Doesn't matter if people like them. Only matters if you like it. Find one to test drive. Or even an S320. Personally, the W140 feels like a hotel room vs the W126 feeling like a dorm room and the W123 feeling like barracks. I'm obviously glossing over the good points of the W126 and W123, but to me the comfort and luxury of a W140 is sorely missing from my W124. Most others don't want to deal with the maintenance appetite of a W140.

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