Because the Acura, Honda, Camry don't speak to me. Furthermore, I dislike front wheel drive. Finally, they are absolutely everywhere you look, from coast to coast, ad nauseum.

I like to be a little unique. I like the German mechanicals and mostly easy service design. I don't care about the maintenance cost because I don't pay much for them. It's a trade-off depreciation versus maintenance. In my experience once you get through the 120K R&R period, those repairs last another 100K at least.

Had a '79 300CD in the 80's. Metallic brown. It turned heads.
Still have my '92 300E Sportlne with the Euros. It just looks different and good.

Newest is the '97S320 LWB Black Opal. Not too many of these running around. The strangest thing is that on quite a few occasions I have found other drivers acting deferentially to the car. They wave at me to go ahead and turn left in front of them. I don't do it. Hasn't happened to me in any other car.

I have other vehicles, but they don't spark any of my interest. They get serviced at the local shop.

Steve