The number of comments on here which start with the base assumption that the CFO of a large multi-national company can’t figure out the cost of living difference between Detroit and San Francisco is absolutely astounding. Or that the CFO of a large multi-national company is being a fool for leaving Michigan because…

They’re not quite as rock solid as say a w124, but the 210s are waaaaaaaayyyyy ahead of the 211s when it comes to basic mechanical/electrical reliability. The 210 launched in 95/96 depending on market, which makes them just about the last MB wholly engineered pre-Chrysler, and they’re just old enough that they’re not…

Yeah, this exactly. And if you want a (relatively) cheap to own and operate MB wagon from this era get a w210 not a 211. This one’s a CP, the worst of both worlds, at a premium price.

Growing up a little east of there, back in the day when we’d have to listen to the radio for school delays and cancellations in the winter, I used to love the way your school district’s name rolled off the tongue: “Warren-Morris-Goshen.” Beautiful. I thought it was one town with a crazy name until I was probably 10 or…

Hey now. Don’t forget the part where a large chunk of white America views the simple fact that one black person can rise to be the head of a deeply racist institution as proof positive that racism itself has been somehow fixed, job well done.

True. But it’d be fun while it lasted.

I’d buy it then put one of those “nice truck sorry about your penis” bumper stickers on it just for the lolz.

Oh man that’s fantastic. I love hearing success stories of cars like that ending up in homes like yours. Sooooooo much better than some tech bro billionaire or the Sultan of Brunei or Cameron’s dad from Ferris Bueller or what have you. Congrats!

Lotta people missing the point here. Decent 240s are appreciating as the $500 beaters dry up. A ‘93 Classic stick shift wagon is about as rare as 240s get, excepting truly esoteric stuff like the Group A cars, and is the most desirable of the later 240s.

Yeah, I mean what do you even say to that? That’s just some straight up banana republic shit.

Yeah, just mix all that together, add two cups of salt and a quarter cup of anticaking agent and you’re there.

I remember feeling like hot shit because my computer was so blazingly powerful that I could choose 16 colors instead of 4 when loading Test Drive II. Good times.

Yeah, exactly. Looks really well done, but that’s e28 M5 money.

Yeah, this. Spend $1k on a trailer, then either $4k fixing that Ford or buying something else, anything else, that has a trailer hitch.

We’ll keep in mind that’s the CR version on reliability, so the newer models get dinged for things balky touchscreens....which of course you don’t have to worry about if you’re using a 10-15 year old interface on you MY 2016 cars.

Money problems. It’s a design that predates the whole touchscreen thing. The phone pad and HVAC pictogram first showed up in the 2003 XC90. They got put on the “waterfall” center console in the 2005 S40/V50. Pretty nice in 2005, 11 years later not so much, even if it is easier to use than touchscreens.

Preach brother. The fuel filler design on Amazons is also shit. Likewise done so in such a location that it’s almost impossible to alter for improvement. Great cars though. I had a little chuckle about there being a mile long list of little things to fix but no problem at all to make a sight-unseen eight hour drive.…

$4050?!?!? I could get like two and a half Changlia for that kind of scratch!!!  CP!!!!!

Nah, the big mistake was not letting one General William Tecumseh Sherman burn that shit to the ground top to bottom and then salt the earth afterwards.

This should be bumped up higher. Fantastic stuff.