My first car W124 200d (old Taxi. ). Loved it. It was driven 750 000km. It wasn't fast att all but very good in everyway. Her life ended when she had 970 000km. Last thing she did she saved my girlfrieds life on head on collision with a tanktruck. So thank you who made it: Father of three lovely children...❤

German style was at its peak in the 80s/90s in my opinion. I could really do with a middle sun visor too... Very cool and actually useful especially in low sun winter. Another great video Matt!

Now this is bringing back some memories! Lots of nostalgia for these old barges, I spent many many miles as a passenger in a W124. My Dad had an estate when I was small, the goal being a nice family car that could carry his guitars and amps as the TR7 it replaced wasn't the best for either of those tasks. It was bronze with a cream leather interior, I loved the rear facing seats in the boot. It was one of out longest lived cars, it was sold on around 202k after it became unenomical to repair the suspension as the car was worth so little at the time. I recall it riding like a bouncy castle during its last few months. My grandfather had decided he would give up driving, and had offered my Dad his '99 2.5 V6 Rover 75 and bought a Westfield to replace it as his final car. The Rover got to over 320k before it went to the breakers yard! He went straight back to Mercs after that. The W210 was mechanically bulletproof but utterly hidious had no rust proofing, the C-Class he currently has been a constant source of problems and spends most of its time off the road being repaired. Mercedes sadly isn't what it once was. Nice to see a W124 on the channel though, and an excellent review as ever. I may have to own one someday....

My favourite Mercedes Benz ever made. It doesn't get better than this, the W124 is perfect.

Must be one of the last 260E! In 92 they got the new engine and became 280E for a short period of time and then E280 with the facelift!

I was the proud and happy owner of a beautiful 230E with blue leather interior. What a splendid car it was. Not powerful but very smooth, comfortable and quiet. I miss that car everyday. Thank for the review mate and cheers from Canada.

The dash layout started in the 60’s . The Mercedes mantra was “ if it works don’t change it” sadly modern Mercedes don’t follow this rule !

The last proper Merc

A colleague of mine had a W124 200D, with 72 trampling German diesel horses and a four-speed manual. You had to measure 0 to 60 with a calendar but after 300,000 miles it still drove like new.

Those looked huge back in the day but it's actually narrower than my wifes 2016 Corsa... Incredible how cars have grown and you don't notice it at first.

My grandad used to have a D reg 124. What a wonderful car. Drove it right up until 7 years ago and the only thing that broke on it was a window switch. Wonderful cars.

My best friends Dad had one of these when I was a kid. He kept it immaculate and it was a beautiful rich red colour. They picked me up to go and play Nintendo whilst the Corrs was playing on the radio... Nothing like a 90s nostalgia trip eh! Another smashing vid Matt, thanks for the hard work to create the content especially during these tough and miserable times!

I own a 1994 E280T here in Germany and I absolutely love it. It is a really nice and roomy cruiser...

I drove a W124, a 230E for 4 years and over 140.000km. Great car, not without faults. Mine was a 1987 version and needed a cylinder head revision, damaged camshaft- which was quite common. Rust is an issue, the most difficult to repair are the front mounting points of the rear suspension subframe, can be done, very expensive. Apart from that, really a great car and in 230E form even with an auto box relatively economical. If you buy one, always choose an auto box and a sunroof is a must (I think). Thanks for the video.

The greatest car I have ever owned....J641CYK 1991 W124 260E, bought as a trade clearance from a local dealer for £450 and ran it for 3 years up until about 2 years ago. It had 235,000 miles and was still as tight as a drum. Even with a disconnect idle control valve it would never fail to start and after a few minutes warming up it would be turbine smooth at idle and right through the rev range. The ride quality was unmatched by anything I have driven since and the feeling of solidity and engineering just as astonishing. Regrettably the tin worm finally caught up with it especially on the front wings as per usual, that long with a failed brake system left me unable to get it through an MOT and the previous owner decided to buy it back for only £250(I know!!) It sat off the road for a number of years as I would always check the GOV MOT status website and no activity had taken place since my ownership and then suddenly out of the blue I seen it up for sale on eBay! It eventually went for over £1000 in almost the exact condition I sold it in and requiring full restoration...…I hope one day I can see that car back to its former glory out on the road were it belongs!

Great to see a W124 on the channel, great video. I have a 1990 W124 260E, and it’s a fabulous car. Would be good to see your W123 back on the road too.

