2001 E240 Avantgarde or 07 Camry

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If the Benz is in good condition, I'd probably side with it. It's a keeper car. Pwede na ipamana sa mga anak and so on. Since it's off warranty, you are not hostage by the dealer. You can now take it to a real professional maintenance and repair facility. Parts are not that hard to find since Mercedes Benz parts are manufactured way beyond the 15 year support required by US laws. Then there are tons of replacement parts also which makes keeping these vehicles on the road economically feasible.

We have a '87 W124 230E here. And it still drives and rides better than newer 'executive' sedans. And of course, it's a Benz so it never really gets old, goes out of fashion, or runs out of parts (our oldest is a '56). Even if your W124 is just the 'pang-taxi' Euro version, it still has more street cred and panache than the Japanese brand. Benzes are instantly recongnizable. Swipe the badges off a Japanese mid-size and most common fold would be hard-pressed to identify it.

Yung '87 Toyota Crown which it shared market segment back in '87 parang wala na sa radar ngayon. Meron pa bang mint condition nito ngayon?

But then, if you just need an appliance car for the next 5 years or so, the Toyota will suffice.