it's interesting.

i was reacquainting myself with the thread initiated by a rosich. within that thread there was a comment by a gilly that there coupes were an error by benz.

i have been reflecting upon that assertion for some months. principally because i own 3 m-b coupes.

these are my everyday faves.

they handle better than the the sedans or the roadsters. and they have sedan levels of trunk room.

is there some reason that these realities are ignored?

all ears

i don't own a coupe and have never considered one, because I can afford only one car and need it to be general-purpose.

in reality however, my car is driven with only (a max of) 2 people on board for around 99% of the time, and I believe that this is true for many people in North America, the car being more of a personal appliance; in this context, a coupe makes sense.

i like the grace of the 124 coupe, and would consider it only as a second car ... but if one showed up with a 5-speed manual and a SportLine package, well, that's another story ...

I grew up in the back seat of coupes in Europe. My father never owned a 4 door until I was 16. The coupes didn't seem like a hardship to me then although I probably wouldn't want to crawl into the backseat now. There's lots of room back there for kids. I think all MB coupes are beautiful cars that hold their value well and can be quite practical. Excellent travelling vehicle for a couple.
I'm keeping my eyes open for another one as my wife's toy.

Jorg