A nicely sorted w124 sedan with the 420 engine is great!

I have had no problems worth mentioning in my 1995 e420.

The mechanic calls it a "stealth" car because it's about 75-80% of what you'd get in an e500/500e with the bulletproof 420 engine (which has a much shorter than the 560 timing chain, so it's not as critical to change out the 420 timing chain every 100 miles as it would be in the 560.)

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1991 560 SEC AMG, 199k <---- 300 hp 10:1 ECE euro HV ...

1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold)

2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp

1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k

2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive (sold)