Window regulator on driver's side broke.
Seat springs broke.
Power steering box worn and leaky.
Exhaust rusted out.
Climate control failed.
Air conditioning evaporator failed.
Radiator failed.
Engine tappets worn.
CIS fuel injection worn out.
Idle control module failed.
Indicator switch failed.
Sunroof motor failed.
Seat switches failed.
Dash cracked.
Leather gone hard.
Ignition control module burnt out.
One big agricultural barge. Reminds me of a Valiant.
Unreliable unless you do preventative maintenance; change things when they haven't broken yet.
Seats very uncomfortable.
Underpowered for a 3.8 litre V8. Only positive to making it take off is the low down first gear.
Squeaky interior.
So you bought one that was only good enough for the scrapyard and now you declare the S-Class W126 is an overrated barge?
Bearing in mind the car is an '82, that's nearly three decades on the road; things are definitely going to break. These cars are not for the faint of heart; they do need preventative maintenance and a keen ear for the car's mechanical fitness. My '84 380SE, although not perfect, is appreciated for being a well-built vehicle from a different automotive era that can still compare favourably with much newer cars. In driving a vehicle twenty years older than anyone's average vehicle, you must expect that you will be on the side of the road at least once a year with some type of breakdown.
I hope you realise that your car IS 27 years old!!
I hope you do realise that you bought a 27-year old car... In fact you bought a 27-year old car in bad shape.
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