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My (sold 13 years ago) 1985 300D is the only car that I frequently dream about. It had such an elegant stance. The engines are bullet proof.

They are tanks. IIRC, it weighed around 6,000 lbs..

Some stories:

When I was taking mine to Drago's for service, I met a woman with the same model. She had had the car for 14 years and loved it. She was so proud that when she was rear-ended in it, even though she broke both of her legs, the car only needed a new rubber bumper strip. (Seems to me that it didn't have "crumple zones".)

When taking my now-wife (girlfriend at the time) out to dinner, I noticed that it was pulling ever so slightly to the right. When we got back to my apartment, she exclaimed: "Chris, you've got to see this!" The right rear rotor was glowing red. I had it towed to Süd's. They later told me that the master cylinder had failed and they whole car was stopping on the right, rear rotor.