Late model cars are not superior machines to older model cars. It all lies in your definition of what "superior" is.

Each has it's pros and cons. If one is competent enough, than much of the cons associated with an older vehicle are negated. Hence my stable.

Oh, the W210 is a helluva car. Perhaps personal bias, or maybe it is just because it seems carved out so much better than a W124 to me.

Remember that unless your car has a complete ground up restoration using OEM parts and equipment, it will never be as good as it was new. So it is not fair to compare an older car with 200 + K miles to one with 54 miles.

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1987 300SDL (324000)

1986 Porsche 951 (944 Turbo) (166000)

1978 Porsche 924 (99000)

1996 Nissan Pathfinder R50 (201000)