Nate's Boys-N-The-Boot

Long-time TTAC and RG commenter "Nate" sends this one to us with the caption: "Maybe I should say having fun in spite of covid-19 . This is a fully optioned Euro spec. 300TD I was lucky to stumble across a few years back." These cars are no longer cheap --- driver-quality ones bring $15-20k on BaT, with the really nice ones cracking $30k and up --- so the next time Nate chides me about being a conspicuous consumer I'm going to chide him right back. Still, you have to respect the hustle of a fellow who nearly gets killed on a Ural and promptly gets back on the bike while still making time for kids who need help.

Speaking of Benz value... looks like the same thirty grand which puts you in a 300TD will also put you in a nice 2016 E350 wagon. Here's one down the street from me. Real talk time: which one would you pick? The old soldier or the new sleekster?