W123 and W460 would have made it on my list.

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Old Blue - '83 240D 6 speed manual trans, OM648
Green Machine - 2001 Europa G500
'87 300SDL Bought on Peachparts
'02 E320 4matic wagon

Patchouli Wagon - 2004 E500 - SOLD
333k mile 97 BMW 750il V12. - SOLD
The Californian - 85 300TD - SOLD
Daily Super Sedan - 03 Audi S8 - SOLD
Family Truckster - 2012 VW Touareg TDI - SOLD

1. 1985 300D Turbo
2. 1985 300CD Turbo
3. 1984 300D Turbo
4. 1984 300CD Turbo
5. 1983 300D Turbo
6. 1983 300CD Turbo
7. 1982 300D Turbo
8. 1982 300CD Turbo
9. 1981 300D Turbo
10 1981 300CD Turbo

Sorry no room for W126s and non-turbos

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Graham
85 300D,72 350SL, 98 E320, Outback 2.5

Calling a 190e 2.x-16v just a W201 is technically correct and morally wrong. I would say that my favorite MBZ's would be early W124 cars. The 87 300TD was a pleasure to drive and easy to work on. Simple and powerful. The 95 E320 has an impressive engine, but quality suffered. A W115 220D was just a fun car to drive, no power, slow but easy to work on. Simple too. Got to love the foot peddle for windshield washer fluid. My 1963 190D was a tank. Suffered from only 3 main bearings. in summary:

300SEL 6.3. Classic and Impressive
1987 300TD solid and reliable
190E 2.3-16v 5 speed, fun and a head turner
1995 E320 Wagon a real sleeper
Jay Leno's 1972 600 Kompressor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LnHdWgLlFI

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63 190d (sold)
69 220D (sold)
69 280SL (sold)
76 BMW 2002 (sold)
86 190E-16v (Demised at Laguna Seca Turn 9)
87 300SDL (sold)
87 300SDL 135k
87 300TD 280k (sold)
95 E320W 211k
95 E320w 111k
05 C320 4matic
06 E320 CDI 90k (Totaled by a texting 19 year old girl in a nissan)
2013 GLK 250 Bluetek 4MATIC

Thank you all for your input - it's really interesting for me to read everyone's responses and opinions on what makes a certain model "great" or desirable. Maybe we should have stuck with only the classics!.....but what exactly makes a classic?


-Dmitry