I just got mine. It's an '85 (last year of the W123 chassis), and has only 172,000 miles. I'm hoping to get a fair number of miles out of it, but you never know.
To be 'prefectly clear', the Jenny Craig gals are chasing after my car because the exhaust smells like french fries, not because I cut a dashing figure.
Actually the sword is a short 'ninja' sword from my Budo Taijutsu days. Had to stop, it was too rough on my arthritic joints.