With the recent changes to company car tax in the UK I'm thinking of giving up the Mondeo and buying my own R129 SL. A 1990/91 300SL-24 sells for £16 - £18k at the moment, which compares with the price of a new Mondeo.
Can anyone give me some advice on owning this particular model, especially with regard to high mileages (I cover 20-25,000 miles a year)? Am I commiting motoring suicide buying such a car, or are they like W124 taxis - good for half-a-million miles without so much as a set of spark plugs?

Terry Hickmott
cerries@aol.com