Category: Mercedes S-Class & CL Forum

Hello, I intend to add a W140 as a coupé (the 420) in the summer. I have now honestly not been researching for a long time, but can conclude from conversations with fellow drivers in my DB workshop that this car with this engine is very reliable and unproblematic. What experiences have you made with this car? Driving feeling – acceleration behavior – weaknesses??? Thank you very much Greeting Robert

Today I had the pleasure to sit in a W221 at the IAA. The general material appearance and workmanship quality is just as tadllos as those of the previous models. But what impressed me brightly was the sound of the falling doors. No joke, but they sound exactly like the doors of all the models from the times of W124 and W126. Simply great! Quality you can hear!

Hello everyone, I recently decided to change my old W126 500SE from 1987 for a newer model. My 500er is actually still good in shot, almost no rust. Compared to our Audi A6 Avant 2.4 (Bj1999-115000 km) it is however a bit louder – from 180km/h it is annoying by wind noises on the outside mirrors. I have now driven two W220 from June 1999 test. One had 149000km on the speedometer, the other 156000km. For both cars was from 150km/h a roaring of the The first W220 had 17 inch rims and 6 months old tires, the other car had 16 inch and 4 years old tires. Is the noise in the W220 normal? Are the cars quieter from any model maintenance, can one buy perhaps only from year 2000? At the DC they could not tell me anything, only in He the W140 should be quieter. Does anyone have a mopf – overview here? Best regards, Frank

Since now almost 10,000 km I drive the V-Power petrol…to see if actually “more power” can be felt. “100 octane = 100% power” is promised. Compared to 95 or 98 octane, the power would have to be 5% or 2% higher!? The engine sounds somehow better, and when turning up in a stand not so metallic but more humming, which after me can only be because the knock sensor reacts differently or is influenced… but of more power I feel ir On demand at the petrol station, which energy value the petrol has more than the other types of petrol, suddenly the secrecy broke out, and no information was given… Company secret, so it was called. Instead, it was argued that there would have been special and high-quality additives in this fuel, which prevent the wear on the piston rings and deposits on valve intakes…so that the performance will be increased… From test reports on the internet, I degenerate ommen that the performance cure is no different than with other types of gasoline…there seems to be no definite statements about the additive effects either. Does anyone know more about the subject?

Does anyone have experience? How do you notice that the large activated carbon filter is “congested” for ventilation? Do all the smells of the street then come inside or smell stuffy, as with “hemps in the sofa”? I have recently had such a sweet scent from the ventilation, as if it had swallowed a vanilla scent tree and did not manage to choke it out again… Thanks for hints.

I’m currently looking for a new car.I’ve enjoyed the S-Class of the 80s for a long time and I thought that I’d look at it a little bit more closely.So it’s supposed to be a W126 SE or SEL.The engine should be a little smaller, just because of the fuel costs.Which weaker is the one to recommend, the 260, 280 or 300?In addition, the color should be rather dark, i.e. black or black blue or similar. Is it necessary to lie down?

In the rear door panels it has these ashtrays on the left + right side. I removed the ashtrays once (they have just folded) and found the wiring for the speakers and the window lifter there. But: I found out that there is a loose cable plug in the left and right door panels, which probably belong to nowhere. It just hangs so… as if it were just prepared for some connection.

Hello friends, again for a change not a philosophical but a practical question. Has any of you ever thought about the possibilities of a daytime running light? ..or even one built in? Some fuses give 10% discount for this, because of the accident risk reduction. I wanted to install this in the front apron, but I have not found anything suitable yet. Does one of you know if there is any light from MB for the two “holes” in the pre-mopper apron W220 what you might like. I installed this from IN.PRO in my wife’s W168 and that fits perfectly, but for the W220 it looks very different, because the contour is very different.

Hello! How do you feel about the originality of older Mercedes models?? My son (18 years old) would like to make his sweetheart a little bit more beautiful with the corresponding parts (BBS RS 1, AMG etc.)… What do you think …are the more than 20 years old car Fuchs rims in 14″ duty?? Greetings…

Hello! I know the topic “How do I make it louder?” has already been chewed through x times, but nevertheless: Tomorrow I get a 300 SE W126 (Bj. 88) with manual gearbox sponsored by my daddy. However, during the test drive I noticed that the engine is so quiet that the usual switching after engine sound is difficult. We already had different older carts with 280 engine, at the moment we also have a 280SL R107 Bj.82, which is a bit louder, or as loud as I would like to have the 300er. (what does it mean here loudly? In traffic it doesn’t even catch up! Does the discreet Mercedes say something about the 300er is only too quiet for me). So my questions: 1. How do I bring the 300er sound technically to the level of the old 280er? 2. How did you get the engine so quiet? Can someone tell me something about the technology used here?