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@lae
Very yes. I had a W123 diesel saloon in exactly the same colour. Stunningly good car and incredibly comfortable - and head rests that you can actually rest your head on!
Unfortunately I bought mine with my heart and it was an unreliable dog - a bodge job with a good car underneath, somewhere. And you think your 240d is slow? Mine was a 200d. 55 horsepower in a 1.5 tonne car... 0-60 in 25 (albeit extremely comfortable) seconds.
I absolutely must own another one one day - beige saloon diesel, of course, but a more modern diesel engine from a W124 to give it a little more poke and a little less thirst.