When I first bought my 300D, the only thing I had to do was replace the battery, fuel filters, and fiddle with the Bowden cables.


I don't want to say what I've spent on it in the last year. Complete cooling system (rad,hoses, fan clutch, exp tank, thermostat), complete brake system(rubber lines, front calipers, all pads and rotors), transmission rebuild, engine mounts, trans mount, diff mount, entire front suspension, entire rear suspension, timing chain, valve adjustment, oil cooler lines, AC lines, steeing coupler, injection pump rebuild, wheel bearings, monovalve delete, new exterior trim, tires, refinished wheels, repaired window regulator slides... I'm sure a bunch more. A lot of it I did myself but the big or very technical jobs I had done. Of course, labor isn't cheap!

I could have bought a very well sorted R129 SL600 by now. Like, a nice one. I could have put the money into Bitcoin at the beginning of the year and have well over 6 figures from that alone.

But, of all of the really cool cars of all types that I've owned, my W123 is my absolute favorite. I've never had a car people chase me down in to wave and give a thumbs up. I'm constantly amazed how much attention it gets.