I don't think the R129 is that bad. It has clean lines. I agree about the R107. It just doesn't cut it for me although the early euro models weren't that bad.
Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 9, 2014, at 6:20 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > I would agree. > > Try as I might, I have never been able to like the styling of the W107 > models. I never really like the W116s, either, which are very close in > design to the W107s in my opinion. I seriously considered a couple of > different W107s in my search, but I just couldn't convince myself that this > was the way I wanted to go. > > I'm happy with the R129, but I will say that it's a real contrast with the > other models of its' vintage. Pretty bare bones in a lot of respects, > nowhere near the amenities of the larger sedans of the time. > > Given the choice, I would give it up in a heartbeat for a W140 sedan of the > same vintage. > > Dan > > >> On Dec 9, 2014, at 6:01 PM, Randy Bennell <rbenn...@bennell.ca> wrote: >> >> Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. >> The R129 looks much better than the earlier versions unless one goes all >> the way back into the era of the W113. >> >> RB > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those > individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has > no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
