April 2005: Bought my celery green '77 240D 4-speed manual at 398K miles for $2000, sold it for $3000 about 2K miles later. Hated to see it go, but we don't have a garage and we live very close to the ocean - she would've rusted out over the winter in about 2 seconds.

October 2005: Then bought our silver w/black leather '95 E320 wagon for $4500. High miles (199K), but worth it. Had all the expensive stuff done (wiring harness, head gasket) within 15K miles, and the AC works. Missing the rear headrests, but the seller is going to check his parents' storage unit for them over Thanksgiving. Heck of a grocery getter/Home Despot runner.