For fans of classic German cars, the Mercedes W123 is a perennial favorite. It's not particularly fast, or even that luxurious, but it represents a golden era for Mercedes-Benz, when stalwart ...

Anywhere on the planet south of about the Bosporus you'll find dusty tracks choked with Mercedes W123s. Because of the ubiquity of the Mercedes - and the memory of pungent, potholed taxi rides through ...

The W123 generation of the E-Class was one of the most successful models of the series, with almost 2.7 million units sold worldwide. The German carmaker built the W123 for ten years, and the car was ...

Paul Hudson gets behind the wheel of a 27-year-old Mercedes-Benz W123 saloon that's in near-showroom condition. This Mercedes-Benz 230E is a 1986 model, and is one of the last ever built Credit: Photo ...

Mercedes introduced the W123 to European markets in sedan form in 1976. It was the next step beyond the W114 and W115 coupes and sedans that had been around since 1967. Two years later, a station ...

It took me less than five minutes to renew my car's licence disc at the Post Office last week. Yes, the surroundings of the outlet were decrepit, with running sewage and graffiti-stained walls. But ...

Yes, the surroundings of the outlet were decrepit, with running sewage and graffiti-stained walls. But for efficiency, this particular branch of the organisational relic proved excellent. Time flies.

Ladies and gentlemen, let me tell you about my 1984 Mercedes-Benz 230E, a car that seems to have held up rather well over a well-used life. And with many more days on the cards. Believe it or not, the ...

It is the Mercedes I used to draw in my school textbooks as a kid. The twin headlights in a single pod, the vertical chrome Mercedes grille, the ‘V’ bonnet. And later, when I just started driving, I ...

In the four years he has owned it, Hamza Abigaba says the most he has spent on servicing his Mercedes W123 is Shs160,000. This replaced engine oil, oil filter and greasing, a regular recommended ...

Diesel W123s never die, as the saying goes. They just go into hibernation until the next gas crisis. Mercedes-Benz is celebrating an important anniversary for the W123 family of cars -- the ones known ...