MB seats are well contoured but I'm not. I need a cushy seat which MB finally obliged me in the 140. '91 seats went a long way to making me comfortable in my '87 300D. I need more seat time to determine whether post face lift 124 seats are cushier still.

My problem with the console isn't that it's plastic but rather that it's wide and forms an unadjustable armrest. My clumsy left hand needs more room around the seat belt clasp.

The 722.6 in this particular car wasn't happy. Shifts were sometimes abrupt and it made scary noises at low speed. I'll bet it's running Dexron. I was surprised to see the engine turn ~2700 rpm at 70 mph. I thought it would have longer legs. Maybe 4-bangers need to rev to stay in the power band. That didn't bother me. It made far less noise and was peppier than my 300D.

Sixto
87 300D