[s-cars] NAC - Benz 300E Questions]

[AaronT]

Thats some interesting news.  I recently investigated several for sale
receintly and the sellers have told me they need to be plugged in.  Guess
they were not in top shape.
About W124's in snow - I know they are not the optimal snow car for blizzard
conditions(thats why i have a quattro) but for plowed snowy roads they cant
be too bad.  They are heavy safe cars that handle well - a decent snow combo
- yes?
Cheers
Aaron.
On Mon, Dec 7, 2009 at 5:00 PM, mike claire <mike.claire at gmail.com> wrote:

> I owned an '84 300TD (diesel) with a factory block heater.  I live in NH.
> I owned that car until about 2 years ago.  It started in any weather, and I
> never even once plugged in the block heater.
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> On Mon, Dec 7, 2009 at 11:31 AM, AaronT <atay101 at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Thanks everyone for your MB comments.
>> Im very attracted to the W124 diesels but am concerned about cold weather
>> starts.  Finding a plug is a pita.  (It was -5 here this morning....).
>> Anybody have direct experience starting these things in very cold weather?
>> Lee - I would consider a clean C4 A6 but frankly my love for audis is
>> slipping a tad due to the all the "scars" on my knuckles!
>> Also i think a clean W124 can be had for less money....
>> Cheers mates - Aaron
>>
>> On Mon, Dec 7, 2009 at 7:38 AM, Lee Levitt <lee at wheelman.com> wrote:
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>> > I had a '93 300d td for a while. The only thing I loved about that
>> > car was the fuel economy -- never below 30 mpg and a consistent 35
>> > mpg on the highway.
>> >
>> > Ergonomically it's a generation behind the C4 A6. It had a soft,
>> > plush ride and soft, plush seats. Yecch. It also was awful in
>> > snow...and this was with 4 new Nokian RSi snow tires.
>> >
>> > Spend some time with one of these cars before you commit. Yes,
>> > they're attractive. I always wanted one. Now that's out of my
>> > system. :)
>> >
>> > Would my experience have been different with a 400E or 500E for
>> > summer use only? Probably...
>> >
>> > But for your daughter, in your area, why not a nice clean C4 A6
>> > quattro?
>> >
>> > Just a thought,
>> >
>> > Lee
>> >
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