When Mercedes made proper cars...hewn from granite. Will last a lifetime.

Default German taxi of the 80s/90s (in beige)

Had one of these in Hong Kong for 2.5 years, a 1990 300TE in a rare colour 441 impala brown metallic and a palomino interior, only sold it last July due to relocation to UK. The 3.0 I6 M103 had considerably more grunt than the 260E, especially low-down torque. It was, as you put it, “wafty” on stock suspension and wheels, but I soon found upgrades by fitting H&R lowering springs (wagon-specific items as the rear axle has self-levelling), thinner 8mm spring shims, 17-inch Autostrada Modena (Ferrari F40 lookalike) wheels (staggered, 8.5J fronts and 9.5J rears), and Goodyear F1A3 tires. Dampers were untouched as the last owner replaced them. The waftiness was gone with surprisingly little tradeoff in ride comfort, probably a testament to the sophisticated multi-link rear setup. It still didn’t enjoy being hustled into corners too rapidly, but actually it could carry quite some speed into them, a trait that could hardly be matched by most other executive cars of the era. I’ve heard that the multilink rear had actually taken a whopping Dm 2mil to develop for the 190E, which had exceeded that of the entire BMW E30 project. The sluggish performance on your test vehicle was likely partially due to the auto ‘box being left in “E” mode. There should be a toggle switch right next to the gear selector that would allow either “S” or “E” be selected, in the latter case the 4-speed transmission would start off in 2nd gear from a standstill. There's no 280TE I'm afraid, the facelifted wagon with the DOHC M104 I6 engine started with the E280T and went up to the E320T. That’s never been a problem for myself as I much prefer the pre-facelift cars due to styling (mostly the front grille and headlight treatment), and the use of normal plastics (as opposed to biodegradable items) on the wiring loom.

Mercedes form this vintage wont set your heart on fire but they are so rewarding to drive or to be driven in. There is something about the way the go down the road that makes them feel so planted and serene in all circumstances, is a perfect blend of firm and comfortable, of isolation but without feeling disconnected, of size and authority but without feeling ponderous, of refinement and yet responsiveness. You feel that you are driving something special and that it does not matter how much time goes by, it will remain special. Sure, they have shortcomings (like the A/C, maintenance and the attention they draw) but the good stuff more than compensates for anything bad. In my opinion, they are simple the best.

You forget just how advanced and ahead of their time Mercedes have been and still are , knockout quality when well maintained. Nice review Matt 👌🏻

Great review of a great car, i had the an E230 for a decade and i still miss it. One minor point is that you said it’s a 2.3 engine but i think in this case is a 2.6 engine in this example.

I remember my Grandad having one of those parked outside his house. I got all excited then learned he'd picked it up from the dealer for his boss. The single wiper amazed me.

That interior would not look too out of place today, still looks so fresh.... Cracking review as usual.

I have a ‘95 E300 Diesel. The W124 was my dream car since I was 5, and the ‘95 E300 Diesel was my dream spec since I was 10 when it came out in mid ‘94. I bought it in 2005, and In my dream spec except it was black on black MB Tex, and I wanted it in hunter green and tan mb Tex. But every option I wanted save the trip computer- auto climate, folding headrest, heated seats, power seats, headlamp wipers, Bose sound, cruise control, folding armrest front and rear, full power windows, power mirrors, even the sunroof. It was my daily driver until late 2012, and is still running and driving although it could use some work. They don’t come better.

Nice Review, I love my W124. It's a 1990 260E I bought for £1500 9 years ago.Took it for it's MOT test the other day and it passed first time. Easy cars to work on for a DIY'er and amazingly well built, made to stand the test of time!

I just got my hands on a 1989 version of this in near mint condition. Your description of how it drives is absolutely spot on.

I just bought a 1990 300TE in March 2021 here in the US and have been daily driving it since. Very comfortable and rides great. It was in great shape when I received it, but I have been enjoying working on it and making small improvements and minor repairs along the way. Wanted a classic that felt special, but that wasn't so nice I felt guilty driving. Recommend highly to any enthusiast willing to put in a little time and money to keep them on the road.

I adore the W124, arguably MB’s best over engineered car. I had a 1992 300E back in the early 2000’s and gravely regret selling it... thanks Matt, this bought back fantastic memories.

