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meltedpanda · #9 09-23-2010, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by alabbasi

as 99.9% of people looking to spend $10k on a convertible would rather buy a 5 year old Mustang or Miata then a 30 year old MB. They are perceived to be a safer bet when it comes to running costs.. This is probably true, but the person looking for a nice R107 will see the value in your car.

this is the very reason I stopped doing the benefit car shows, my SL ( which was selected for a "invite only" concours ) would not even place is a sportscar division loosing to Nissans and tricked out Toyotas. I even lost once to a Ford. I attributed it to the fact that most folks simply do not know the vintage MB brand , or its legacy.

And on the diesels, I am with Wodnek on the V8's, these are built tough , my iron block V8 is pretty bomb proof , yes it has parts that wear out and need replaced that the diesel does not have but , on par these are tough engines and capable of miles that a diesel can amass. That said they need Skid Road is correct in that diesels (speculating here

) in the long run are cheaper to maintain