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Originally Posted by Akinari
Spotted this gem last night, had to stop and take a photo  has so much presence, pure elegance on four wheels.
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Oh man! Great spot! I love these mercs. My dad has one of these. In fact he bought the first one in the western hemisphere while attending the Paris Autoshow. The w126 is a beautiful chassis. His was a 500SEC 240hp V8. They are heavy but man that car never gave any problems. Mercs built in the 80s are tanks man. They are heavy, torquey and over-engineered. The beauty of a car like that is how well it drives on the highway. They are so stable at high speed...you get to 240 km/h and it feels just fine. After about 20 years he decided to buy a w220 s500 but it was chalk and cheese. Plastic buttons on the interior, arbitrary issues as the years went by. Still a great car but the 500sec was an amazing car. I find myself searching for them every now an again on cl as I'm tempted to buy one but can't justify it right now.
