My obsession with Woody Wagoneers was cultivated well before I even conceived of purchasing a Mercedes diesel. The impracticality coupled with higher prices for decent examples made the quest more difficult, and I gave up two summers ago.
The last one I drove the owner requested I not turn off the vehicle so the battery could charge. While we were negotiating, the car overheated and killed itself.
My parents had one that caught fire before I was born.
Now its back with a vengeance, and much to my delight, prices seem half of what they used to be. The two I've pursued seriously in the past few weeks have fallen through, and I've communicated with many more sellers. The problem is my location, as no good examples are available locally, and the good ones sell before I can travel hours away to look at them.
Rather than continue to post in "The Positive Thread" I will put them here, but I hoping the right one will fall into my lap soon.