@igorsol9717 that is a bit exaggerated but yes, around 700 with stock internals for the Turbo one, the NA around 350, safely, they are slightly different, no oil cooled pistons for example, but, absolutely great engine with loads of potential.
@bulatovmercedestechnic832110 ай бұрын
NA 604-606 also had oil cooled piston, but with simple bottom (turbo had cooling gallery), weak point is conrods, they are thinner, than turbo ones. All MB 601-606 had oil squirters, except NA 601 2.0, 602 2.5 and 603 3.0. NA 601 2.3, 602 2.9 also had piston oil cooling
@igorsol971710 ай бұрын
@@Izrealeu kzbin.info/www/bejne/omGYkGVjd8llg8U
@Flagship_Alexander10 ай бұрын
Это были настоящие Мерседесы. Не то говно, которое делают сейчас. Ездил на w124 турбодизеле. Очень динамичная машина с самой плавной работой АКПП из всего, на чем я ездил, включая новые машины. Ускорение вжимает в спинку кресла и нет ни малейших толчков вперед или назад, только обороты мотора меняются при переключении, а ускорение сохраняется идеально ровным. На холостых старый турбодизель давал небольшую вибрацию на кузов и его было слышно. Но стоило тронуться, как он будто исчезал - пропадали вибрации и звук работы и тысяч до 2,5 его не было слышно, т.е. если не гнать, то ощущение, будто едешь на электромобиле. И это было в конце 90х годов... Недавно прокатился на новом е-классе. Машина неплохая, но это не Мерседес. Ничего общего с блистательным w124.
@bdm6019 ай бұрын
Динамика 124 дизелей всегда намного отставала от дизелей бмв того же объема.
@thorstenbosmann681410 ай бұрын
der OM606 in meinen Augen immer noch eines der besten Dieseltriebwerke die jemals beim Daimler gebaut wurde, Kraft ausreichend, Verbrauch ok, Langlebigkeit (ohne AGR) phänomenal, Sound zum niederknien! Ich hatte einmal die Möglichkeit den 124er 300D mit Schaltgetriebe zu fahren, das wäre meine Wahl!
@TiptronicSS10 ай бұрын
372k km's, on a Mercedes, that's just an engine that's just 'breaking in', getting warmed up 😂
@Turbine7410 ай бұрын
Der om606 hat ein enormes Potential was Tuning angeht , unverwüstlicher sparsamer Panzer Motor mit geilem 6pack Klang. 🇩🇪 Power Engineering 💪🏼🤝🏼
@jawarider224310 ай бұрын
Had one of these(W124 OM606 non turbo) over a period of six years. It was wrecked at 580 000km because of rust. I drove on the german autobahn the last summer I had it, and it had a top speed of 195 km/h with a 300TD Turbo ASD Final drive with higher gearing. Great car, solid engine.
@ciaranburke324310 ай бұрын
100 mph cruiser all day long fantastic car especially with the tiny hp and all that milage the peak of mercedes 👍
@deanoallen509610 ай бұрын
Absolutely love those old diesel Mercedes wagons!! Great video!!
@Andre-jb8nq10 ай бұрын
Not a very fast car, but that was not important in those days. Absolute top quality. At this top speed, you could drive for weeks
@dinispaulino751210 ай бұрын
It's a little slower than it should be, could probably benefit from having the fuel filters changed. I have the 300D 12 valve (OM603), also non turbo (113 hp) and I'm pretty sure it's faster than this one.
@光木村10 ай бұрын
全くその通りです‼️私はw212前期の程度極上に乗ってます。日本の九州、熊本県より愛を込めて❤
@Docdog-dd1MB10 ай бұрын
In my childhood, I learned something that became be my guideline for life. I ask my Unkle, who used to have a Mercedes Benz W 114, We call that one the Horse Head model cause the front lights were positioned vertically one over the other. I ask him Question, what car brand is the best in the world? He answered:" There are two brands in the world, Mercedes Benz and everything else!" I pile some good examples proven through time. I have included my collection. 2x W124 E300D, 1994 and 1995, 2xML 500 W163 2003 and 2004, two W140 500SEL 1993, and 300 SD 1993 ,one W126 420SL,1989 with implanted 5l, V8 engine from W140, from 1993, I am immensely happy despite, some friends asking me, why I need so many Mercedeses? I answer the following way: " Some people like alcohol, some drugs, some clothes, some shoes, I like Mercedes cars and motorcycles. Es ist ein verrücktes Auto.
