I've seen that video before and he makes a lot of very good points. An important one he left out was that the modern cars look like everything else too. Mercedes has turned into a brand that's all about gadgets and toys. The car and the engineering going into it seems to be an afterthought to having the latest and greatest tech that's obsolete by the time you buy the car.

As much as I love my old Mercs I'd never consider a newer one. They're just not interesting enough, reliable enough, or financially sensible to own. They're just another car that costs more than it should when new because of the badge on the hood.

My SL is a posterchild for the unreliability claims, I swear it breaks something every time it leaves the garage. But I enjoy driving it, it's gorgeous to look at, and I enjoy working on it.

I fully expect this thread will turn into a flamefest at some point, but hopefully there's some rational dialogue before it does.

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1995 E320 157K (Nancy)
1983 500SL 125K (SLoL)

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1986 300SDL (RIP)
1991 350SD
1991 560SEL
1990 560SEL
1986 500SEL Euro (Rusted to nothing at 47K!)

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