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Well Maintained Mercedes-Benz W124 ‘V-Boot’ Cruising Majestically On The Nigerian Road
A well Maintained Mercedes-Benz W124, popularly known as as ‘V-Boot’, seen cruising majestically on the Nigerian road.
Widely regarded as one of the most well-built cars ever made, the Mercedes-Benz cars W124 gained a good reputation for reliability.
Back then, the Mercedes-Benz W124 was a status symbol as it very expensive and of course owned by the wealthy.
Video posted to Supercars of Nigeria Instagram page shows the now legendary Mercedes-Benz W124 saloon car popularly known as ‘V-Boot‘ cruising majestically on the Nigerian road.
This particular example of the Mercedes-Benz V-Boot seems sturdy and well maintained despite the final batch of W124 rolling off the assembly lines over 26 years ago in 1997.
Widely regarded as one of the most well-built cars ever made, the Mercedes-Benz cars W124 gained a good reputation for reliability. Back then, the Mercedes-Benz W124 was a status symbol as it very expensive and of course owned by the wealthy.
First introduced to international journalists in Seville, Spain in 1984, the Mercedes-Benz W124 is a range of mid-size cars made by Daimler-Benz from 1984 to 1997.
Though collectively referred to as the W-124, the range included numerous body style including saloon (W 124), estate (S 124), coupé (C 124), 2-door cabriolet (A 124) and 6-door limousine limousine (V 124).
From 1993, the 124 series was officially marketed as the E-Class. The W 124 followed the 123 series from 1984 and was succeeded by the W 210 E-Class after 1995, and the C 208 CLK-Class in 1997.
During its production years, Mercedes sold a high performance version of the W124, the 500 E, created in partnership with Porsche, the later who also assembled it. The 500 E was powered by the 5.0 L 32-valve V8 M119 Engine based on the engine from the 500 SL (R129) roadster.
In all, over 2.5 Million (2,562,143) examples of the Mercedes-Benz W124 was built between 1984 and 1997. The saloon (sedan) was sold between 1986–1995 (saloon) while the coupé/convertible between 1987–1996.