@boerenbrommerАй бұрын
Great story. What can you tell us about the E300D's?
@Docdog-dd1MBАй бұрын
@boerenbrommer 300 D. W123, 5 cylinder in line like 90hp. I forgot what the engine code was.Working donkey.In my country of origine we call these " Basket".
@Docdog-dd1MBАй бұрын
@boerenbrommer Sorry, post something about W123( use to have at one point 12 of these), my W124, E300D are with engine code OM606 in line six , no turbo charger. 135hp.1994 and 1995.
@boerenbrommerАй бұрын
@@Docdog-dd1MB Thanks, yes, I know the specs. But I want to know what you think of it.
@Docdog-dd1MBАй бұрын
@boerenbrommer Unbreakble German Panzer. One has 178 000 miles, and the other only 38 000, regular maintenance, oil, brake pads, and discs. The 606 engine is marvelous. A lot of friends offer me to buy my Mercedeses. My answer is: " I do not sell my childrens".🥸🤣🤩🤩🤩🤩🥰🥰🥰
@rokmulec49810 ай бұрын
It''s been a while since I rode in this car. The sound brings good memories.
@simpletools68058 ай бұрын
such a chill luxury ride it felt like i was going on a road trip the whole video
@GetBruno10 ай бұрын
This is why om606 will last forever! Originally 136 bhp but everybody knows that this shit can handle 700 bhp. Such nice project that we will never find out again…😢
@RomanZolin10 ай бұрын
Старый Мерседес это топ!!! Так бодро стартует и едет по кайфу
@thierrykazadi718010 ай бұрын
🎉🎉🎉🎉❤, BENZ AND ONLY BENZ, nothing is sounding old here
@claudiocunha482810 ай бұрын
With turbocharger the "story " would be different 😉Anyway, the OM606 is an excellent and unbreakable engine, from the german's old school 👍
@jpadicecoffee981210 ай бұрын
Love the W124 interior and dashboard. Clean, easy on the eyes, and look , is expensive. Can you test drive in the autobahn, a Jaguar X308 XJR in the future?
@Real-1MW10 ай бұрын
Real German Panzer!And no smoke! Great!
@Алешкакакойто10 ай бұрын
шикарный автомобиль!!!
@igorsol971710 ай бұрын
только не для автобана)
@Алешкакакойто10 ай бұрын
@@igorsol9717 нужно учитывать,что это автомобиль эпохи 80-х годов
@STEALTH_77710 ай бұрын
@@Алешкакакойто тут не в автомобиле и годах выпуска дело. Во-первых это движок дизельный без турбины, плюс видно что с ним что-то не так, он должен 200 ехать с ним а здесь 180 еле набирает. А во-вторых есть бензиновые версии от 2.8 и выше, которые до сих пор себя на автобане прекрасно чувствуют и едут наравне с современными авто)
@ursusarctos461510 ай бұрын
136 сил написано - с турбиной. Скорее всего что-то не так. 400 сил делают путем замены топливной и настройки @@STEALTH_777
@igorsol971710 ай бұрын
@@STEALTH_777 не должен он ехать 200 c 136HP ... у меня C шка 2003 2.2tdi 130+)HP ели ели ехала 190-200 ! а тут сарай без турбины 80x....)))