Amazing to see that despite the mileage it looks like almost new! Most US E-class models had more standard equipment, but because this models was so fresh, well manufactured, and with the 3 litre (and later 3.2 litre V6 if I'm not mistaken), sprightly, others had to catch up as well. This is basic as it has no cruise control, this was standard on US imports. Handling and especially ride quality made this E-class a standout. And why it sold for so long and sold so well, nothing could come close! And the year this manufactured, or maybe 1993, came to the S-class, and I remember how advanced that was. I also spied a SAAB 9-5 in the background! Brilliant review!

This is still a real Mercedes! It appeals more to me then newer ones. Its just so understated and classy.

Picked up a '95 E280 on Christmas Eve. M104 straight 6, 24v 193 bhp. 143 mph. Beautiful to drive with zero rust ..a bit thirsty but @ 30p /liter here I don't care lol. One of the best cars i have owned, it may well become No 1. Good review new sub.edit Sept 2021 143k no issues running great!

One of the best MB cars. I knew a guy who had a 300TE and put over 300,000 miles on it in three years. It still drove like new. Don't think there was a 280, it went from the 260 to the 300.

Bomb proof. A *real* Merc. Thanks for posting, Matt.

Wow this car is unbelievably clean!! Nice to see one with the cloth interior too, which looks great and is probably very comfy. I've never seen a W124 IRL that didn't have MB-TEX or leather!

The W124 are the last of the Mercedes that were built to last forever. The 260E is a rare beast, most of them were sold with diesel engines, known for their extreme longevity. They were immensely popular in NL once they were over 25 years old because then they were exempt from road tax (which is €2000 = £1800 a year for a W124 300D). When in 2014 the law changed to 40 years, they seem to have disappeared overnight...

I recall that, about a year after the 124 was announced, hosts of German taxi drivers turned up at Stuttgart to complain about a diminution of quality (particularly the interior) compared to the 123. M-B took notice and this and the W201 became their last over-engineered cars. This one looks like the nicest car you've ever tested.

My mom had a H registration 260E when I was a kid. It was a beautiful red metallic with cream leather interior. I remember it being so solid in the way you'd shut the doors. We've had lots of cars in the family since but nothing has felt like the old Mercedes

Back in the late 90s/early 2000s, I was the proud owner of a G-plate 300TE Estate version W124. I retro fitted the rear facing children seats (a fourth child required it!) and drove it for 100k miles. Apart from a broken hose that left me at the roadside, and a malfunctioning window, I never had any problems! A brilliant car.

Looks brand new! Thanks for always sharing pristine examples of old cars that seem 100% stock.

That dashboard has such a clean design... love it.

Wow! Prestine example! I can vouch that these make incredible daily drivers! So ahead of their time! My daily is a 1991 300D 5-speed manual.

As you were saying that the car changed to 2nd, mercedes gearboxes uses 2nd gear if you accelerate normally, only shifts to 1st if you stab the throttle

Had two saloons, a coupe and an estate version. Great cars. Another great video, Matt. Thank you.

For more rapid acceleration from a standstill, move the shift selector to L for a snappy first gear start; then to progress to and hold 2nd, shift to 3 BUT then immediately back to L. Once 2nd gear has revved out, then shift to 3, and onto D.

The taillights were built for when it snows you can still see the taillights without having to wipe them off

The rear headrests are simply pulled up and click into place. Operating the centre console switch releases the clip and the headrests fall back down. Simple but effective.

A very Hubnut approved car I feel, Headlamp washers/ Wiper and that Windscreen wiper is Genius in its self.

Matt, great to see a 124 on the channel, espcially a rare 260 which was only available as a saloon and that one was after the thin side rubbing strips but before the moulded in grill. I love my 124 230 estate, again very solid no squeeks or ratles 1989 showing 158k but the odo had stopped for 10 years before i got it fixed. Feels like it will go on for ever!

The button for the headrests lowers them, you have to manually fold them back up. And a verry good reason for the rear seats not folding is that the fuel tank is located behind the rear seats

Coorrrr! Still a dream car of mine, such an over engineered, tank of a car!

Lovely! I wanted my late dad to get one of these secondhand but he was fearful about how much how much spare parts would cost. Not that you need many provided it was a cherished example. His last car was a W169.

