Hi MS folks. I was there last month, drove from Jackson to Forestville. From there to Starksville then to FL. I like MS. Jackson is a little like parts of Oakland, CA a place you do not want to be stranded anytime of day! Forestville is pleasant though. Even had a snake slithering across at the entranceway to the Holiday Inn the night we arrived.

If I had let you know before I was there we could have met up somewhere.
Oh well, small world
As for the plastic ends on the control rods used in 124 and later models, they can be replaced by the good old metal ones if you want, they use the same screw threads. I still wonder why MB had to change them, how much did they save (in weight or $$)?
DDH

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