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Re: Mercedes Benz W124 Popularly Known As 'V-Boot' Is 35 Years Old (Photos) by naijadrivablog: 7:16am On Dec 05, 2019
emeijeh:
Every Nigerian family dream car in the late 80s and early 90s
How time flies!

Even early 2000s. I remember a former neighbor always disturbed us by playing loud music early in the morning while washing his "V-Boot".

If they dash him that car now, he won't accept. Be humble, the fashion of this world pass away.

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Re: Mercedes Benz W124 Popularly Known As 'V-Boot' Is 35 Years Old (Photos) by olahero(m): 7:17am On Dec 05, 2019
We still have this in our garages.

The new of today will also turned 40years.

Long live to you and me.
Re: Mercedes Benz W124 Popularly Known As 'V-Boot' Is 35 Years Old (Photos) by VanGun: 7:17am On Dec 05, 2019
AutoJoshNG:


The Mercedes-Benz 124 Model Series which is popularly known as V-Boot was introduced 35 years ago. Years back, this was a popular modern car, but today, it’s now a young vintage car.
Instead of Reading Naija News i prefer listening to Good Naija Songs Biko ooooo


On 26 November 1984 the brand from Stuttgart initially introduced the new saloons (W 124) in Seville (Spain). They were introduced to the market in December of the same year. Later the estate (1985, S 124), coupé (1987, C 124), saloon with a long wheelbase (1989, V 124), cabriolet (1991, A 124) and chassis for special bodies were to follow.

In 1993 the model series became the first generation of the upper executive segment of Mercedes-Benz to carry the E-Class name. The 500 E and 400 E V8 were particularly sort-after classics; the performance versions by Mercedes-AMG as well as the elegant two-door versions were too.

This Mercdes-Benz was among the cars our fathers rocked back in the days. Most daddies preferred the manual gearbox to the automatic gearbox. This was regarded to be a road warrior built for Nigerian roads.

Source: https://autojosh.com/mercedes-benz-v-boot/
Re: Mercedes Benz W124 Popularly Known As 'V-Boot' Is 35 Years Old (Photos) by bluntspade: 7:18am On Dec 05, 2019
StrikeBack:
20 years from now. Same thing will be said of all this latest ones.

Nothing like vanity upon vanity


Make this money and enjoy
Follow the trend. Vanity upon vanity is poverty mentality
Re: Mercedes Benz W124 Popularly Known As 'V-Boot' Is 35 Years Old (Photos) by Kakamorufu(m): 7:19am On Dec 05, 2019
dad still has one in the house. I bash the rear light one time laidat grin grin

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Re: Mercedes Benz W124 Popularly Known As 'V-Boot' Is 35 Years Old (Photos) by colyx1(m): 7:20am On Dec 05, 2019
Na so my dad refuse us to drive his Mercedes V Boot that year. That vehicle na car with class that year. Since e don get other cars now, he dey find who go dey drive the jallopee, none of us is interested. grin

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Re: Mercedes Benz W124 Popularly Known As 'V-Boot' Is 35 Years Old (Photos) by airminem(f): 7:22am On Dec 05, 2019
The vehicle was use populaly by drugs mafian of the west. A colleague just sold one they had for a token.

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Re: Mercedes Benz W124 Popularly Known As 'V-Boot' Is 35 Years Old (Photos) by Thegoodone13(m): 7:24am On Dec 05, 2019
And bez 190

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Re: Mercedes Benz W124 Popularly Known As 'V-Boot' Is 35 Years Old (Photos) by timothydgreat: 7:31am On Dec 05, 2019
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I'm running an IT programme but to even see transport now is an issue. pls help a brother
Re: Mercedes Benz W124 Popularly Known As 'V-Boot' Is 35 Years Old (Photos) by ruggedtimi(m): 7:34am On Dec 05, 2019
the ranve rover, the benz, the g wagon all in one
Re: Mercedes Benz W124 Popularly Known As 'V-Boot' Is 35 Years Old (Photos) by ChiefSweetus: 7:35am On Dec 05, 2019
Sigh! My grandma always hoped for my dad to have this car. The man sha managed to drive Benz sha grin

Really a status symbol in the 90s. Even it's less illustrious sister, the 190 was highly regarded. Good times.