@jugobetrugo721310 ай бұрын
well you can tell the engine has 371k KM - topspeed was around 200/210kmh with a healthy engine. my father had the same car in wine red - lowerd, but limo with 5speed manual gearbox, AMG wheels...beautiful even with a stock exhaust the car had such a nice sound - under load it was more like a gasoline engine. really nice car - i really miss it
@truxton100010 ай бұрын
The ones without turbo did not have that high top speed, I had a 300d from 1993, I doubt it would much faster than 180-185, it had 113hp. Sounds slow but torque was good and when I got used to it I didn’t really miss the car I had before that was much faster but of less quality.
@jugobetrugo721310 ай бұрын
@@truxton1000 we had 2nd facelift version from 1996 - non turbo 136hp. and i remember clearly it went 210kmh on the dashboard. of course the dashboards back in the days weren't 100% correct but still it run around 200kmh - with a lot of space😆
@truxton100010 ай бұрын
@@jugobetrugo7213 Yes that was the version with 4 valves, the 2 valve engine had 113hp and I just looked it up, top speed was 190 km/h. It was the most comfortable/best quality car I have ever owned. Now cars have stiffer suspension with low profile tyres, if I could buy a brand new w124 today I wouldn’t hesitate. Due to the quality it would probably be very expensive though..
@theone___10 ай бұрын
This car is Magic.❤❤❤
@SuperMohd198510 ай бұрын
The tank💪🏽 they don't make them this good any longer.
@AC-kq5de10 ай бұрын
Legendary OM606 engine..with good maintenance bulletproof and will survive every owner. Before this engine dies, the suspension will die .
@EH3YA10 ай бұрын
Semplicity is the future
@michajanicki686010 ай бұрын
quiet comfortable big sofa on wheels :D enough power for good acceleration up to 130-140kmh, it's good enough in my country (Poland) - cops and speed cameras are everywhere 130-140kmh is enough
@zakzwijn841010 ай бұрын
27 years old and look at that interior. Like new.
@marilynkang6 ай бұрын
build like a tank. acceleration so smooth! what a nice car!!!!
@robertluczynski434210 ай бұрын
Best car ever made
@EduardoSanchez-ou7tx8 ай бұрын
My manual E300D exceeds 200 km/h. It has 240k km. I see a lot of difference...
@emrecakirbas451110 ай бұрын
Oldies are goodies ! Loved excessively !
@reinholdachleitner206910 ай бұрын
Mercedes are amazing,it's an old car and engine but it's still not a slouch by today's standards.
@hooligan685510 ай бұрын
My dad just bought one, best desicion ever made
@emental38006 ай бұрын
Without the Turbo, it gets a boost in reliability. Saw a few with over 700k and still in service today!
@VisionCompanytv10 ай бұрын
It shifts at the same speed of DSG.... beautiful gun, 124, 140 and 210, very lovely German iron beasts
@mohis566410 ай бұрын
except DSG doesn't suck all the power out of the engine lol
@chemseddinedaoud487010 ай бұрын
Tolle Arbeit. Ich wünsche Ihnen viel Erfolg.
@denizb117210 ай бұрын
Dem fehlen einige Pferde. Der hat niemals 136 PS. Entweder frisst die Automatik so viel Leistung oder der Motor hat Probleme. Mein 200D aus 1994 mit Schaltgetriebe kommt ja besser vom Fleck und erreicht Tacho 160 deutlich schneller. Finde deine Videos richtig super. Wäre vielleicht cool wenn du dem mal nachgehen könntest. Der Motor ist legendär. Der muss deutlich besser gehen , auch wenn er 377.000km runter hat.
@ivanove10 ай бұрын
I think there is something wrong with these one. It should be closer to 190-200 km/h
@MadMonroe9010 ай бұрын
That 4 speed automatic with it's extremely long gearing ratio is sucking all the power. With a manual it would have been faster
@jiglesmackle408110 ай бұрын
plus the gearing alone doesnt allow it to go faster. It redlines at 180
@ivanove10 ай бұрын
I remmember back in 1994 w124 300 td automatic wagon with only 7hp more could go 190-193… 300d manual limosine wouod show 200
@dinispaulino751210 ай бұрын
It probably could use a fuel filter change as well, I think the acceleration should be faster than it is.@@MadMonroe90
@AlienLivesMatter10 ай бұрын
My 300se gets out to 240 fully redlined @@MadMonroe90 More likely the final drive ratio.
