Fik lige en bogen "Mercedes-Benz Museum", hvor i der omtales en test, som fabrikken udførte på 190 E 2,3-16'eren for, at demonstrere dens holdbarhed. Læs teksten nedenfor (nogle af jer har sikkert allerede kendskab til den). Vildt imponerende! Og 124'erne er jo som bekendt "overengineered" ligesom 190'erne, så mon ikke de har nogenlunde samme holdbarhed?

I bogen står der følgende:
"To demonstrate the reliability of the new 190 E 2.3-16, the engineers set their sights on breaking various long-distance world records on the high-speed Italian circuit in Nardo in 1983. The four valves per cylinder head acquited themselves excellently and a distance of 50,000 km was driven in a world record time of less than 202 hours.
During the record trial, the 18 drivers were relieved every two and a half hours. The stops which included refuelling, were limited to 20 seconds each. Every 17,000 km, all tyres, the engine oil and the oil filter were changed - all in the space of five minutes on a hot engine.
Average speed: 247,9 km/h"

De har altså kørt med klampen i kælderen i 50.000 km uden problemer. Det er da MB-kvalitet, der vil noget!

-Jacob

 

Har selv denne bog. Man bliver da stolt over at køre Mercedes, når man læser sådan noget