jcd, I concur with you. My 16 year old son just got his license and we may have to get a 3rd car as he's got a job this summer teaching tennis. I have been perusing ebay each day for the additional car. The wife and kids and fighting me against another diesel, they want a new Honda Element. So I have considered a W124 and perhaps a 94-94 S320. I really like the 95 E320 Coupe, but LarryBible's post has put me in a conundrum. The newer cars will not have the water leaks, winter starting, slow around town acceleration questions, however will maintenance be prohibitive? Will a W124 with under 125K miles have substantially less headaches than Larry's 250K+ miles?

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