At least rust won't be an issue...

I've also been whispering about big old S-class Mercs to adminscott, but he rightly points out that in snowy Michigan, AWD is a definite plus.

The ultimate in the luxobarge-that's-depreciated-down-to-peanuts is probably the Lexus LS430 - these things have a fridge on the options list, ffs. And they go for both halves of bugger-all with full service histories. Plus you get that creamy Lexus quality and reliability.

I recall a story about a bloke whose 430 got snowed in in Switzerland and spent the winter encased in ice.

Did it start first time in the spring? I think it did, sir, I think it did.

The Phaeton is, in a few years, going to be the ultimate steal. I think it's likely that this \ufffd60K+ car will dip to sub-\ufffd10K levels, at which point it'll be a shoe-in.

Just don't get the diesel. It's rubbish.