Indeed, it is definitely better with the star. Especially at night, the city lights reflect off ot it and you can see all the surroundings in the chrome of the star. Very cool! You should stop by one of our semi or multi seasonal "Mercedes Diesel New England Get Together's" They are a cool way to see everyone who owns diesel Benzes.

Plus I've never seen a W124 Diesel up close.

Have fun, definitely change the fuel filters. Not fun fiddling around on a country road with a clogged fuel filter.