She? He?
Reading your post made no sense until I scrolled down to read the original. Then I had to scroll back to read the rest. See why top posting works badly in these discussions?
We won't blame that to misquoting.
Ximinez
gradually of course. Just like gun control here in
I don't know, in the rest of Europe maximum speeds have been a reality for a very long time. I believe Holland started a maximum speed in the seventies or so. Actually, some years back the maximum was put up from
100 to 120 Kph. The Germans have *never* faltered and have always kept their no-limits policy. I don't see many left wing governments in the near future either..Ximinez
very long time. I believe Holland started a maximum
from 100 to 120 Kph. The Germans have *never*
wing governments in the near future either..
Well, it's creeping in. Left wing or not, they'll bring it in slowly. On some of the old two lane highways it makes sense, maybe they'll leave the big ones alone.
cp
That's terrible. So inconvenient, having to scroll down a few mm to a trimmed quote. Nothing like the screeds I have to read through to reach a few pearls of wisdom posted in reply, though.
I think it's more a case of suitable trimming, as someone said in the OT bit of the Built like a Merc thread.
DAS
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So what's changed since I was there in the early nineties? Now that Poland is in the EU it does not even have a role as a classic border town?
Well, I suppose some of the EUR 75 billion the government still coughs up every year for the eastern bits of the country must have landed on the Oder...
DAS
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Still, you didn't have to do that with my post, right? One glance is enough to read and understand all.
I said that bottom posting without trimming is as bad a top posting. Nothing beats bottom/inline posting with proper trimming. Ever seen a trimming top poster? You sure don't.
You're welcome...
Ximinez
That depends on the size of the window/panel.
DAS
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PS. I still prefer to read top posts, but as you are a nice guy who trims his posts I don't mind your other ways... :-)
DAS
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like slamming into a non-moveable solid at 170kph
Not important, but the car was a S280, not S600.
br, syljua W140 S320 1998
like slamming into a non-moveable solid at 170kph
Sorry, bad source.
Did the S280 (never heard of it) come with manual transmission, or just automatic? If with manual as well, what years? I figure a car that size with a ~2.8L engine would be manual...
cp
S280 is/was the entry model. (Or was there ever an S260?)
DAS
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No, no S260. The S280, or 300SE 2.8 at the time, was the entry model introduced in
1992/93. It was the only one with manual as standard. It's engine was a M104 (193HP), same as the S320 (231HP), but with smaller volume.br, syljua
What's this?:
What do you think?
DAS
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It's called an S260? Weird, I know there was a W126 260S Euro only car but didn't know it was rebadged as an S260. Huh.
W140 series still started with the old nomenclature, e.g.
300SE 2.8 which from autumn 1993 on was change to S280 (both had M104 E28 w/2799 ccm 193 PS). Curious was that the diesel here in Europe for a _very_ short time only was labeled 300SD Turbo before it was renamed to S350 Turbodiesel (both OM 603 D35 A3445 ccm 150 PS). When it got a new engine in 06/96 (OM 606 D30 LA 2996 ccm 177 PS) it again was renamed, this time to S300 Turbodiesel.That is pre-facelift W126 - 280S (possibly; SWB, old bumpers and side padding, aftermarket rim front right, old plastic wheel cover rear right).
No - no S260, never ever.
260SE after the W126 facelift (substituted 280S).W126 260SE.
Juergen
No, it's not: 260SE
No, no 260S, it was 260SE.
It never was.
Juergen
Here in Germany (population 82 mio) circa 3 mio people are insolvent (have a personal debt which is too high to be able to pay it back ever)
Don't overestimate the financial situation in Europe (even in countries like Germany,France etc.) as many people do drive cars which are too expensive for them; but as for many a car is an extremely important symbol/statement they do spend too much money for cars in relation to their income.
Juergen
That's what I think, too.
I don't think so, we already have a _Richtgeschwindigkeit_ (= max. recommended speed) of 130 km/h which one day will become a maximum allowed speed.
Juergen
Right.
No, until 12/92 the 300SE/SEL also came with a
5-speed manual as standard (at least in Germany).Yes, bore was identical with 89,9 mm, stroke was 84,0 mm instead of 73,5 mm (2799 vs 3199 ccm).
Juergen
Yes, W140 S280 1993 - 1998.
5-speed manual was standard for 300SE 2.8 (later renamed S280) and 300SE/SEL (later renamed S320).Smaller engine 1992 - 1998, bigger engine 1991 - 12/92.
All above valid for Germany.
Juergen
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