The W123 is an awesome car when it comes to bumper design. With the bumper shocks and the rubber strip, I don't feel terrible about parking by "feel" when I have to in the city. Also, I've been hit a few times by cabs with no damage incurred.

Alex

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1983 300D (parked for four years)
2012 VW Sportwagen TDI Manual
2001 Miata SE
1962 Chevrolet Corvair Rampside