Mercedes-Benz 280 TE (W123)

Vehicle Description

MB 280 TE, sought-after lifestyle station wagon model
– 2.8 L six-cylinder in-line engine with 136 kW (185 hp) and automatic transmission
– The vehicle was ordered from MB in Switzerland in August 1985
– Registered in Germany by the last registered owner in 2016
– Traditional color combination, exterior astral silver-met and interior blue cloth upholstery
– Original alloy wheels, manual steel sunroof, trailer hitch
– Timely maintenance and repair work done, such as:
Rear brake system repaired with new brake pads and new brake fluid
Stabi of the rear axle, drive shafts with bellows l. u. r., V-belts, air filter, ignition-
spark plugs, fuel filter and hard disk renewed. Oil change with filter performed
– Necessary work on underbody, welding, derusting and wheel arches done.
– Partial painting all around up to the “belt line”.
– German registration papers and H-registration
Cult dailydriver with small blemishes

Hardly any other Mercedes was ever as successful as the 123 series. Delivery times of up to three years meant that annual cars were sold at a premium. And that only happened once: in 1980, the W123 even displaced the VW Golf from its traditional first place in the registration statistics! A total of almost 2.7 million units were built, with engines between 2.0 and 3.0 liters and 55 to 185 hp. Almost 50% of all W123s had a diesel engine – the engine of choice for cab companies all over the world. Cars in this series were considered extremely reliable and all good for mileage of 800,000 and more without breakdown. At the IAA in September 1977, the so-called “T-model” (T = Touristik und Transport) was presented as the third body variant of the 123 series. . The W123 was also the first Mercedes to be available as a station wagon from the factory (the few station wagons of the W114/115 were licensed models). Technically and stylistically, the T-models were very similar to the 123 sedans. Apart from the different design of the rear end, there were no differences to the sedan.

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