Have both W201 and W124 (see below). If buying again, would go for W124, specifically 94/95. Base your decision on condition, condition, and condition. By the way, condition is important
. If you don't know what your looking at yet then have someone who does do an inspection for you. Lots of uninformed folks buy because "its a Mercedes" then realize the PO didn't have the $ to have it serviced properly and they don't have the $ to bring it back. If I didn't enjoy working on them myself I couldn't afford to keep them. Pick the best on you find, haggle (the above beaters drag the prices of the good ones down) then drive it for the next 15-20 years. I drive the 87 every day, high speed and low, still gets a smile.