Cheers everyone.

Gerry, I have a 1971 300SEL 6.3 myself. My wife has a 1968 280SE cabriolet. They sure are pretty cars. Even then, like I said, if the old cars are so superior, then why is the M100 600 such a PITA? My philosophy is that all MBs are great cars (well, I don't know about M class or SLKs). We should just enjoy whatever we have.