Hi Wolf, Well your probably right, those Mid 70's Lincolns and Caddy's were huge. Boy, those cars drank the gas. However, I suppose if your comparing Benz to Benz, it's preference. My father bought a 300D when I was about 20 and I was basically out of the house. It was rather cramped when i borrowed it from time to time to take freinds out etc. Now the SDL provides plenty of room for me now. I have a 16 yr old and a 14 year old who actually like this older car, mainly because of it's large space and a place to put there friends as well. It also provides me with the 28mpg fuel consumption for a bigger Benz.