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Old 07-04-2018, 04:30 PM
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Originally Posted by BodhiBenz1987 View Post
Yes location probably matters but like I said, scarcity in general. Plenty of decent or very nice w126s to be had all over. Same thing with 123 vs 115. I've seen lots of pretty meh 115s go for $5k while a decent w123 can be had for less than $2k. Yeah if you live in California it's easier to find any of them for cheaper. Everywhere else the 116/115 are getting to be extremely rare. And even in Calif, everything I look at, the 115/116 are higher than 123/126. Again, this one seems kind of high. But I'm not that surprised for an auction.
Got it. But I can't see any redeeming quality to want a 116 vs a 126, or a 115 vs a 123.

Maybe that's just me, but the MB diesel kind of hit its pinnacle.

Yeah, 124/210/211 cars have more modern qualities, but also start trading complexities.

Nothing against 115 or 116 cars, and the 116 is sure pretty, I wanted one for a long while. But my stable would be filled with a 126 SD, and then a V12 SL of some kind if I added more cars.

If I was looking for an oldie, I think Id look for a fintail.

Not being argumentative, that's just me...
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