This was the first Mercedes I was ever in, my dad had one in a yellow/cream colour. I don’t know which engine it was though & unfortunately my dads passed away in February so I can’t ask him. Watching this brings back memories & a tear to my eye. Ironically I inherited his 2005 CLK convertible so I have a Mercedes again.
Sad to hear your dad has passed away, it's amazing the memories certain cars can bring back though. He must have had good taste in cars if he drove a stroke 8 😉 We might be able to identify what engine it had through old photos if you have any.
@@TheUntraveledPath Thank you 🙏 Yes he did have good taste in cars, he was a Merc man through & though. He was an entrepreneur & businessman & back in the 80s it was seen as a sign of success if you owned a Mercedes, he had quite a few over the years with his final one being the CLK. I will ask my mum if she has any photos of it 👍
Mercedes-Benz is the best car in the car industry since 1886 till now and the w114-115 is a legend this serie whas the first serie in the factory from Mercedes-Benz with almost 2000000 pieces.
Everything you said is right, except that they were accessible for the middle class ; a new W114 (even the 200) was expensive and affordable for a surgeon or a lawyer but not for a teacher or any simple employee, even in rich countries
Can’t quite Imagine that only Doctors or Lawyers could afford one. My Grandpa was a Bus Driver in Germany when they still were civil servants. He bought a new w115 200d back in the day. Saved up the whole amount in Cash. And he surely wasn‘t rich😅
Great content by the way. I had a 1976 200 petrol converted to 240d though it had the original petrol differential! I loved that car. My car gave it for scrap when I was away for my studies 😟
These are lovely cars my first Mercedes was a w124.
Great!
That is one fantastic Merc .
This was the first Mercedes I was ever in, my dad had one in a yellow/cream colour. I don’t know which engine it was though & unfortunately my dads passed away in February so I can’t ask him. Watching this brings back memories & a tear to my eye. Ironically I inherited his 2005 CLK convertible so I have a Mercedes again.
Sad to hear your dad has passed away, it's amazing the memories certain cars can bring back though. He must have had good taste in cars if he drove a stroke 8 😉 We might be able to identify what engine it had through old photos if you have any.
@@TheUntraveledPath Thank you 🙏 Yes he did have good taste in cars, he was a Merc man through & though. He was an entrepreneur & businessman & back in the 80s it was seen as a sign of success if you owned a Mercedes, he had quite a few over the years with his final one being the CLK. I will ask my mum if she has any photos of it 👍
@@PaulMcCabe It sure was a sign of success! Few cars had the same presence on the road.
Mercedes-Benz is the best car in the car industry since 1886 till now and the w114-115 is a legend this serie whas the first serie in the factory from Mercedes-Benz with almost 2000000 pieces.
so much cool history! Thanks for sharing.
Thank you! Cool new name!
Excellent video !!!
Thank you!
Your videos are excellent
Thank you! I really appreciate it.
Everything you said is right, except that they were accessible for the middle class ; a new W114 (even the 200) was expensive and affordable for a surgeon or a lawyer but not for a teacher or any simple employee, even in rich countries
Can’t quite Imagine that only Doctors or Lawyers could afford one. My Grandpa was a Bus Driver in Germany when they still were civil servants. He bought a new w115 200d back in the day. Saved up the whole amount in Cash. And he surely wasn‘t rich😅
@@TDM0802 I think he is talking about outside Germany!
you sound like kermit
It kills me that Mercedes must have had a board meeting and decided to intentionally made lesser quality cars!
Invest in a better mic
It's on the list!
Great content by the way. I had a 1976 200 petrol converted to 240d though it had the original petrol differential! I loved that car. My car gave it for scrap when I was away for my studies 😟
It was the same colour as yours. Was my daily driver during my military service. I really miss her.
@@alashiya9536 Thank you! They are great cars, mine was a 280 petrol and was converted to a 300D. The goal is to make it a 280 again.
@@alashiya9536 It might be time to get another one 😉
I HAD A 23.6 IN THE SAME BLUE 💙 COLOUR PETROL WHICH YOU NEVER MENTIONED.
SELLING IT WAS THE BIGGEST MISTAKE I MADE .