Rainmaker,

I used to live in Hong Kong and did a good bit of traveling in the
Asia/Pacific region. I'm not sure where you live in Asia but based on places I've traveled, I'm surprised the subject of USD5.00+/gallon gasoline and small parking spaces vs. S-class body size has not yet come up in this thread. Of course, if you have a chauffeur and/or private carpark at your office and home this may not be such a big issue.

I have a 1999 W210 turbodiesel. Great vehicle with excellent power and fuel economy !
Enjoy,
Ken