Mercedes W123 - a time vehicle

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@Chase-e3x 3 ай бұрын

Thank you, Ted, for this wonderful video. I own a 1979 240d with over 526,000 original miles and it is still going strong. I just love these cars and will always cherish them. You take care of them and they will take care of you.

@jmdean_ 2 ай бұрын

Just landed a 77 240 that's been in storage since 1986, only 80k miles. 3rd one we've owned and this one's actually nice lol. In 40 years I hope to be making the same comment!!

@TommyMarthinsen-jy6pq Ай бұрын

I have one like it .That one hade get over 700000😢😢

@anthonynicholich9654 Ай бұрын

W123 such a awesome car.

@victory2115 3 ай бұрын

In 1979 I drove from UK to northern Germany to visit family stationed there in the army. Every other car on the autobahns seemed to be a W123. They were so popular over there.

@DavidRigg-h9b 3 ай бұрын

Here in the uk,i was a fool to let go of my 300D, i had for 13 years,an engine i had looked after with many,many oil changes,now running a 200D,will continue to look for a 300,a real robust motor,and in Europe more choice because of the left hand drive,a little harder here.a good video. Dank u vell.

@tedppp 3 ай бұрын

Finding a good one 300d is super difficult, also here on the continent. These engines were the working horses and not many survived.

@alexandrebeinotti3359 3 ай бұрын

Nice interior color. Same interior as mine W123 CD. Greetings from Brazil.

@stevek3036 3 ай бұрын

The car is all about engineering quality. They were very well made but we must acknowledge that the purchase price reflected the quality. You gt what you paid for back then. By the way your hydrangea look fantastic - such a well engineered plant as well! they withstand just about any amount of frost but do keep them watered

@stephenfoxall9655 3 ай бұрын

Best vehicle review that I have heard. I learnt a lot. Thank you. In so many ways better than my present 2014 C220 AMG Sport. I owned a W123 280 TE for eight years in the 80s. Beautiful vehicle. So solid. So well made. It felt Indestructible and I felt that if I were to have an accident this was the car to be in. My W204 feels frail by comparison. Built down to a price I guess.

@tedppp 3 ай бұрын

@@stephenfoxall9655 Thank you. 😊 I easily get carried away by focusing on minute technical details. Cost engineering meaning as taking ratio of consumer value to carried cost has been driving industries ever since the 90’s - for a reason, but not for all consumers as some appreciate more solidness and durability 😉

@stephenfoxall9655 3 ай бұрын

@@tedppp I agree with what you say. The general trend is towards the fat cats getting fatter at the expense of the person in the street. Thing is money means for me that when I replace a vehicle I’m looking at 10 year olds but of course what you say is also true for cars of that age. Why oh why did I sell my W123 2.8TE and W124 2l petrol. Well I moved abroad is the answer but wrongly we moved back to UK a few years ago. Would swop my W204 220 AMGSport anytime but unfortunately I would have to part with a load of cash as well. 😢

@tombyrne1299 3 ай бұрын

Lovely cars, and great review!

@thinkaboutit6832 2 ай бұрын

Loads of them here in Thailand, great upload. My girlfriend's parents have a W123 and a W124

@ranginator 3 ай бұрын

Nice review! This is a piece of history! And i love the dog near the rear window in the begining of the video! 😂

@MarlonDenny-yb1ct Ай бұрын

Best car ever built

@Chase-e3x 3 ай бұрын

I forgot to add that mine is pastel grey with the blue mbtext interior, looks almost white on the outside. Sunny California has left mine virtually rust free which is nice. I use to own a 1982 300d turbo and regret selling it but hoping to find another

@minimaxi802 3 ай бұрын

Classic unmistakable car getting rare in Britain.

@prakashnarismulu3332 3 ай бұрын

Congrats on your 123 Mercedes. My auto gearbox starts off in 2 nd gear and shifts up to 3 and 4 gears. 1 st gear is not selected unless in L mode .!

@prakashnarismulu3332 3 ай бұрын

1977 280 E ❤

@aslandama 3 ай бұрын

Very nice car indeed.

