Another "keep or sell?" thread...my 93 300E

[G-Benz]

My indie announced the dreaded head gasket failure issue...the tranny is already slipping so I am hunting for a replacement. Got almost 170K on the clock.

The body is straight and the interior is pretty nice IMHO. But it appears that I will be in for waay more $$$ just to get nominal driveability, unless I can yank a decent drivetrain out of a wrecked W124..

I can probably drive it for another six months or so before it gets too bad to drive at all, so I have time to consider my options. I LOVE the car and I really am not in the mood to look at anything new enough that I have to stare down a multi-year car note yet again. Plus, I'm not too confident about the reliability of the newer MBs and will probably end up looking at a Honda, Nissan or Toyota.

I probably already know what I should do, but I am entertaining any and all opinions...