• Diplomjodler
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    14 days ago

    They were built like tanks. But they drove like tanks too.

    • Peppycito@sh.itjust.works
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      14 days ago

      I lost the gas cap for one. The guy at the parts store laughed at me when I asked for a gas cap for a Mercedes, then he looked through the book said “Oh” and grabbed one from the shelf that had five of them on it. It’s the same cap as tractors use.

    • Junkers_Klunker@feddit.dk
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      13 days ago

      They handled better than most contemporary cars, not sporty but safe and comfortable, but most cars back then were rather agricultural compared to today.