What Dave said -- -
On 8/9/05, Dave M. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Rob, > > No contest... late 80's, early 90's E-class (W124 chassis). You can > even get AWD if you can find a 4Matic that had the transaxle replaced. > I'd shoot for a 1990 300D 2.5T, the only 'ritual' is waiting a few > seconds for the glow light on a cold start. Hard to argue with > 30-34mpg and all the Mercedes features...! (OK, ok, I am a wee bit > biased... I have three W124's plus one parts car and there are 2 > others in my family.) > > Although I might get flamed for this, I'm not a big fan of Camrys or > similar recycled beer cans... economical and reliable yes, safe in a > major crash, no. That's one of the major reasons I drive Mercedes... > anything short of a ready-mix truck with 12 yards of concrete on > board, and the odds are heavily in your favor! I kind of like Subaru > (especially the WRX STi) but I don't think they fare much better in > the crash survival metric. > > :-) > > Dave M. > Boise, ID > > -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK '87 300SDL '81 240D '78 450SLC
