Thank you all for the replies. I will keep readings previous posts on this forum, but it seems the decision has been made in favor of purchasing a clean unabused W140. I am not in a rush to buy one so I’ll wait until the right one comes along. After the recent ’89 300SEL and the ’70 280S years ago, I don’t seem to be able to enjoy riding in anything else. Didn’t they make a special edition S500 for the ’99 model year? Do they have any special designation or distinguishing marks?

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Riadh
'89 560SL Rauchsilber
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