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Re: Mercedes Benz W124 Popularly Known As 'V-Boot' Is 35 Years Old (Photos) by colestephan86: 7:35am On Dec 05, 2019
AutoJoshNG:


The Mercedes-Benz 124 Model Series which is popularly known as V-Boot was introduced 35 years ago. Years back, this was a popular modern car, but today, it’s now a young vintage car.

On 26 November 1984 the brand from Stuttgart initially introduced the new saloons (W 124) in Seville (Spain). They were introduced to the market in December of the same year. Later the estate (1985, S 124), coupé (1987, C 124), saloon with a long wheelbase (1989, V 124), cabriolet (1991, A 124) and chassis for special bodies were to follow.

In 1993 the model series became the first generation of the upper executive segment of Mercedes-Benz to carry the E-Class name. The 500 E and 400 E V8 were particularly sort-after classics; the performance versions by Mercedes-AMG as well as the elegant two-door versions were too.

This Mercdes-Benz was among the cars our fathers rocked back in the days. Most daddies preferred the manual gearbox to the automatic gearbox. This was regarded to be a road warrior built for Nigerian roads.

Source: https://autojosh.com/mercedes-benz-v-boot/
This is one car that came way ahead of its time.
Technology wise the Toyota Camry 2006 can't still matchup .

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Re: Mercedes Benz W124 Popularly Known As 'V-Boot' Is 35 Years Old (Photos) by Nobody: 7:41am On Dec 05, 2019
This was strictly for all the ritualists, drug barons, and 419 kingpins of the late 1980s and early 1990s. Them use this machine scatter all the girls pussies that period.

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Re: Mercedes Benz W124 Popularly Known As 'V-Boot' Is 35 Years Old (Photos) by tomju(m): 7:43am On Dec 05, 2019
May 1999 I bought my first car ever. Vboot 260 E..see me feeling like I did something very special Hahaha. Chai! this life ehn. AH718UYY if you know you know. Strong car though.

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Re: Mercedes Benz W124 Popularly Known As 'V-Boot' Is 35 Years Old (Photos) by Nobody: 7:59am On Dec 05, 2019
My friend Still had this car as at 2009. It was his dads former car bought in late 80’s and the thing was still standing strong. Very rugged car indeed.

Back in the 90’s and early 2000’s you could get enough babes when you steal your popsies V-boot to school for a day.

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Re: Mercedes Benz W124 Popularly Known As 'V-Boot' Is 35 Years Old (Photos) by Nobody: 8:08am On Dec 05, 2019
StrikeBack:
20 years from now. Same thing will be said of all this latest ones.

Nothing like vanity upon vanity


Make this money and enjoy
True. Sometimes I wonder how runs girls of yesteryears will feel today if someone reminds them they used to get fvcked for blackberry bold and Motorola razor phone grin

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Re: Mercedes Benz W124 Popularly Known As 'V-Boot' Is 35 Years Old (Photos) by bluebay(m): 8:09am On Dec 05, 2019
I remember back then. V Yash and Benz 190. If armed robbers operate with any of these cars, no way to Catch them..

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Re: Mercedes Benz W124 Popularly Known As 'V-Boot' Is 35 Years Old (Photos) by Mckandre(m): 8:11am On Dec 05, 2019
What does it mean when Mercedes vboot is called padded? Abeg free my curious mind

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Re: Mercedes Benz W124 Popularly Known As 'V-Boot' Is 35 Years Old (Photos) by LordAzubuike(f): 8:19am On Dec 05, 2019
Mercedes Benz a useless piece of garbage. Not even in the league of Audi and BMW. There are cars and there are cars. Mercedes Benz is just for poor people who wanna have a taste of what luxury feels like.

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Re: Mercedes Benz W124 Popularly Known As 'V-Boot' Is 35 Years Old (Photos) by Realfrankie(m): 8:28am On Dec 05, 2019
Benz or nothing
Re: Mercedes Benz W124 Popularly Known As 'V-Boot' Is 35 Years Old (Photos) by shogsman(m): 8:32am On Dec 05, 2019
How time flies,I could remember how well we admired this car way back,it was the measure of wealth,but now the same car looks like a joke to me,the only thing constant in life is change.

