Hey there folks!
I've posted here a decent amount - and definitely browsed a bunch... but never done a formal introduction
My name is Brian and I'm in Chandler, Arizona USA. I've always loved the W124, W126, and the R129 and I found this site through BenzWorld a long time ago. I've loved the thoroughness of the documentation here and the dedication to being accurate and the general helpfulness of everybody here
My first "hands on" experience with a W124 was about two years ago when I bought a 1993 300E 2.8 with the M104 engine for $1,000. Some of the articles @gerryvz had from his experience back in 2012 were massively helpful!

I started YouTube'ing my experience as I sorted through this car which you can see here:
After it was mostly sorted I sold it on Bring A Trailer to a super nice guy in San Diego
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I really enjoyed the M104 engine though, after taking all that time to get familiar with it. I ended up buying a 1994 SL320 from a person here locally on the cheap and have been fixing it up and using it as my daily driver. Again, I came back here and all of the documentation on the M104 was super helpful. I knocked out the engine mounts and some other jobs, got some non-period-correct AMG wheels, and then had all the wood refinished in Birds Eye Maple by Igor in San Diego

Similar to the 300E, I've been trying to capture all the jobs as I do them on YouTube. You can check out some of those videos here:
While I love the R129, I really miss the W124. Recently, someone on Craigslist posted a beautiful 1987 300D for sale and I got it for $2,000. I'm still at the early stages of fixing this up... but it's a great car. I'm working on getting the odometer fixed - but it has over 400k miles on it. I've never owned a diesel but I have a friend with a 1987 300SDL (W126) that is helping me learn. As a bonus, the previous owner had over $1,000 in parts in the trunk ready to install (engine mounts, tie rod ends, a new hood pad, and a ton more). The W124 chassis overall is amazing - it might be my favorite of all time

There are five junkyards near me here in the area which I visit almost every single weekend. I pick up tons of Mercedes-Benz parts and sell them on eBay at super reasonable prices. It's a really fun hobby and it helps bring in a little extra cash while being able to score parts for projects I have. I've been building up a parts stash for this new 300D along with replacing small parts here and there as I find them. In the pic above, you can see the 1994/1995 tail lamps which I found at a yard recently in mint shape (0 damage) which were a nice upgrade. You can ping me if there's something you're looking for in particular, I come across a lot of W124 (and W126). I just pulled a nearly mint dash from a 1995 E320 yesterday in around 1 hour flat - installing is going to take longer than that for sure

I know this most recent addition is not a E500 (or 500E) - but I wanted to take the time to introduce myself
It's always great seeing folks pop up on Bring A Trailer with W124 knowledge and also it's a pleasure just reading through the forums here. Thanks for taking the time to document things and for helping me along the way on various projects.
I've posted here a decent amount - and definitely browsed a bunch... but never done a formal introduction

My first "hands on" experience with a W124 was about two years ago when I bought a 1993 300E 2.8 with the M104 engine for $1,000. Some of the articles @gerryvz had from his experience back in 2012 were massively helpful!

I started YouTube'ing my experience as I sorted through this car which you can see here:
After it was mostly sorted I sold it on Bring A Trailer to a super nice guy in San Diego

No Reserve: 1993 Mercedes-Benz 300E 2.8
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I really enjoyed the M104 engine though, after taking all that time to get familiar with it. I ended up buying a 1994 SL320 from a person here locally on the cheap and have been fixing it up and using it as my daily driver. Again, I came back here and all of the documentation on the M104 was super helpful. I knocked out the engine mounts and some other jobs, got some non-period-correct AMG wheels, and then had all the wood refinished in Birds Eye Maple by Igor in San Diego

Similar to the 300E, I've been trying to capture all the jobs as I do them on YouTube. You can check out some of those videos here:
While I love the R129, I really miss the W124. Recently, someone on Craigslist posted a beautiful 1987 300D for sale and I got it for $2,000. I'm still at the early stages of fixing this up... but it's a great car. I'm working on getting the odometer fixed - but it has over 400k miles on it. I've never owned a diesel but I have a friend with a 1987 300SDL (W126) that is helping me learn. As a bonus, the previous owner had over $1,000 in parts in the trunk ready to install (engine mounts, tie rod ends, a new hood pad, and a ton more). The W124 chassis overall is amazing - it might be my favorite of all time

There are five junkyards near me here in the area which I visit almost every single weekend. I pick up tons of Mercedes-Benz parts and sell them on eBay at super reasonable prices. It's a really fun hobby and it helps bring in a little extra cash while being able to score parts for projects I have. I've been building up a parts stash for this new 300D along with replacing small parts here and there as I find them. In the pic above, you can see the 1994/1995 tail lamps which I found at a yard recently in mint shape (0 damage) which were a nice upgrade. You can ping me if there's something you're looking for in particular, I come across a lot of W124 (and W126). I just pulled a nearly mint dash from a 1995 E320 yesterday in around 1 hour flat - installing is going to take longer than that for sure


I know this most recent addition is not a E500 (or 500E) - but I wanted to take the time to introduce myself
