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LUVMBDiesels · #12 09-18-2007, 06:38 PM

I have found it to be a great car for my commute (84 miles each way) It really eats up the highway. Around town it is a little slow off the line, but once the turbo comes up it can run with anything. I like the ride of the car, it is very smooth but not floaty like a Caddy would be. It handles well and is very predictable. Of course, it doesn't handle as sharply as the BMW and I guess it is not as toss able as the W123 cars, but if you want a good all around car with plenty of room in both the cabin and the trunk you cannot go wrong with a W126.

Whichever car you choose you will have an almost bulletproof drive train and the kind of engineering that you cannot get on a new car. Buy the best example you can afford as it always costs more money to try to improve a car in poor shape than it takes to maintain a car in good shape.

I have found that most maintenance can be done at home with a set of metric sockets and a good jack and ramps.

Make sure that you join the MBCA and your local chapter.

Good luck with your search. Oh, and post pictures of your catch!