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Most important is lack of rust, and evidence of proper maintenance.
Then I'd always go for a straight 6 over a 4 just because they are nice and smooth. Neither are what you would call fast.
But the 4 is probably a tough old beast, and almost certainly drinks less.
The 6 is less likely to come with nasty plastic seats.
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Cool, thanks. Looking at a '82 280 over weekend in that browny gold colour. Although think it's the M-B Tex fake leather interior. No cracked dash though.
Would like to compare to a 230 but for some reason they are more expensive down here. There's also a nice 280te nearby. They want $10000 for a 411,000 kilometer car though.
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W123 series mercs, what's better as an every day driver. The 4 pot 230 or the inline 6 280?