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Re: Mercedes Benz W124 Popularly Known As 'V-Boot' Is 35 Years Old (Photos) by Reference(m): 8:32am On Dec 05, 2019
colestephan86:

This is one car that came way ahead of its time.
Technology wise the Toyota Camry 2006 can't still matchup .

True. Was a classic. Still is. Impeccable build. After that it was a bit of a decline for Daimler. Others caught up.
Re: Mercedes Benz W124 Popularly Known As 'V-Boot' Is 35 Years Old (Photos) by tuoyoojo(m): 8:37am On Dec 05, 2019
I have fond memories of this car

Was travelling with a dad's colleague ( a woman) from Abuja to zaria in the early 2000 when the roads were pretty smooth

Sat at the front with the air conditioning on and the windows won up.

Na so we overtake one bank convoy carrying money. For my mind, "I was like why are these bank people driving slow on the highway"

Something took my eyes to the speedometer

Omo na 180km/h the babe dey marsh

Na so I sharply wear seat belt o come hold the seat join

I carry yansh for the woman dat day

But what surprised me was how stable the car was, as though it was doing 100 or 120km/h

Nice rice

Benz na Benz

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Re: Mercedes Benz W124 Popularly Known As 'V-Boot' Is 35 Years Old (Photos) by Siberia01(m): 8:39am On Dec 05, 2019
bluebay:
I remember back then. V Yash and Benz 190. If armed robbers operate with any of these cars, no way to Catch them..
The Nigeria police force PEUGEOT 504
was always there to catch them
Re: Mercedes Benz W124 Popularly Known As 'V-Boot' Is 35 Years Old (Photos) by Siberia01(m): 8:40am On Dec 05, 2019
cool still hasn't written its name in the sands of time as the PEUGEOT 504

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Re: Mercedes Benz W124 Popularly Known As 'V-Boot' Is 35 Years Old (Photos) by tightpussy156: 8:43am On Dec 05, 2019
The almighty vboot the car na grandmaster that year 80s an 90s.who no get DAT car never start life.my popsy get the regular benz,190e, vboot, and concord Benz.na the car I take learn myself for compound before u no I don carry am enter road.I no drive motor for school feild one day.na inside compound I take ride benz.I remembered when theives pursue popsy an me one day na small place popsy do you turn take lost them.much respect to Benz.you go continued to lead others go twale for you.no long thing.

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Re: Mercedes Benz W124 Popularly Known As 'V-Boot' Is 35 Years Old (Photos) by Hoodbilonia: 8:47am On Dec 05, 2019
I cruise dis car sha
My late dad benz of 2010 ac tight,sony xplod speakers
I use am turbo that year
E no dey drink fuel
4plugs
Rugged,strong and balance for ground
Later sold it for 300k in 2011

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Re: Mercedes Benz W124 Popularly Known As 'V-Boot' Is 35 Years Old (Photos) by Abagworo(m): 9:05am On Dec 05, 2019
It no longer exists in Nigeria
Re: Mercedes Benz W124 Popularly Known As 'V-Boot' Is 35 Years Old (Photos) by AlphaStyles(m): 9:06am On Dec 05, 2019
This Moto heavy to push ooo the day I pushed this car that day back pain follow me reach house

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Re: Mercedes Benz W124 Popularly Known As 'V-Boot' Is 35 Years Old (Photos) by Inception(m): 9:06am On Dec 05, 2019
We called it the V- as.s

AX-562-FST.....Mercedes benz 300E...Chai!

I remember playing Magic system in that car (gaou gaou) in 2001. Matching the throttle any time the interlude of the music came on....
Re: Mercedes Benz W124 Popularly Known As 'V-Boot' Is 35 Years Old (Photos) by seunfly: 9:07am On Dec 05, 2019
I remember one of my dad's friend was murdered because he cornered all the money of his business partners and bought Vboot with it. He was assassinated and placed on top of the Vboot in Ibadan around 1988. Anytime I remember the incident and see his wife and kids struggle in life, I concluded that nothing is worth your life and investment is worth more than luxury. I learnt he bought the car for 200k plus then and if he had invested the 200k plus in things like share or land, it would be amounting to billions today.

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