My first was a '77 with manual transmission. It went 280,000, miles.

My second and the one I still have is an '84 Euro with manual transmission. It currently has over 500,000 miles and needs the engine finished and put back in. I plan on getting to this one day, just because the car is such an old friend.

During the time I was driving the '84, my wife had an '80 with manual transmission for awhile then got a 300TD.

I also have an '80 Euro parts car.

IMHO, for their time, they are the best car ever built. Not the fastest, best handling, nicest riding, but the most long lived and all around good car.

My $0.02,