If you have 150k cash, which basic car will you buy?

[Lucius]

Benta ko sa Sentra Super Saloon ko 150k, pero hirap maghanap buyer hehehehe

[Syuryuken]

Want a daily driver for 150K?

Get a Benz Diesel W123.

Mahal bang maintenance ng MB W124?

[ronw123w124]

I totally agree with mbeige. I drive both w123 and w124 series Mercs.

[ronw123w124]

Mahal bang maintenance ng MB W124?

I wouldnt say na mahal, reasonable siya, comparable to many Jap cars, IMO mas mahal pa mag maintain ng Honda particularly yung Accord

[dbuzz]

mga 90's na na secondhand japanese cars maraming ok pa.

marami ding ford pero hirap na sa spareparts eh.

toyota oking ok.

mitz or nissan ok din.

[wrcastro_ph]

down payment for b/n alto. Stick lang ako dun sa choices mo.

[swordsman]

I wouldnt say na mahal, reasonable siya, comparable to many Jap cars, IMO mas mahal pa mag maintain ng Honda particularly yung Accord

how about spare parts? madami pa ba makukuha? saang shop po ninyo usually dinadala w123/w124 nyo?

[csjl_9]

if i have 150k cash.. i will get myself a 91 galant gti.. why kasi baecause of d engine (4g63) saktong sakto 150 k dyan.

[ronw123w124]

[quote=swordsman;932072]how about spare parts? madami pa ba makukuha? saang shop po ninyo usually dinadala w123/w124 nyo?[ /quote]

spare parts are abundant , pinapagawa ko yung cars sa manhattan motors in pasig ok na ok sila kausap, even if you dont drive a Benz gumagawa din sila kahit Jap cars.

[mbeige]

The beauty of owning a Benz especially the older models is that parts are modular. Some chassis used parts you can find in other chassis. They may cost a bit more than your usual Japanese car parts prices but IMO they are well built especially for something that's over 15 years old.

For example, if you need parts for your w123 electric window switches, an early generation w201 and w126 has them if you can't find a w123 parts car. Or another, if you need an engine, the w126 300SD, w123 300D-T, w123 300TD-T, w123 300CD-T, and w116 300SD share similar engines, with the exception of the w116 having a more primitive design.

PhP150,000 is roughly $3000, or the exact amount we paid for our 1990 300TE w124 estate. It needs a few things here and there but they're mostly annoying things like the suspension is knocking at times indicating maybe a ball joint is needed, or bushings, etc. Some things can be expensive but most of the time they'll last long once you get it fixed. After all, these are MB's and surely the previous owners have loved driving them so if you want a used MB, change the parts that go wrong to OE brand new units so your car can serve you another decade or so or until you sell it, pass it on to your kids, or even your grandkids.

I once took my car on a single day 700 mile trip to meet fellow w123 owners. I'm sure they drove the same distance or slightly more or less to meet up at the designated meeting place halfway between San Francisco and Los Angeles. Not a single problem, in fact I could have driven more, but I was too tired. We cruised for 70mph average, took high speed runs to max out the speedometers, climbed up steep hills behind my friend's 240D which could not go past 45mph, and maintained a combined 28MPG totaling two full tank's worth of fuel. Well not really, more of 1.5 full tank since I can manage 500 miles in one tank