Thank You all for your replies and advise, and Thank You MercedesShop for providing such an informative site! I was weighing on the W124 side for the styling and performance, and thought the choice would be easy, however, it looks like its hard to beat the W123 for longevity (wife has always loved the 300TD's style). The W126 does look like a rather large car (I will be mainly be using the car for commuting) but again, I should buy as much Benz as possible. Maybe I should look for a W116 450SEL 6.9 and..... Choices, choices.