#r129 — Public Fediverse posts
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I was today years old when I discovered that the Mercedes R129 had strut front suspension. WAT!? How did I miss this in the last 30+ years? Maybe I forgot. Ha.
I guess this layout has been a staple on Mercs forever but for some reason I thought the R129 was more "sports car bespoke". I wonder if the later R-chassis cars are strut too...
Here's that flappy paddle shift kit for the 722 I was referring to earlier.
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Porsche 928 (Late 16V w/ 5sp) vs Mercedes SL500 (R129).
Assume the R129 has flappy paddles via aftermarket kit or has been 5sp swapped (trying to make sorta apples-to-apples).
Given similar pricing and "gas-n-go" condition which would you pick?
Why?
Fight! 😀
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