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jzaroh · 04-07-2004, 09:58 PM

What's a super diesel?[?] I don't even know myself.

I have a W126 car with the same engine. Only 278K miles. Just a baby. That said, they have aluminum heads which are prone to crack if overheated. Mercedes changed the design and corrected the problem later on(for models that were overheated they were replaced).

My sister has two W124's: a wagon and a diesel sedan like the one you are looking at.

The W124 is

189 inches long
68 inches wide.

The LWB W140 is

205 inches wide
75 inches wide

Difference in curb weight is at least half a ton or more.

04-07-2004, 09:58 PM	#2 (permalink)
jzaroh BenzWorld Veteran Date registered: May 2003 Posts: 719	RE: Turbo Diesel vs Super Diesel . . . what's the difference? What's a super diesel?[?] I don't even know myself. I have a W126 car with the same engine. Only 278K miles. Just a baby. That said, they have aluminum heads which are prone to crack if overheated. Mercedes changed the design and corrected the problem later on(for models that were overheated they were replaced). My sister has two W124's: a wagon and a diesel sedan like the one you are looking at. The W124 is 189 inches long 68 inches wide. The LWB W140 is 205 inches wide 75 inches wide Difference in curb weight is at least half a ton or more.