DrMercedesW123's Blog (5)

When I began to get a yearning for a Mercedes W123 I thought that I should do some research first, instead of just buying the first local one I could find.

So, the first place to look was the internet. At the top of Google, as usual, was Wikipedeia which gives a…

One of the dangers of welding car bodywork on your own is that you have no one on fire watch duty. So, if you become involved in your reconstruction work it is so easy to forget to regularly break off from your task and do a check on the other side of the welding area.…

Weather makes a big difference to the life of a car, especially if it has been exposed to the elements and not used. I don’t know how often my Mercedes W123 had been left unused when I bought it.  So from when I had last driven it the car had sat under a cover all winter. As the weather was getting better I…

SO……  the first job when I got the car home, (yes from Wales) was to inspect the headlight units. It was quite apparent travelling from Wales to Yorkshire that the headlights were just  not…

Since buying my 240D three years ago I feel a sense of pride and individuality whenever I drive it. Don’t get me wrong I am not an exhibitionist, but people do look at the car first, then you as the driver. Even in the petrol station…