Hello good people. I'm considering retiring my wonderful '87 300SDL in favor of a W210 wagon. I'm attracted to greater safety and more carrying capacity. I'm worried about reliability and greater mechanical/electrical complexity.

Please feel free to challenge any of these assumptions. I've just today started researching, and I know I have a lot to learn.

I'm searching the forums for specifics, but meanwhile will folks tell me: what's your general impression of these cars?

Thanks! Hope to have more educated questions soon.

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2003 E320 wagon, ~80k, "Sputnik"
1987 300 SDL, ~160k, "The Pimp Daddy" (sold April 2010)
1984 300 TD, ~200k, "Das Boot" (Demised March 2008)