_thank_ you Alan ;
I keep trying to hammer this into my fellow DieselHead's heads to no avail .
They keep insisting that the improved luxury appointments and fuel economy makes the W-126 a better car but the superior road holding , longevity and all 'round engineering makes the W-123 chassis cars tops to people who really know these things..... =8-) .
-Nate
(hastily zipping up Nomex fire suit)
Alan Wisely & Correctly Intoned :
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> Actually as the owner of both 300D's and 300SD's, I think the 300D is by
> far a better car. The SD is built using a lot of the 300Ds components.
> including the engine, trans and a lot of the underpinnings, so you have
> a larger heavier car on top of the 300Ds parts. Also in the rustbelt,
> the vinyl siding on the SD seems to promote more rust. Admittedly the
> 300SD is larger and more luxurious, but I tend to like lighter and simpler.
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