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Old 07-05-2018, 07:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Squiggle Dog View Post
I highly prefer the W116 over the W123 or W126. I had figured that's how everyone else felt, and the reason most people chose W123s or W126s over the W116 was simply due to how scarce the W116s are. Interesting.

Care to share why? They're great looking cars, that's for sure.

My logic has been that the 123/126 was the furthest along in engineering design, before stuff started getting electrified.

I read long ago that 116s were very rust prone, my experience on the east coast backs that up.
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