What is that thing? Why is that thing? It looks like the vehicles from Aliens. On the windshield, there's a decal that reads "Apocalypse 6x6."
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This is why my "shit hits the fan" vehicle is a 1982 diesel Mercedes.
That thing will run on anything as fuel. I've tried running it on old used motor oil, used hydraulic oil from my car hoist, lamp oil, and yes ofc used fryer oil.
I'm gonna be cruising in my old ass sedan laughing at the preppers in their modern trucks that can't run on anything but the most pure of fuels without clogging their injectors.
Haven't driven anything made in '82, but I'll maintain that my friend's W124 250D was one of the most comfortable car's I've ever driven. It's the suspension, mostly. Nowadays everything is sporty, but I don't want sporty 90% of the time, I want to not feel bumps and shit.
They are so goddamned comfortable, not much difference between the W123 from '82 and a W124 for that.
Though the W124 is a lot better insulated, and thus quite a lot more quiet in the cabin than the W123.
Yeah I'd love a W124 if I didn't need ISOFIX for the foreseeable future. They're just so nice. Particularly if I could get a 300td. Hell I'd probably either keep it stock, or build it to a sensible degree (i.e not a 700hp smoke monster)
Mine is in fact a 700hp smoke monster. On stock 195 tires.
What is your opinion on the Lada ?
The only cars that somehow rust faster and more than the doors on my W123 Mercedes.