On occassion I see a late 90's M3 that's been treated badly, but rarely an MB, except for old 450 SLC's, they seem to get the bad treatment.

Actually today was an MB extravaganza. Everywhere I turned I saw an old MB, 70's to 80's, in good shape, and a 450 SEL sedan for sale that was well cared for bu had been rear ended, sadly. I also saw an older BMW 635 CSI for sale, 142K at 7.5K., black on black, pretty good shape.