[Porsche-O-Phile]

The Mercedes is my DD. Love it. Absolutely fantastic in the role. It's reliable, good-looking, fun, sporty, convertable and comfortable. Everything works well and reliably - including the a/c.

The 944s (before I bought the SLK) are decent DD's but honestly I was getting sick and tired of spending every weekend in the garage non-stop because of too many projects on them. It's one thing if they're my "fun" cars and wrenching is an optional activity that I find enjoyable, rewarding and oddly cathartic, but it crossed the line when it was trying to cram that in AND stay on top of all the "routine" maintenance just to keep them operational for commuting purposes. At the time, I was commuting 70+ miles a day, so I HAD to have a fully-operational, working, dependable car at all times - preferably with a backup on deck "just in case".

Now that I have my newer DD (which nicely has a warranty too), the 944s are back to being "fun" again.