the W124 merc is one of the most solidly and reliable merc ever built in the history... this car was said to have been over-engineered by merc even until today, the new E-class reliability can't be compared coz the newer versions are designed with less cost so to provide more profit for the company... however, if u dun have a deep pocket, i wouldn't recommend le coz the maintainance and fuel consumption itself is enough to make a big hole in ur pocket, lolx... i've personally taken this car 2 uni for 1 semester b4 (carpool wif my fren) and i'ld say it's a very comfortable ride with very gd suspension system, it's heavy so highway tavelling is not a prob at all, not to mentioned the rock solid body... other than that i'ld say the lower version which i've sat in (E220) is a bit inderpowered during acceleration due to it's heavy weight but going on higher speed is fine, my fren took it 2 160kmh once and the ride is still so compose and silent... dat's all i can comment for now i guess...

This post has been edited by Nelson88: Jul 9 2008, 10:28 PM

i'ld say the margin is 'huge' (about 3-4 times or more) of wat u'ld have to pay for the saga... since u're a youngster (i'm guessing based on wat u've quoted), i dun tink that car reli suit u coz it's not only big (the front end is reli long so parking would be a hassle) and it looks like an old man cars (at least to me), more suitable for working ppl as u will tend 2 spend a lot on the maintainance, not to mention the time u gotta spend on it summore... with the money u going to spend why not use the money to enhance the 'sportiness' of ur saga or buy urself a better car (such as the waja/persona/gen.2/myvi SE/2nd hand corolla/vios/city), u'll have a fresher new look and a car which suits u more (in my opinion)...