Bill,
I do seem to remember that conversation
My 380SE (RARELY driven in winter) would always manage to get stuck in my driveway no matter how little snow there was on the ground. My W116 300SD "Eduardo" did not leave me stranded once! Neither has my W108 280SE. The W116 and W108 were very well balanced cars, unlike the W126. The W123s are pretty bad as well, and the wagons can be worse due to lack of weight in the back. In any case, I put two 50 pound bags of bird seed in the trunk of whatever I am driving and keep them in there till spring, then when I take them out, I can feed the birds! It's a win-win situation. My choice for best old MB in the snow? Either a 116 or 108 and preferably the 116.