My 1998 S500 is gonna hit 100k miles. I remember the first W140 I owned. It was a custom Green 500SEL. BEAUTIFUL! Every option low mileage. Best car ive ever owned and I can still say that today, but now that car is gone and I have a new baby. My S500 has been pampered and is in excellent condition. NOT A SCRATCH OR DENT. THE SEATS LOOK BRAND NEW AND THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN ABUSED. I kept the car original and still have the same type of MICHELINS that the car left the factory with. OBSIDIAN BLACK/BEIGE leather. This car is amazingly fast,smooth and I can just keep going on and on. You can barely feel it when you go 90mph. The car still has a mere 400 miles on it until it hits the big 100K. WOW. These W140's are way better than the W220's. I sold my 2000 S500 for my 1998. It still rides smooth as silk and looks new. ALWAYS HAND WASHED AND HAND WAXED. I never take my cars to the carwashes. The only thing I hope to get soon is a plastic cover that covers the headlight and protects it from breaking and rock chips, wood steering wheel with matching shifter and maybe AMG or Brabus or Lorinser rims.