I've gone from whining about people with broken cars in their front yards to becoming one, so I'd prefer to limit it to a 1-dead-car-yard scenario for now if that's OK.
Anyway, have already decided that I'm getting a 6.9 next. And there's a non-W116 Merc down the street for sale that looks nice (definately a restorer - have walked past it since I was a kid).
Lukas