I guess it is like comparing apples with oranges. My good friend here in Dubai just bought an Audi S8 quattro, 1998, 120,000 kms. A real beauty of a car but he this week took it to the shop with what he thought was an injector blocked and ended up with a bill for $5000 for a fuel computer. In the same street, a guy buys a 124, 4Matic and dumps as much oil as the Amoco Cadiz on his drive after several transmission failures. I am not really qualified to comment, just a few personal observations, but for me, my money is with a pre '95 Benz, any model !

Andy Day

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1993 190E 2.0L (Euro.) sold
1991. 500 SEL (Euro.)
1991. 300 CE (Euro.) sold
1993. 500 E (U.S. spec.)