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Originally Posted by jt20
no offense. I really couldn't think of anything nicer to say and didn't want to leave you hanging.
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Hanging? What, your opinion means the world to him so you didn't want to leave him a second too long in anticipation of your breathless critique?
The w210 came out just after I got my first Mercedes, a w116 300sd. The w116 also elicited varying comments from people as the design aged, so I got used to nasty comments when I had mine.
In any case, I could not disagree more on the w210. I was initially taken aback by the front end, but it grew on me almost instantly. I remember scoring a prestige brochure from the local dealer, a 55-page tome. It was THE Mercedes I aspired to own after my w116. It actually took me some time to warm up to the w126.
Well times changed and a w210 wasn't anywhere near my reach when that time came. I may still end up with one now, who knows.
The worst thing I can say about the looks is that I find that, unlike most Mercedes, they look better in lighter colours.