E320 madness- please help!

[sidewayz]

Hi all, I normally hang out on the TVR threads as I have a t350. I would appreciate your views on the following.
Many years ago I owned a beautiful Mercedes e320 coupe which I loved. It took me and my very young family across Europe on holidays, eased my commute to work, hauled us all off to the country and generally took care of us all with huge grace and refinement.It was a wrench to let it go and I have never really got rid of the bug. Now I am older and wiser and...I want my Benz back. It started as an idle thought and has grown to be an an obsession. There is just something about the w124 series Benz ( and the equivalent era S Class Coupe's I might add, I have had my lust for a nuclear powered gentlemens club on wheels provoked as well) that oozes quality and refinement even after twenty years.

I live in London but have retired and will be traveling several times a year between The Loire and The Cotswolds so mileage will be high

So here are the two questions

Obvious one first, am I mad to consider a W 124 for long distance travel?
Is the e320 the better choice over the S Class Coupe's considering reliability and maintainable ( I am prepared for the fuel bills)?

Really appreciate any thoughts you might have.

Edited by sidewayz on Wednesday 20th March 17:43

[Aquanaut]

Not much help but might be worth your while posting this question on mbclub.co.uk and the mercedes owners forums. Older mercs are much better build than mid 90's to 2004.

[sidewayz]

Thankyou for the suggestion which I have followed up.

[mickyveloce]

A great choice of car for the journey you speak of car.
Either the 320 coupe or the larger coupe would be equally enjoyable , depending on the size of your pension !
The 124 would be my choice owing to it's. size and style .

[sidewayz]

Nice garage you have and Thankyou for your reply. I must admit it is a difficult choice between them.