@ovelhaperdida10 ай бұрын
My was a w124 300d sedan from 1988 so just 115cv with a 5 manual gear box, it whould reach 210km/h with no efford❤
@twentyrothmans73089 ай бұрын
Amazing for that old girl, she liked it as much as we did.
@EX00610 ай бұрын
Именно такой на механике был у отца, пригнал в 97 с Германии, 13 лет был в семье 😢
@SEC42010 ай бұрын
372.000KM is only a warm up. The engines actually really only start at 500.000km.
@ДенисПетров-п3в2 ай бұрын
Good grandpa car!! 🙏🏻
@corrado7067 ай бұрын
Wow, what a car, it's been a long time since such quality has been made
@onsomebits748610 ай бұрын
I daily one of these yayyyyyyyy!!! ❤❤❤ Have my old one on 650k’s and my new one on 220’ks
@abrahamcosworth263210 ай бұрын
I believe that even the current operators of today's Mercedes Benz factories must look nostalgically at the old Mercedes.
@PabloGonzalez-of1lt10 ай бұрын
My 300d OM603 w124 has 113hp, and the top speed it's the same, and when I drive trough downhill, I've see 190km/h. Five speed manual with 512.000km. Regards!
@vanvan1439 ай бұрын
Ok performance for everyday use. Way back a friend of mine used to own a W123 1976 300D automatic. Had like 80hp and was so terribly slow.
@onnimanni12369 ай бұрын
What a wonderful car
@volkanyurdakadim371510 ай бұрын
Yine, sen yine muhteşem bir, araba
@22fret4 ай бұрын
Erstaunlich langsam für 136 PS, trotzdem schönes Auto. Ich hatte mal einen Volvo 940 Kombi mit 2.3 Liter 131 PS Motor. Der war auch nicht wirklich schnell, aber gute 190 hat er geschafft. Den Vogel abgeschossen hat aber der Passat 35i B3 Variant mit 2L 16V, ebenfalls 136 PS. Der lief 220, war aber aerodynamisch deutlich ausgefeilter als die beiden hier genannten...
@mohamedmohamed-ob9lx10 ай бұрын
The best car
@Bekkevold0810 ай бұрын
beautiful! I have been waiting for this car :D
@TheAmmoniteHunter10 ай бұрын
300T 🤩
@Lukas-eh4cf10 ай бұрын
great diesel sound
@thethomasj179510 ай бұрын
Just cruising along like any other day.
@stefanbozyszcze588010 ай бұрын
I had om606 im the past and since 5years I have om603 turbo im the same body. It has only 11HP more than 606 but its much faster, it runs 200kph with any problem, and also acceleration is better, while fuel consumption od exactly the same. But for sure OM606 od better sounding motor.
@BFH101110 ай бұрын
Da steckt doch der Marius dahinter
@void009410 ай бұрын
It will probably keep on running just like that for the next million kilometers
@c63amgestate4410 ай бұрын
J'adore le son de ce moteur au ralenti 🤩🤩🤩
@gaza199610 ай бұрын
I like this car
@openureyesАй бұрын
Hopefully, I'll find a good one some day
@ЕленаЗорина-ы6ш7 ай бұрын
Отличная езда супер
@tomtheraton305810 ай бұрын
I wish my 300d turbo om603 was pulling like this
@ahmadterawi10 ай бұрын
Plz Mercedes W126 560SEL 😢❤
@pinkpanther792210 ай бұрын
Schnellste Wanderdüne der Welt !
@exalimedvedi10 ай бұрын
Я катаюсь на w201 с двигателем ом 602 2.5. Мерседес это классика )
@ГеннадийМ-ь5э10 ай бұрын
Hi. I always enjoy watching your videos. It would be interesting if you testing the Buick Encore 1,4 turbo.
