High Jetter Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 I prefer the look of the 123. My dad had one when he died and I was looking forward to taking it on. I just couldn't get on with it though, so got rid. Six-cylinder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 are you gonna be beat up for leaving them there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 At least it wasn't the S123...if it had blotted the copy book so soon after handing the keys over I'd have been absolutely mortified! Has to be the 123 for me. They're both nice cars, but the 124 just doesn't have the same presence to my eye. I like both, but have never felt a real need to own a 124, yet have wanted a 123 since well before I could drive. Sure a W124 is superior in pretty much every measurable way in the real world though! Be interesting to have a closer look at them side by side one day. Likewise was just thinking a comparison of the C15 and Caddy would be interesting as they're very similar types of vehicles but approached quite differently. Six-cylinder and LightBulbFun 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobloseven Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 Threaten it with a nice long "holiday" in the Field of Dreams! Six-cylinder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 Could be the green fuel pump relay in the s124? There’s a spare in the boot of mine*. Six-cylinder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 Glad to see mungo @barefoot has found a good home. I was very tempted but guilt over street parking and kids wrecking the interior crept in. How does the engine sound? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogee Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 1 vote for W124. Eighties futuristic, elegant, sharp creases, understated but means business. Quietly efficient, the Deutsch way. chaseracer and Six-cylinder 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogee Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 8 hours ago, Six-cylinder said: Is that Visa fer sale, mister? 100 Brexit lorry drivers and an Amstrad Emailer 2nite M9. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted January 22, 2022 Author Share Posted January 22, 2022 1 minute ago, grogee said: Is that Visa fer sale, mister? 100 Brexit lorry drivers and an Amstrad Emailer 2nite M9. No, but this one is, 10 camels mind you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefoot Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 15 minutes ago, HMC said: Glad to see mungo @barefoot has found a good home. I was very tempted but guilt over street parking and kids wrecking the interior crept in. How does the engine sound? ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogee Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 Just now, Six-cylinder said: No, but this one is, 10 camels mind you! Nurse! Nurse! Someone's tickled my Citroen stick again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 5 minutes ago, barefoot said: ?? The car was named! Engage wrath. barefoot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 6 minutes ago, grogee said: Nurse! Nurse! Someone's tickled my Citroen stick again You can get counselling for that. grogee and Longbridge Apologist 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogee Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 34 minutes ago, barefoot said: As you are clearly aware, people who name their cars can only possibly be described as utter, utter twats. Thanks for that reminder. I was thinking of calling my Saab 'Sven'. barefoot and AnnoyingPentium 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 1 hour ago, HMC said: Glad to see mungo @barefoot has found a good home. I was very tempted but guilt over street parking and kids wrecking the interior crept in. How does the engine sound? We all knew she would be staying within the forum if I could find a way! The engine (aside from the exhaust which has more leaks than the US Intelligence Agency) sounds fine so long as you're below ~4K rpm. Above that it's not *bad* really, it just sounds way more harsh/gruff than it really should. More like you'd expect a Lada engine to sound at four grand than a Merc M.102, which should be lovely and smooth. To my ears anyway - someone else may well say it sounds fine or sounds like it's absolutely stuffed! Doesn't ever seem to have really changed since I started keeping a closer eye on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted January 22, 2022 Author Share Posted January 22, 2022 For those of you who volunteer to cut the grass at the FoD you are in for a treat this year, 13 HP, 5 speed gearbox, 36inch cut I wonder what the top speed is, the only quoted top speed I can find is for a later model at 5.8 mph. I think we need to do a GPS speed run in both directions at the FoD this summer. Magic, Mrs6C, grogee and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 Posh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 2 hours ago, Six-cylinder said: No, but this one is, 10 camels mind you! SOLD! 🤪 AnnoyingPentium and Six-cylinder 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 needs nuffield or allis chalmers stickers stat dave - fek off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted January 24, 2022 Author Share Posted January 24, 2022 Yesterday I went to a Lancia Gamma Lunch, I failed to take mine. I lack confidence in my Gamma at the moment after the whole valve head broke off incident, also sometimes there seems to be a bad connection that stops the starter turning. Add quite a bit of car shuffling would be needed to get it out of storage. I was considering taking my “new Toy” the Mercedes 230TE but the general opinion was I should use an Italian. The only Italian at home was the 156 V6 Sports Wagon so that is what we used taking care to park it clear of the Gammas. When I got home I tried to start the Mercedes 200TE after it stalled then would not restart, it just started up and drove out of the way as if nothing had happened. grogee, wuvvum, cort1977 and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crackers Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 On 22/01/2022 at 21:47, Six-cylinder said: For those of you who volunteer to cut the grass at the FoD you are in for a treat this year, 13 HP, 5 speed gearbox, 36inch cut I wonder what the top speed is, the only quoted top speed I can find is for a later model at 5.8 mph. I think we need to do a GPS speed run in both directions at the FoD this summer. Hopefully it is more stable at speed than the 7 1/4 gauge locomotive I dropped off the rails doing a GPS speed run yesterday at a flying 12mph. A tree jumped out at me and now my face is a funny shape. grogee, Mrs6C and Six-cylinder 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted January 24, 2022 Author Share Posted January 24, 2022 38 minutes ago, Crackers said: Hopefully it is more stable at speed than the 7 1/4 gauge locomotive I dropped off the rails doing a GPS speed run yesterday at a flying 12mph. A tree jumped out at me and now my face is a funny shape. Does this mean you are not volunteering to max this out for us! AnnoyingPentium and Mrs6C 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crackers Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 34 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said: Does this mean you are not volunteering to max this out for us! I'll try anything! ...once. Andyrew and Six-cylinder 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 Not crackers for nothing Both of you 😛 Crackers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrett Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 On 1/22/2022 at 7:22 PM, Six-cylinder said: No, but this one is, 10 camels mind you! More info please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 5 hours ago, Six-cylinder said: also sometimes there seems to be a bad connection that stops the starter turning. - thats the old man operating it When I got home I tried to start the Mercedes 200TE after it stalled then would not restart, it just started up and drove out of the way as if nothing had happened. - JELUS OF ITALIANS how is the merc not starting - german reliability ffs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 39 minutes ago, hairnet said: how is the merc not starting - german reliability ffs Distributor, if it's anything like my old W124... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardK Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 13 hours ago, chaseracer said: Distributor, if it's anything like my old W124... Ah, mine used to do that and then I saw the coil lead arcing. Didn't like damp weather one bit. chaseracer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 I had the stalling and not restarting on a w124 200te- with it restarting fine once it had been left to be “cold” again. Embarrasingly this was whilst collecting parts for it at the main dealer, on a Saturday so parts dept open am but not the workshop. Try telling that to the AA who were utterly convinced I’d had a disagreement with the dealer and was trying to sneak my car away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat_the_cat Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 On 1/22/2022 at 9:47 PM, Six-cylinder said: For those of you who volunteer to cut the grass at the FoD you are in for a treat this year, 13 HP, 5 speed gearbox, 36inch cut Does this mean your old ride-on will be for sale, or is that a silly question? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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