Bob, I had a really nice 85 BMW 735i a few years ago. I quickly found that every part had about the same price; $500. It was much faster than my Mercedes, more comfortable, etc. It also used premium fuel and something broke about once every 2 months. I owned this car for 2 years and only drove it about 4-5 thousand miles.

On the other hand, I have had my 300D for 6 years. I have driven it about 120K, nothing major has happened.

Now if I could only get another 20 mph going up the entrance ramp, it'd be perfect!

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Dave

1982 300D
352,000 miles