@Azergulmemmedov110 ай бұрын
Mercedes W124 E320 video plssss❤
@robinlox997 ай бұрын
So is this with a turbo or not? Is the turbo version as reliable as the na? More frequent oil change aside.
@ceyhunaliyev-vy8jz10 ай бұрын
Legenda w124 mercedec.❤
@peterpayer967710 ай бұрын
Super Video Thank you Super Car,I Have the same ,is Wonderful😍😚🥰👌🤟👍
@patrickmalliart573610 ай бұрын
Bravo pour la mémé
@gaetanferriere42299 ай бұрын
Normalement sa vitesse de pointe est de 190kmh il me semble ? Alors vu que c'est un break et vu le kilométrage elle se défend bien encore ... et cette finition fantastique ...une voiture indestructible comme on en fera plus
@ЕвгенийКривякин10 ай бұрын
Самый хороший двигатель из всех дизелей это ом 606
@davidbovine10 ай бұрын
Nice driving gloves. A-ha!
@ptosek127710 ай бұрын
Demage this engine, this is challenge
@Stefan-ct1dt10 ай бұрын
Do some Volvos
@genzod794010 ай бұрын
I don´t understand why it is so difficult for some of you guys to let us know what year is the car???
@ronniemartinez803410 ай бұрын
Only 370k kilometers, that car is still brand new... 😂
@Unknowndrakard10 ай бұрын
Superturbo that thing and modify properly and see the outcome... Bulletproof engine
@Денис-с6ы8б10 ай бұрын
Супер водитель..
@ВладимирСтецько-ы9б10 ай бұрын
Маловато будет💯
@dennisvanherk699110 ай бұрын
1 injector is opening too early. You can hear it. Will cost a couple of hp. But they are beautiful cars. Had a W124 250d, a W124 300TD, a W124 E500 Limited, i love them. 4 speed Automatic is costing hp, manual is better. But who cares, best car ever made.
@TheGOLDBE10 ай бұрын
Go next W140❤
@playstation133110 ай бұрын
Love it
@Nikola_W21110 ай бұрын
wait isnt this the same car guy on facebook called Marius RBE who worked on this w124??? If it is i seen it has alot of rust under it.
@abdulabdanahib961710 ай бұрын
Will this car go faster with manual??
@rasimbaykal915410 ай бұрын
Hallo Bruder, es hat mir Spaß gemacht, es anzusehen, danke fürs Teilen. Ich würde mich sehr freuen, wenn Sie Ihr nächstes Testfahrzeug mit der 2018er Honda Civic Limousine teilen könnten...
@alexeirotari37619 ай бұрын
Wie viele Millionen Kilometer hat dieser Reisende verdreht? Ich kann nicht glauben, dass dies sein heimischer Lauf ist.
@Ride-Drive10 ай бұрын
If this was my project car, I would put OM642 (3.0 diesel from 350d) with Stage 2 or OM629 (old V8 4.0 diesel)
@a33user2210 ай бұрын
OM606 IS THE GOAT!!!!
@tyablo10 ай бұрын
v8 ok, but v6? instead of 606? just put a turbo on it or get a turbo 606
@alexanderdanielsson604910 ай бұрын
648 is the goat
@Ride-Drive10 ай бұрын
@knightonwarbeck1969 Stage 1 used to be 305hp 710nm (GLE350d), now I have another car
@dinispaulino751210 ай бұрын
This is not the car for that, it's a crime to replace such a legendary engine.
@lijafox8610 ай бұрын
at the beginning of the video, you can clearly see the drifting track ...
@napke85716 ай бұрын
Yes we all know the story about the 124 series, owned 2 myself. But it is bullshit that later Benz models are not reliable etc. The engines on the 210/211/212 are easily able to reach the same mileages as the 123/124 did or can do. Yes particular flaws on the bodywork of the 210 and some electric gremmlins on the 211 early models. But the 124 did had a lot of problems to the first years, not flawless at all. I think the 211 is the best bang for bucks E-class so far: comfy, still modern safety standards, big, jewels of engines. Take a 2007/2008 model or go for a 212 but still expensive in the higher engine range.