The first Benz I drove was a beat up W124 in 2002. It didn't impress. Aside from pulling things into and out of shops, I didn't drive another until the '83 300D that I still own.

I'd like to take a few hot laps in the W03.

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Whoever said there's nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes never had a cheap Jaguar.

83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 401,xxx miles
08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 26,xxx miles
88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress.
99 Mazda Miata 183,xxx miles.