Hey, Larry look at my post. I did say "The 300E is argueably the most reliable, trouble free, long running GASOLINE Mercedes ever made"! The 123 diesel is EXACTLY the reason I made that distinction.

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Bill Streep
San Antonio
'57 190SL (toy)
'08 S5500 (mine)
'09 CLK550 (wife's)
'06 SLK350 (daughter's)
'11 GLK350 (daughter's)
'03 CLK310 (spare)