The topic is already discussed 1000 times, but all entries are over 10 years old. I start the discussion anew. I dream of an R129, which is just beautiful. Now I can’t make the decision which one it should be. Actually I would like to use the 300-24V as a switch. Unfortunately, these are either too expensive or too rare, so I can’t find one in my budget (about 15k). As a switch only 280 and 300s are left, but they are with 193 PS me etw As undermotorized, I’d like to drive a little more sporty from time to time. Automatic would be a 2nd choice for me, there are many good offers from 300-24 and 320. But there’s a dilemma here, from the consumption they are not so far away from the 500 (about 10-15% less to my knowledge). Now comes the question, how much higher are the maintenance costs for the 500 apart from the consumption? That seems to be just as reliable as the others, there is a ha eg for spare parts etc.? Thanks for the help ahead!