Smoke silver is my favourite colour after white.

I also love the "stodgy" styling of the R129 and believe they will be collectable classics unlike the R230 which is electronic overload.

The R230 SL350 model offers simplicity but, build quality? I am not talking about structural build but, materials used. There is a lot of weight saving in the R230 design.

On the original topic, the colour black is a little too "gwee-dough" for me.
When I think of black paint on a R129, I think of gold badging next followed by window tint. In short, cheeseball.


Mike McKinney

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1989 300CE - 269,000 km
1994 SL600 - 59,000 km