They sure aren't many around here. I saw far more 123's in the US than I have in Germany in the 10 months I have been here. I expected to see a lot of old BMW's and Mercedes but my German friends say that after the wall came down the old vehicles were bought up and sent east, probably to replace the Trabants or whatever they drove over there. I notice that many Germans are very status conscious and drive the newest Audis, BMWs and MB's. If you can afford a MB here you can afford a new one. The ones that won't pass the TUV get sold to the Americans, or probably go east bloc countries. Prices here are very high for the German consumer. Yesterday I was in the local MB dealer and saw the following:

2007 S500L : 120,000 EURO
2006 R350(This was a TDI): 70,000 EURO
2006 E350 TDI: 67,000 EURO

Currently, the EURO is about $1.20. With gas prices at 1.20 EURO/liter, Americans really have it pretty good.

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BillS