I was just looking at the Times front page. Looks like an 116 and a 115 still doing service.

"pre-owned" mercedes have long been moved from europe, mainly germany, overland to the middle east after they have outlived their usefulness in the industrial societies of western europe. At one time in the early eighties I lived two blocks from the Theresien Wiesse in Munich. Most people know this as the place where Oktoberfest takes place once a year. During the rest of the year, once or twice a week caravans of vehicles would assemble on the Theresien Wiesse. Men sometimes wearing eastern style robes and head gear lined up their newly aquired used diesel trucks, vans, flatbeds, and cars(usually filled with parts and tires) for the long journey through Austria, Yugoslavia, Greece, Turkey, and on to destinations in the middle east. Its nice to see that these machines live on. I have been driving my 123 since 1986 and will continue to do so indefinitely here on long island. God willing I will never have to use it to evacuate my family from a war zone like those poor devils, but if I ever do I wouldn't want to do it in any other vehicle.

Attached Thumbnails