I have two 123's and one 124. The 124 initially cost me about 6000 including $700 shipping and it looked very clean and had relatively low miles. Since then, I've put in another $1000 or so. I agree with gsxr that the 124 is way ahead of the 123 in technology and features, and also styling. That said, I love my 124 but I probably love the 123 even more. I guess I'm more into the classic cars. But they both have something to love.

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2004 VW Jetta TDI (manual)

Past MB's: '96 E300D, '83 240D, '82 300D, '87 300D, '87 420SEL