[manymercsmike]

Guys
Many thanks both for the congratulations and also for your replies!

I think the main thing for me was the size, safety features of the W126 were well ahead of time and stand up to most scrutiny nowadays. Those with families will probably all become car seat specialists over time! I have noticed so far that with my C126 getting the car seat aligned in the rear can be difficult as the seat belt's not quite long enough, but the boot is plenty big for what we need.

Sleep wise? Think we're quite lucky so far - she's now 14 weeks old - the first four weeks were torture but now we seem to be in a 2230 to 0600 regime with very little deviation... touch zebrano wood...

Think the wife is a bit less confident about the prospect of driving the SEL, but those I've driven feel very similar to my SEC. I genuinely adore these cars for their build, style and quality, and want a good example for family cruising!

cheers guys
Mike