1983 Mercedes-Benz 280 E [W123]

1983 Mercedes-Benz 280 E [W123] in Chillers (Patricia Highsmith's Tales), TV Series, 1990-1992 Ep. 11

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:

Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Author	Message
rpcm ◊ 2007-12-11 21:25	It's a 1982 or 1983 ( by the Y-suffix reg. ) 280E [W123]. These headlights combined with these specific bumpers identify it. They were also used by the 280, but in 1982 it wasn't produced anymore.
Ingo ◊ 2007-12-12 17:04	I'm wondering a bit, why a Mercedes-Taxi shall not have a diesel-engine, but then I remembered, that in Great Britain regular fuel is cheaper than diesel (was this also a fact in the past?), so this can be the reason.
chris40 ◊ 2007-12-12 21:53	Ingo, this is true but the difference is so slight that it's still cheaper overall to use Diesel. 'Black cabs' and Eurotaxis (Sevel-Nord based taxis or MB Vitos) are invariably Diesels and many minicabs (private hire cars) e.g. Mondeos, 406s etc. are too. My guess is that this is a private car that's been pressed into service as a taxi.
Ingo ◊ 2007-12-13 19:54	It also can be a Diesel-W 123, where just the front lamps and/or the bumpers were changed. After several hundreds of thousands or taxi-kilometers it would not be unusual.
130rapid ◊ 2018-10-25 22:32	1983+.