Matt, a great review. I concur that these w124s are perfect 'semi classic' daily drivers. I am on my third w124. I occasionally make a mistake and think "an LS/A8/XJ would be better". But these mercs are just perfect dailies. If this video does well, you are welcome to come and drive my last of the run E320 - very well equipped, the bigger engine, and only 80k miles. Might be an interesting follow up (as I say if there is interesting in this video and COVID goes away!). All the best.

"furiosdriving" proceeds to make an extremely calm review and test drive =P

There is a button in the centre consul to drop the rear head rests to aid visibility when reversing my old c class had one

What a car!! Beautiful in every aspect, then so well manteined is a pleasure to see

This interior looks so comfy, i just want to take a nap in a rainy day.

Really enjoyed this review, fantastic cars and build quality, timeless design. In the early 2000s , when I had my C202 series serviced, the Mercedes specialist would lend me their high mileage 300D 124 series for the day, it pulled like a train, felt like if a truck hit it the truck would come off worse. I now have a 9 year old C204 200D Blue Efficiency and I consider that probably the nearest they have come to getting near the quality of the 124.

I recently purchased a 86 300e to replace my thirsty 560SEL. I still miss the V8 but love the silky smooth 6. I prefer the first generation looks with the simple side moldings. I have put a lot into this car and continue to do so to bring this back up to 100%. Still need to tackle the heater core and a couple oil leaks but this is one car I feel the money is well spent. I plan to be the last owner so hopefully 5+ years of ownership. I also have a 86 560SEC so I can still have my V8 urge satisfied.

To raise the rear headrests you just pull them up manually with your hands until it locks. The button on the dash releases the catch and the spring loading drops them back down.

Had one back in 1988, the same 260E It was such a good car. The last well made merc in my opinion. Later ('90) I had a 230E which just wasn't as good. The ones without the plastic cowling on the doors were better made than the ones with those moldings. The 260 was so good to drive, and in the wet on a roundabout you could hang out the rear at 45° from direction and it was so controlable. I miss that car, Top build and capable.

My father had one like that is the same color. It was a 1992 model with a 2.5L, 5 cylinder diesel engine. It was a breeze to drive and built to last....indeed it was over-engineered.

Nice video ..........My Uncle Jimmy had one of theses he use to pick me up from school, and take me home .

In terms of technical perfection and manufacturing quality this is the best Merc ever. Maybe this and the W116 s-class of the 1970s. Great review! The rear headrests: you just pull them out manually until they click in position. If you want to fold down, you press a button at the dashboard to do that. Same idea as with the electric passenger mirror: You only need to fold up the headrests when someone is sitting there. So that person can pull it up manually, right? :p Oh and 5-speed auto was only introduced in the very late 280 and 320 engines. All others had the 4-speed auto. It's super short geared and lacks torque converter. So 5-speed auto is much more modern. But the old 4-speeds are bulletproof and 5-speeds, if they go wrong, hard to impossible to repair to perfect working order ...

The rear headrests drop when you press the button but you have to manually click them back up again. :) The 300 had 188bhp, the 260 166bhp. The gearbox pulls away in second gear, unless you pre select first or floor it away from a standstill. On a steep hill start the gearbox will select first automatically.

Love these cars, have had a 260e saloon, 230e coupe manual and a couple of 300td estates. All seriously well built cars. The kids found the seats in the boot of the estates particularly entertaining. All of them had well over 100k miles and were solid as a rock. Found myself trawling the ads for another one recently..... 6 cylinder petrol would be the choice this time:)

IIRC, the 5-speed auto was an option (fairly expensive) on the W124 in the early nineties, and only became the standard auto box for the last two model years on the larger engined cars

Absolutely superb the car and video! I was lucky enough to drive a mint 93 E280 in 1997 for a few days (p/x'd for a new Jaguar XJR) I sold it to a publican who swapped in a W126 300SE, he enjoyed the car for a few years until he wrote it off after spinning it on black ice, he replay it with an E46 328Ci. Gosh wish I had that E280 now absolutely perfect!

Yes, the one I’ve been waiting for and I wasn’t disappointed. Great video. Maybe the W140 is on the cards in the near future also?

No blanking plates - just individually cut wood trim to match the switch/option count 👍

The iconic beige Stuttgartner taxis were the first to adopt fleetwide ABS, and accidents and fender benders went down for about six weeks. Then all the taxi drivers had found the new limits of ABS and accidents went back to the pre-ABS usual.

