Baby steps. The 221 is still out of my price range, not to mention the fact that I'm not a big fan of the exterior styling on the early 221's. I've narrowed in on an '04 S500 with one owner. I've done a lot of research over the past couple days and was curious to hear from someone's first hand experience. It seems there's a much larger active 220 crowd at the BW forum.

Best Regards,

David

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2000 Honda Accord V6 137k miles

1972 300SEL 4.5 98k miles

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A221 will be even further out of your price range if you buy a 220 first. These cars are the worst money pits i've had the misfortune of fixing.

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600SEL '91
300E 4Matic '88
240D '83
280SE '77
350SE '73
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