bad co

Here is fifth gear testing how good Mercedes was back in the 80's so they are testing a w124 estate ( i had a sedan as my first car)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bIV_hHPAFQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRKhK...eature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dn19Q...eature=related

Sytfu_IS

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wow.....**** hard and strong as hell

4TehNguyen

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MB back then were built well, where lexus was now, then they got lazy and cut corners

bad co

still looks good for a 20 year old car (came out in 89) some w124's like the turbo diesels and 4matics can go to upwards of 5-10k

iKenn

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Haha i love those rear window wipers, They just kept turning on.

rominl

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super strong well built car back then

I8ABMR

solid video . I have to admit I feel very safe in my Lexus. I really wish Mercedes would get their act together. Their cars are beautiful, powerful, and are still status symbols, but they are also a pain in the *** to own

FKL

where's the evidence to back up that their late models are a pain to own? last time i checked they were actually improving. where's video number 2 by the way. Not available? my god i nearly fell over.

Vincent123

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dang that monster truck is heavy..

bad co

They are fine now but they were 200X better, just go out for a test drive in any sec or sel and notice how every thing is beautiful than stare at the miles and ponder how can it be so old yet be so jaw dropping as well

IS-SV

I agree having owned a few Benz's. The new C-class is the first Mercedes in recent history to have the proper reliability engineering and testing and so far the payoff is showing up in reliability studies. Let's hope Mercedes stays on track with this and launches all new models only when ready for prime time.

Stormwind

Amazing. I like how it can withstand a 4000 lb crush to the roof like it's a simple roll over and this is a 20 year old car. In part 4 they throw a grenade in the car shot a cannon into it even after all that the door still opens, power are still there with the wiper still going on and on. At the end they put a couple stick of dynamite in the engine bay and blow it up and guess what happens....? the motor still works.

Solo_D33A

Too bad when now they are back up for reliability but the GLK and coming E class gives a hint the cars will look like shxt

davidsong

you forgot part 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTedy...eature=related.

and lexus still have a long way to go before it can actually catch up to the good quality of those old mercedes.

jracerlmn

nah, pictures never do the cars justice. When that "new" s-class was coming out, it looked like **** in the pictures, but it looks just fine.

The GLK i hate because i just hate anything smaller than a RX.

The E-class has always been pretty damn good looking from the start i think. Generation after generation it's been pretty good.