That 260 is in stunning condition. Still a fairly modern chassis with multi-link IRS. Shame the values on nice ones with a/c and the good engines have gone through the roof now.

I was looking at an S124 yesterday and I came on your tube to see if you’d driven one on the Chanel and you hadn’t, and then this morning there it is it’s almost as if you knew, and came to my aid

Despite the very obvious similarities between items like the instrument panel and dash switches in the W123 and W124, just about everything in the W124 was new for that car. This was back when M-B made beautifully engineered but pretty basic in standard form cars and the changes made between the outgoing and incoming models weren't massive wholesale changes for the sake of doing it, they were gentle improvements and upgrades on what had gone before, which was already pretty damn good... It has to be said that the 260E is probably the hidden gem of the range. In the UK people often want to go for the top of the range if they're looking for a large engine example of a car, so the 300E in petrol form, which had a larger displacement form of the same basic block as this car, but came with twin-cam heads. With the miles and age you often get timing chain and sprocket issues that can cause problems with the camshafts on the 300E. The single cam 2.6, however, really doesn't have those issues and is actually a smoother engine than that in the 300 while really not being appreciably slower on the road. The big bonus is that, as it's a 6 but not the 300, the 260 is pretty much ignored in the UK making it a lot cheaper. And, although Mercs were known for timing chain issues, the W123 230E was known to need a timing chain "about every 100,000 miles," Merc had been badly stung by that issue and had redesigned the chains for the engines in the W124 so it's really not unusual for a 260E, given decent maintenance, to go 500,000 miles before any more serious attention might be needed to the engine. They're lovely to drive and, being thoroughly engineered cars, unlike more modern Mercs, they're pretty easy to work on once you've got your head around the fact that the engineers did some things in ways that don't, at first glance, make logical sense. You also need very few special tools to do even very in-depth work on them, though there are countless specialists selling various special tools that can make life a lot easier. Even these really aren't expensive, especially if you've had to go to a manufacturer to buy a special tool for a job on a lesser car, which is a massive advantage to having a car with such a massive specialist industry around it... You could get the 4-matic in the UK, but only on the 300E. A schoolfriend of mine's dad bough a 300TE 4-matic brand new after rolling his Toyota Supra into a field on a winter's day. It's fair to say that it was a great car for them, but the 4-matics could get temperamental with age and miles. The 4-matic was very expensive in the UK, and never available with the 24v engine, so they are extremely rare in the UK so it's no great surprise a lot of people won't have ever seen one here. My friend's dad's car cost over £35,000 in 1988, which was a whole lot of money then as there were plenty of places in the UK that you could buy a house for that then...

What such a good model the W124 was. The styling and the 80s look really make it a good looking car for me. If you showed me one of these and a W123 i wouldn't be able to choose one. I remember these being used as taxis everywhere and no wonder, they just wafted along and very hard to be beaten for ride and comfort. Great video as always.

I had a great 300E W124-it was such a joy to drive-the ride was the best I’ve ever experienced, combined with decent handling. Such an elegant, intelligent design-and she lasted our family for 28 years. Am now in a W211. Btw, also owned a Volvo 245DL from new-we all called it “The Lorry”, that’s how awful it was-the 300E is nothing like a lorry.

I think these gearboxes start in second unless you mash the throttle. Maybe wrong. Also, is that an updated steering wheel, I thought the originals were bigger, but it has been such a long time.... awesome that you are doing all these cool cars !

Having driven for a living in an urban environment it was always an auto for me, spending half the working day in heavy traffic a manual was a pain in the leg and the left arm, the days of the Oxford/Cambridge as a taxi were torture.

Love these, Amazing cars and still relatively affordable.

My Dad bought one of these when I was 5 in 1995 it was a 94 Model E320. He will never get rid of it. Only has 87k today & Still Garage Kept. My Mom had a 94 C220 also and that was My First Car in 2004 & I still own it with 167k on it. Neither one of those cars never had any problems! I drove the C220 to Los Angeles from North Carolina in 2008 to attend college. This Generation 190, 260 300E, C & S-Class were the last cars Mercedes didn’t have a build budget for. After 2000 they got cheaper & more complicated

One of the greatest saloons ever created, especially the 260E. Absolutely love them.

