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W124 Archive
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![Finally, My Own Car It was 2006 and I needed to find a reliable car that was good on gas for $3,500. At the time, I could already feel the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/BAT_1993_mercedes-benz_300d_1628275512375d0a5e9bdd6IMG_3314.webp?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "My 1990 Mercedes-Benz 300D — The Long Road To Independence")
My 1990 Mercedes-Benz 300D — The Long Road To Independence
Posted on January 29, 2025 | 22 CommentsFinally, My Own Car It was 2006 and I needed to find a reliable car that was good on gas for $3,500. At the time, I could already feel the […] -
![My eyes! My eyes! Once seen, some things can’t be unseen. Such are the sins of our fellow citizens that defy explanation and are the subjects of this (very) occasional […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMG_5650.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Junkyard Contemp(t)lation: Why We Can’t Have Nice Things – Exhibit #25039")
Junkyard Contemp(t)lation: Why We Can’t Have Nice Things – Exhibit #25039
Posted on November 7, 2024 | 31 CommentsMy eyes! My eyes! Once seen, some things can’t be unseen. Such are the sins of our fellow citizens that defy explanation and are the subjects of this (very) occasional […] -
![(first posted 12/13/2017) If the average age of cars on the road is creeping upward, it’s difficult to notice in Upper Arlington, the wealthy Columbus, Ohio suburb where I unexpectedly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/190crop1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Mercedes 190E (W201) – Das Beste oder….Baby!")
Curbside Classic: Mercedes 190E (W201) – Das Beste oder….Baby!
Posted on December 14, 2023 | 114 Comments(first posted 12/13/2017) If the average age of cars on the road is creeping upward, it’s difficult to notice in Upper Arlington, the wealthy Columbus, Ohio suburb where I unexpectedly […] -
![The Mercedes W124 certainly does not need any special introduction on the pages of Curbside. Many of them have been featured over the years and the collective opinion seems unanimous. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/IMG-20230320-WA0119.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL : 1995 Mercedes Benz E200 (W124) – Meet Your Heroes, Part 2")
COAL : 1995 Mercedes Benz E200 (W124) – Meet Your Heroes, Part 2
Posted on August 20, 2023 | 35 CommentsThe Mercedes W124 certainly does not need any special introduction on the pages of Curbside. Many of them have been featured over the years and the collective opinion seems unanimous. […] -
![(first posted 6/5/2013) Introduction: this is about my 1986 300E and how I came to have it. It’s a long story, and has a lot of non-car related content, having […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/CC-190-039-950.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auto-Biography: 1986 Mercedes 300E and the Birth Of KVEA and Telemundo – Dreams Fulfilled, Dreams Dashed")
Auto-Biography: 1986 Mercedes 300E and the Birth Of KVEA and Telemundo – Dreams Fulfilled, Dreams Dashed
Posted on July 8, 2019 | 53 Comments(first posted 6/5/2013) Introduction: this is about my 1986 300E and how I came to have it. It’s a long story, and has a lot of non-car related content, having […] -
![As some of you know, I have a serious love for the W126 Mercedes S-Class. Can you blame me? It’s just the best in engineering and nigh-on invulnerability that a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/35cfe2dd212688d67e8787b4ef4de29b.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive History: The Curious Case of the W126 Wagon")
Automotive History: The Curious Case of the W126 Wagon
Posted on April 24, 2015 | 27 CommentsAs some of you know, I have a serious love for the W126 Mercedes S-Class. Can you blame me? It’s just the best in engineering and nigh-on invulnerability that a […] -
![I’ll just start by stating the obvious, the E31 BMW 8-series is one of the best designs ever to come out of Bavaria. Indeed, in your author’s opinion it’s one […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/15385424112_7edac3ac32_z.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Capsule: BMW 840i – Let’s Take A Grand Tour.")
Car Show Capsule: BMW 840i – Let’s Take A Grand Tour.
Posted on November 23, 2014 | 22 CommentsI’ll just start by stating the obvious, the E31 BMW 8-series is one of the best designs ever to come out of Bavaria. Indeed, in your author’s opinion it’s one […] -
CC Wordless Outtake: See, You Don’t Need A 7,000 Pound Pickup To Pull A Trailer!
Posted on August 14, 2014 | 71 CommentsRelated reading: The Great American Anti-Towing Conspiracy -
![While at the Sycamore car show where the St. Regis was residing, I noticed a circa 1990 W124. While the Niedermeyers would not need all wheel drive in the go-go […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Sycamore-show-5-25-2012-006-e1339610225121.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Outtake: 4Matic For Those Midwestern Not-Niedermeyers")
CC Outtake: 4Matic For Those Midwestern Not-Niedermeyers
Posted on June 13, 2012 | 4 CommentsWhile at the Sycamore car show where the St. Regis was residing, I noticed a circa 1990 W124. While the Niedermeyers would not need all wheel drive in the go-go […]
