Collector status debate: durable survivors, diesels, and rarity

The community is split on whether the W110 will ever be a 'real collector car': one marque figure argues the durable, high-volume 230s survived in numbers and never will, while others treat clean examples as rare, disappearing unicorns. The diesel 190D/200D cars are remembered as near-indestructible workhorses used as taxis, though on the gasoline sedans a diesel is sometimes wished-for as the more characterful pick.