This sale is for the most popular W123 model, the 240 diesel saloon with manual gearbox. We have had this car for three years and we (and especially the children) really love it. It has been a very reliable, fuel efficient and comfortable classic car. It has a good turning circle, leg room and a big boot so it can be used every day if if required. It used to live in the hills outside Barcelona, so it is almost totally free of rust, but being a Barcelona car it does have scratches and dings everywhere. Since we brought it home it has been garaged and only used in the summer so it still has very solid arches and sills all round. Knowing how mechanically reliable these cars are, but that they can rust easily, we leapt at the chance to own this one. These 123s are usually in good order mechanically because they are so reliable, so finding one without rusty wheel arches is wonderful. In fact the only rust on the car that I am aware of is the battery tray and a very small patch on one side of the rear window which is hardly visible. I have bought (but not yet fitted) a brand new genuine Mercedes battery tray. Before going any further I want to point out that this car is far from show room perfect and we dont know the mileage because the speedo is not working. It has stopped at around 160, 000 miles (shows as 240something KM), but of course these cars are capable hundreds of thousands of miles more than that. For us we felt that it has achieved just the level of patina which I like in a car, namely it has dents and dings, but it is mechanically very good. The previous owner is thought to have bought the car new, he was a wealthy man and the car looks to have been mechanically well looked after in its life. However, there are scratches and dings on the paintwork and the bumpers. Some people might prefer to have the dings and scratches done and of course this is easier and cheaper to do if there is no rust present as is the case here. For more information please ask.