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NicCosta · 04-30-2008, 12:42 AM

I originally had a 2000 ML55 (For Sale BTW...contact me) but got rid of it to a family member for a Audi S4 which was a lot faster but just as expensive to maintain. Dumped the Audi and decide to go a whole new direction, as I am sick of making oil companies obscenely rich while normal people struggle to fill up their tanks. I just bought a 1 owner 84 300SD and plan on putting in a Elsbett kit, 30 years of vegetable oil conversion work in Germany in the next few weeks. The specific reasons I picked a 126 chassis is because:

1) They are (IMHO) the last of the "true" M-B's. Not to say that the newest models aren't really nice and they do have incredibly cool features, but as far as being Bulletproof the early 80's car have them trumped.

2) The OM617 engine is, as stated above, Bulletproof. I mean 1,000,000 miles!!!!

3) The 126 is one of the safest cars ever.

04-30-2008, 12:42 AM	#174 (permalink)
NicCosta BenzWorld Newbie Date registered: Apr 2008 Posts: 4	So Many Reasons... I originally had a 2000 ML55 (For Sale BTW...contact me) but got rid of it to a family member for a Audi S4 which was a lot faster but just as expensive to maintain. Dumped the Audi and decide to go a whole new direction, as I am sick of making oil companies obscenely rich while normal people struggle to fill up their tanks. I just bought a 1 owner 84 300SD and plan on putting in a Elsbett kit, 30 years of vegetable oil conversion work in Germany in the next few weeks. The specific reasons I picked a 126 chassis is because: 1) They are (IMHO) the last of the "true" M-B's. Not to say that the newest models aren't really nice and they do have incredibly cool features, but as far as being Bulletproof the early 80's car have them trumped. 2) The OM617 engine is, as stated above, Bulletproof. I mean 1,000,000 miles!!!! 3) The 126 is one of the safest cars ever.