w123 coupes are better. Pillarless windows, 2 inch lower stance than the sedan, lower roof, great chrome around the windows, they just look better. Rarer, and possibly worth more too. Mine is non-turbo and I don't experience any of the "oh god its way too slow" that people tell about, it keeps up just fine with traffic. Merging onto highways, you just have to floor it when you get on, with many of St. Louis' highways designed for 35mph, and are now at 60.

Anyway, get the coupe for the turbo, looks and value, you can convert it to a 4 speed later, it isn't a very difficult swap.

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1999 SL500