@timjones143 3 ай бұрын

White with blue is a great colour

@ronalddean3630 3 ай бұрын

Greetings from the US! Nice reveiw. What year is your 123? And, since it is not a turbo-powered model, do you find it is too slow for you to get up to speed? Love the dog in the rear shelf!

@tedppp 3 ай бұрын

1980, it is most pleasurable for driving on A and B roads; 80km/h is ideal and acceleration till that speed is sufficient.

@123works 3 ай бұрын

300D N.A 😎

@steveburn8125 Ай бұрын

Built when Mercedes experts engineered the car, and told the accountants how much it costs, sadly like everything else these days, built down to a price point ❤

@tolly-m 3 ай бұрын

Gorgeous car!👍 Can it run on HVO 100?

@tedppp 3 ай бұрын

@@tolly-m I haven’t tried, but suppose it would run. As long as diesel fuel has sufficient lubrication and cetane number, I don’t see objections to make the old diesel lower CO2 emission.

@JaiHind-bb8pj 3 ай бұрын

Do you think that your car will be able to cruise comfortably at 120 kmph on the highway in my country ?

@Gamleprofil 3 ай бұрын

The turbo 300d does it perfectly fine, although revs quite high. non-turbo 300d will eventually get there, while 240d need a bit of a tailwind or decline for those speeds :)

@salomonalcaraz9438 3 ай бұрын

Amo el w123 es una joya quedaria mejor si le pones los faros cuadrados y las llantas de magnesio !!! Asi es !!!!

@tedppp 3 ай бұрын

I really like much more round front reflectors. Besides those reflectors are steel wheels with color fitting rim covers are original to the specification of my car.

@thomasmartinoriginal 3 ай бұрын

Dat knopje is niet de dosering van de pomp. Het dient er enkel voor om bij een koude motor het stationair toerental iets te verhogen zodat de motor wat soepeler draait en niet zo trilt. Meestal is ie ook nog kapot omdat mensen er aan draaien zonder het gaspedaal iets in te drukken.

@tedppp 3 ай бұрын

Ja, klopt. Het werkt zoals een beetje gas pedal indrukken dus stationair toerental verhogen en makkelijk opstarten.

@MPBG 3 ай бұрын

Is it 3 or 4 gear gearbox?

@tedppp 3 ай бұрын

Automatic 4 gears

@jobian1279 3 ай бұрын

Hele mooie wagen

@GroupWar 3 ай бұрын

These headlight always confuses me, I know they are European but are they offered as an option or are they model year specific for the W123? .. I remember back in the early eighties were our streets were full of them, except a blue W123 belongs to our neighbour with these strange headlamps, I'm confused since then!

@nikvandeneede1228 3 ай бұрын

200 220 or 240d ?

@tedppp 3 ай бұрын

@@nikvandeneede1228 300d

@lesklower7281 3 ай бұрын

A testiment to the reliability and durability of any vehicle is the fact that its still running very well in 2024 and your lovely Mercedes-Benz w123 is exactly doing and another thing is do you still see them around and l do see a Mercedes-Benz W123 300TD dies run it is unregistered at a mechanical workshop in very good condition l don't know whats wrong with the W123 but it does drive and run because it has been moved also the 5 cylinder diesel is one of the most reliable engines ever made and you said it would send Mercedes-Benzes broke but produce reliable vehicle's you will sell a lot more vehicles just look at Toyota an extremely popular vehicle in Australia and l do own a 1997 Toyota Hilux that has the 22R engine which also is considered another extremely reliable engine

@RajmundRajmund-x4l 3 ай бұрын

Zgadzam się wersję amerykańskie są ohydne

@cas888 3 ай бұрын

ONK?

@TommyMarthinsen-jy6pq 3 ай бұрын

One cars. Man coud bay one and drive 600.000miles one the 🎉same engine and still have nearly 3in the oil pressure .That engine can nerly goes forever. It was built to easy to move and move. Wee have sea the Mercedes says.Wee can easy drive 500.000 miles with they iff man only take sevice off they. They live upp too watch they say dat time. Man know they when man looking the door a and other with mee says. It,s a realy a dream fore a engine and cars too live so long time. A rely rely cars. I love they.😊