I have been looking for over a year now and just bought a genuine 74.000 miler one owner from new spare wheel and jack never used no rust garaged all its life even the wiper stalk is still the black it should be other than faded grey not even a fly or any dust on radiator grid all nuts bolts hoses and hydraulic pipes are as if just rolled of production line Straight six 320e the Wright engine when you ecelerate it feels like you are sucking in the road in front of you at 0 to 60 in 5 seconds it's said to be as fast as the porche but the car is like I dreamt I found a w124 30yrs old that has only done 100 mile from new because that's the way it feels drives and looks but in this case my dream came true I woke up and found it Carpets and boot carpets as new It's a dream and drives like a dream.

This is a great motorcar! Only the cloth upholstery is letting it down for me. It needs the Pullman velours 😁

I have the privilege of owning a pristine 1995 E300 D. The naturally aspirated OM606 is such a jewel of an engine and contributes to the overall bulletproof feel of this car. Love old school yet modern enough for today. W124 is a great classic. Very nice video btw. Keep em coming!

In 190e guise the 2.6 was pretty fast been a bit lighter, I sold mine cheap and prices shot up

Such a classy, handsome pinnacle of engineering - why is everything new about profit now? Those middle sunvisors were fitted to my friends D-reg Renault 25 back in the day lol. Great review Matt!

Those plastic things on the lower door parts are called Sacco-Bretter in Germany, Sacco-boards in english ;-) Great cars, if only they would not rot that much. They started water based paint in that line and hat problems with bacteria in the baths....

My Grandad had a green 1990 W124 200E with the rare 4 speed manual gearbox and beige cloth interior

quite rare in 260 form, most went for the 220/230 or 300/320. Oh and 4matic w124's were availiable in the uk for a while.

The Last QUALITY build MB, looked after these last a Long Long time, personally i like the silver and black, looks good ( i have a silver and black car ) this car is in beautiful condition!!

The smaller size square mirror was fitted on the passenger side door so that, if you parked your W124 in a narrow lane or on the sidewalk in a small medieval European village, you could get the passenger side of the car an inch or two closer to the side of a building without the mirror scraping against the wall, and you could then also manually fold the driver's door mirror against the glass as well, allowing other cars to still get past your parked W124 more easily (remember, this was long before power-fold side mirrors were even thought of by any car manufacturers).

Either whoever owns that car has taken excellent care of it, or its just W124 quality aging like a fine wine. I had to stop and check the odo because it really doesnt look like it has 93k miles on it. Extra points to the owner for not changing the cassette deck for some horrible 2000s Pioneer headunit. Also, probably some of W124s that were in the UK didnt get scrapped, they just immigrated east. Some say that they file the VINs and pull the door locks for weight reduction

My 1st car was a 1977 W123 230 (rare in the US). Now that I'm able to have a project car, I have a W124 300E (not super common here in the US). It's the most reliable vehicle in my driveway with 226k miles and counting. Thank you for these, but please get that W123 back on the road!

Had a 260E on a G plate (89) around 92/93. Same colour scheme, grey leather seats. Best car I ever owned. Had to let it go, as I then had a company car. 😢 been looking for another one last couple of years. Did Matt make a mistake on the engine size? My 260 was 2599cc (not 2.3, as (I think)) Matt said.

You forgot about the small sliding button at the gear selector, I saw you had it in economic mode, the car will feel a bit more quick had you put it in S or sport mode. I have had a few W124 my self way back in time. smile..

Rear headrests drop on the button when ignition is on but need to be manually raised........mine did anyway.

I love the clean multi-tone with wood trim interior of the W124 late 80s and early 90s. When they made proper MB with distinct quality and class.

Beautiful car man! 👌😎I already envy the new owner 😁👌now I'm in love with my MB w210 E200 kompressor sw year 1998. Working on preventing maintenance 👌nice video 🙏🏽👍

I owned two 124's a black 1990 230E saloon with mushroom leather and a 1992 Silver S124 300TD (estate) which l took up to 273.000 miles, fantastic cars with Battleship build quality 💪

Well done Matt a great review don’t know how I missed this one Probably this and the w123 are my favourite mercedes I worked on several when I worked at the Mercedes dealer and they are just fantastically good ell built comfortable and if treated well last forever All the memories came back seeing this review of those times! My favourite would be a 300e 24 they were outstanding! We did get the 4matic here but were extremely rare probably 1 in 10 cars at the dealer I was at I did go in one a smoke silver car Never equalled in the range in my view would love one now