plink49:

I went back and read your first reply, asking people to help you rationalize owning 3 MBs. I don't know if there is anything rational about the idea. But if you want to, and can afford it, then why not? I can see the depth of emotion people on this thread have for their cars, be they W140 or W126, or whatever. I have a humble W202 and I can't rationalize owning it. I don't drive to work. Hell, I even walk to the train station that takes me to work. I can't rationalize owning *any* car, let alone taking on the operating expenses involved with an MB. And while I realize that the W202 doesn't compare in cost or complexity to the W140, it is still a tough sell with my wife, who sees her Honda and how little it requires in terms of maintenance by comparison. But I love that car, warts and all. My wife tells me I love it more than her, and of course I tell her she's wrong, but...

There is nothing rational about type of passion that people on this forum have for their cars. I, for one, am overjoyed to be irrational. If I could swing it, I'd have three of them myself. Even if I didn't need any of them.

Jonathan