A nice young man (car enthusiast) walked up to me at the filling station and asked if I'd think of selling my W123 300TD. He made me a very decent offer. I told him, probably not for a year or two, as the car is a pleasure for me to drive in the summer (N-E), and useful to carry stuff around town (recently bought an 8ft stepladder and casually shoved it into the back with the seats down).

I bought the car from essentially the original owner, have all service and ownership records. PO did major repairs in last couple of years (engine rebuild 8 years ago, transmission rebuild, differential rebuild, new front end, new springs, etc.). Car could use some cosmetic TLC, nothing major.

The car is in very solid mechanical shape and has virtually no rust to worry about (not winter driven for at least 20 years). It starts up every summer and drives well and straight, good acceleration. I have a fair number of new and used spare parts and shop manuals.

I'm not as keen to work on cars anymore (turned 60 last year, and have other hobbies now), and have a 13 year old Lexus SUV to haul me and my dog around. I've put maybe 3000 miles on the 300TD in the last 5 summers.

So:
- Part of me thinks it's a good thing to sell the car to a young guy who will look after it, one less thing for me to worry about, frees up my garage, less insurance and licencing costs, etc.
- But I've owned a W123 of some form or another for over 15 years, have some attachment to the W123 diesels, and would likely not get one again, and likely not a wagon as solid as mine.
So I'm a little torn.
Any thoughts/perspectives from your own experience?

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1983 300TD 240K - 1982 240D 215K - 1996 Dodge Cummins 70K