The BEST and WORST Mercedes! W123? R107? W210?! #mercedes

Mercedes Benz is the oldest car maker still in existence and has a model history of iconic and popular cars, but which classic is the best Benz ever made?

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Chapters
0:00 When Was Peak Mercedes?
0:24 R320 SL
1:28 W210 E-Class
2:37 R107 SL
3:58 W123
6:02 R107 SL
7:14 W113 SL 'Pagoda'
8:17 W124 E-Class
9:41 Which Is Best?

[davidarter]

A comparison between a W124 and W123 would be fantastic

[verdict]

It has to be W123 for me. Everything is more robust on them compared to the W124. My rule of thumb: if it still has the grease fittings on the door hinges, it's a real old school Benz.

[petercollingwood]

Peak Mercedes was everything from 1886 to the W124/126/129/140. Everything after that was the beginning of the slide into total crap.

[chrispenn]

For me the w123 estate is peak Mercedes

[TheVintageApplianceEmporium]

I would have to vote for the W126 as peak 'Benz. Shame there wasn't one there to look at

[ulrichskaarsgard]

If we're speaking pinnacle of engineering, then r/c107, w123 w124 and w126. For me these are iconic MB design as well. I have all of these and daily drive each of them.

[GarryMcGovern]

You're both wrong! The W126/C126 is not just peak Mercedes - they are peak CAR full stop! Beloved by oligarchs, film stars, dictators and heads of state the world over: when a car is so good that the Sultan of Brunei has to have one of each in every colour of the rainbow, and Patrick Swayze jumps one over a fence in Roadhouse - HOW can there be any argument, that the stunning Bruno Sacco designed 560SEL or SEC is not one of the greatest cars ever to grace the tarmac?




(Plus my Dad once had a 420SE, which he once let me drive at the age of 17! 🤣🤣)

[natasastanojevic]

Peak Mercedes- in terms of technology and luxury, 600 Pullman. In terms of style, 190SL and Pagoda. In terms of practical classic car ownership, W114/W115 and W123. I drive W124. My childhood dream as a little girl was "having a fur coat, polished black heels and big Mercedes". At 31 I made it.

[jjtinkler]

124 is a surprisingly good car to drive. Back in 2005 a friend gave me a go in his rs6 estate... I couldnt wait to get back in my 1990 230te.

[garyleetenney]

I think the W123 is the greatest platform ever built by any auto manufacturer. However, I think the Mercedes 300 SEL 6.3 is the greatest vehicle Mercedes ever built.

[sydnorth]

There are plenty of comments about which model might have been better than another, but the general consensus appears to be that 'Peak Mercedes" was sometime in the 1980's!

[ngauruhoezodiac]

I had the W123 coupe with a fuel injected 2.8 litre twin cam engine. Not a drag strip racer but smooth torque. The engine purred like a kitten.

[sprezzatura]

W123 still in use in the third world in great numbers. Highly prized and rebuilt over and over again. Truly a permanent car.

[benlee]

I owned and drive W124, W123, W126 & W140...love them all....🎉😂😅

[ngauruhoezodiac]

The W123 was a really good car. The only serious problem I had with mine was the springs that would break in sub-arctic conditions.

[netwolff]

Regarding Mercedes quality - asking several buddies who work(ed) at Mercedes they pretty much all said "Don't buy a Mercedes from between 1996 - 2006".

[AledPritchard]

I could watch this Channel all day long. When I discovered it, I certainly went through the back catalogue of videos.

[johngallop]

I don’t think you can make a video like this without including the S-Class models 116, 126, 140. It’s true that you cannot run any of these three cars in a shoestring like say a W124…but that wasn’t a requirement in this test (to be fair you can’t run an SL on a shoestring either and the cost of restoring that R107 we saw would be eye watering). But surely in terms of Mercedes driving, art, elegance, and solidity the S-Class needs to be in the mix. Best wishes to all, Johnnie

[emccarthy]

All great cars - the W123 coupes win for me though; the C123 280CE is a work of art.

[jamesdonald]

I have owned 6 older Mercedes in NZ between 1978 and 2011. The first was a 1963 220Sb and the last was a 1987 420SEC.
In that mix I also owned a 1977 W123 250, but I didn't like that car so much because of the engine. The twin carbs were always going out of balance.
However, I am now living in Colombia and I own a 1993 W124 E320 saloon. The car has only done 107, 000 miles - it was originally sold new in the US and came to Colombia before it was 12 months old.
I have had some issues due to "deferred" maintenance but am gradually (after 2 years!) getting on top of those. The worst problem occurred just recently when a transistor in the Engine Control Module blew, but I managed to obtain a 2nd. hand one from the US and I think I have now found someone here who can repair the original. If that is successful I will have a spare. These ECM's were only used after about 1991 and to me they potentially spoil an otherwise superb car. New ones are just about impossible to source which is disappointing because as these cars age, they will fail after a time. MB support these cars with most parts, but so far are not handing this item. Unfathomable because they are anxious to demonstrate MB longevity generally and the 124's are the cars that epitomise this MB quality.
My 124 will probably be the last car I own and I fully expect that, with proper maintenance, it will see me out!