Owner Review: First taste of classic Mercedes-Benz - My 1993 Mercedes-Benz W124 E280

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Basic information about my car

1993 Mercedes-Benz W124 E280

Reasons why I bought this car

• For long drive

• Love old cars rather than new cars

• Love the geometrical of the car

Car Selection Process

• My budget:

Honestly, it wasn’t my list and not into my mind about this. The former owner was a Chinese uncle, and he was my father’s friend. He wanted to sell it to the public but he scared if people will not look after it properly. I was really interested in this model but the knowledge of this car, I didn’t know anything. My first car was Nissan Sunny B13. So had to sell off due to no parking space. With the money, I combined my savings money and also dad helped to put his money too and I bought it for RM16, 000. As for the budget, we didn’t even plan/think about it because it was a sudden sell off from the uncle.

• Model(s) that I have considered include:

If I have mind on that year, I have three options, which would be

1. Proton Saga First Generation

2. Proton Persona Second Gen where the tail light has been changed

3. Nissan Vanette C22

Reasons why I chose this car:

1. Reliable

2. Powerful engine

3. Easy to maintain, if you learn, they can do their own d.i.y.

4. Parts can get easily for nowadays era

5. The value of the car getting an increase

6. Love the years of 70’s till 90’s car models

7. It has a classic and modern design and technology

User Experience

• I have already done 30000-40000 km

Since the purchase, my thoughts about the car are:

First when got to my hand in 2014, it was a bit awful due to how it was taken care of. Many parts and things had been replaced and were spent off. Thanks for the reliable foreman; the car has been running in perfect condition. The air conditioning of the car is super cold and I already cut the adjuster due to some issues. Overall I was very happy because of the performance of this car.

Pros & Cons

Pros

1. Cruising highway, fuel consumption will be less

2. Easy to maintain, just service the car when it’s getting to due, then will not have any headache  

3. Some of the parts can get easily and must be good searching for half cuts

4. Handling was awesome.

5. The car itself is solid.

6. Powerful engine because it's inline 6

Cons

1. Road tax is very high, Per year it will be RM1627.50.

2. Rust can be easily found on the floorboard, also underneath the car

3. Aircond vents easily can be broken’

4. If driving in town, fuel consumption will be a bit higher due to jammed traffic.

Ratings

• Total Score: 4

• Performance: 4

• Quality & Features: 3

• Space: 2.5

• Ride Comfort: 3.5

• Fuel Economy: 3

• Price & Cost: 4

Summary

To conclude, this 1993 model is going strong until now. The only problem with this car is the road tax which is really high. Other than that, this car really good for a long journey and will be pleasant to drive. Although our country didn’t have the 500e/e500/e60 versions that come with v8 engines, this will be enough for me as it's really powerful for an inline 6 engine. I don’t mind people call me to drive an old man's car but I feel this is the car wanted for my whole life because of the shape and the engine of the car.

Interesting events that happened to my car

Few events I have been attended like the Mercedes-Benz Mega gathering which has been done for two years in 2016 and 2018. Also, there have been numerous small events which were organized by Kelab Mercedes Benz Perak (formerly known as Perakmerc) for a few years. Furthermore, for this 2020 year, many programs have been postponed due to the Covid19.

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