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V8 CDI wagon?
Can someone please explain to me why Mercedes didn't make w211 with the big V8 engine in a wagon? I would love to have such an version there at the collection of Mercedes.
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Originally Posted by Timo Schroeder
Can someone please explain to me why Mercedes didn't make w211 with the big V8 engine in a wagon? I would love to have such an version there at the collection of Mercedes.
If you want it so bad build it. Engine swaps are easy on this platform.
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If you want it so bad build it. Engine swaps are easy on this platform.

That wasn't what I was asking about.
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Originally Posted by Timo Schroeder
That wasn't what I was asking about.
Don't beat yourself up over it, not every can be perfect.
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