I have to say that I like the way the gauge cluster pulls out of the dash without having to remove any screws. I haven't seen that on any other car.

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1985 380SE Blue/Blue - 230,000 miles
2012 Subaru Forester 5-speed
2005 Toyota Sienna
2004 Chrysler Sebring convertible
1999 Toyota Tacoma

Heated seats are great (then again, I have aches)

The heat is on the lumbar section and the bottom seat - juts great. Chevy heated seat is bottom only - misses the bark.

Additionally - the seats provide support during long trips.

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Thanks for the help
Bill Fisher

'86 560SL (186K) - Now a 'classic' : Registered as an Historic Vehicle
02 E430 in the stable
'14 LS460 (Lexus)
- - - - -
'95 E420 (198K) found a new home
'99 E320 (80K) (gave it's life for me as we hit a bumper)
'95 E420 (231K) Sold to a happy buyer, new to Mercedes
'90 300E (65K) Sold to an Mercedes Lover
'92 190E (215K) - retired to the salvage yard
'93 500SEL (214K) - Moved to another family, still runs like a young pup

Not the air conditioning

The hydropneumatic suspension

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1974 240D 3.0L 4(M) - 250K -OM617.910 + 300D FW + Rajay turbo power!
1977 6.9 3(A) - 84k

turbocharged 617

Runner-up -- suspension swallows speed bumps without passing the jolt to me.

First place -- I haven't met an MB with incapable brakes. Even the drum/drum W189 has good stopping power. Or maybe it's because I drive a Dodge minivan when I'm not in an MB :/

Sixto
95 S420
87 300SDL

Howdy All,
Portal axles!¡

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Frank X. Morris
17 Kia Niro
08 Jeep Wrangler 4 door unlimited

me too.. also, like the way interior is made and just the craftsmanship in general. no squicks or stuff folling off.. and it's 33 y/o

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72 W114/M130

RedMeat cartoon

Iwould have to say, the ride! They all have an exceptionally smooth and balanced feel to them.

I appreciate the way the hood can go completely vertical. It took me 6 months of ownership to notice that feature- after I constantly banged my head and cursed their poor design (with the hood in the first low position) .

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80 300SD (129k mi) 82 240D stick (193k mi)77 240D auto - stick to be (153k mi) 85 380SL (145k mi) 89 BMW 535i 82 Diesel Rabbit Pickup (374k mi) 91 Jetta IDI Diesel (155k mi) 81 VW Rabbit Convertible Diesel 70 Triumph Spitfire Mk III (63kmi)66 Triumph TR4a IRS (90k mi)67 Ford F-100 (??)

Say What??!!?????!!!????????

The little sun visor that fills the gap over the rear-view mirror.

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1989 300 SEL that mostly works, but needs TLC

I agree with this....the cars are not fast (what I have anyway) but they are comfy for the commute to work.....

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Proud owner of ....
1971 280SE W108
1979 300SD W116
1983 300D W123
1975 Ironhead Sportster chopper
1987 GMC 3/4 ton 4X4 Diesel
1989 Honda Civic (Heavily modified)
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Section 609 MVAC Certified
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"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche

#1. The arrangement of everything to accomodate eyes-on-the-road driving. Even the Becker is that way. The buttons and knobs are large enough that peripheral vision does the trick.

#1.001. The seats are perfect. I like the firmness and the various adjustments and I also like the controls.

#1.002. The very small blind spots in the mirrors and easy view of traffic with a turn of the head. I depend heavily on mirrors and peripheral vision.

#1.003. The smooth, constant acceleration to about 80 mph (w124 300E and E320). It's not jumpy anywhere and with good tires comfortably and quietly holds to the road.

#2. The star.

#6. "You have a Mercedes? Wow!" Getting less of that. Probably because of recent well-reported reliability and quality control dificiencies as compared to comparable Japanese cars. Too bad.

#17. Really cool car commercials.

Yeah, you didnt know that? There is also a dimmer feature for your dash lights. I bet you don't know about that one either



I like the fact that a 15 year old car never looks out of place in the presence of other more expensive and modern vehicles.