No, misunderstanding.

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Hard to find, but they are there

Maybe, when you have a geman car which is no Mercedes and you live not in germany.

I have a W203 for my wife since 2004. Everey time i want to buy here an newer one she says to me: This car is build like a tank without these modern electronic troublemakers, i want no new one.
Last year we needed the first time a repair. Luftmassenmengenmesser. Dealer price 360, we bought it aftermarket for 60. Nothing else needed all this years.
We also have a cruising car A208 from 1999 (!). Same here, no problems all this decades of owning. One time i needed a new Servopumpenmotor. Dealer price 500, second-hand-price 50. No other issues.

So, if you look at your car (oil, little services) and live in Germany where these cars are sold often you buy (in case you need) the spare parts very cheap.

Both cars looking after all this time like a car one year old (Jahreswagen).

And the design is timeless, they are not looking like cars from the last century. The A208 will be a classic car in some years. And (what i think is not easy to design) looks good opened AND closed.

Would never buy another brand.

Since 1991.
Yes, i had and have luck to part my life with her.

BTW: A pin themed about the man, lived in this house, would be an epic pin.

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Not exactly this model, it was a W123 230E (means gasoline and injection). Had it for some years. Isuues = 0. Nothing, nada, niente.

Last month we were in Rhodes (Mediteranian Sea). A lot of taxis there. W123 Diesel with more than 1.000.000km. Driver said, there are some of them with more km than his car....

So, if you can buy a good one without corrosion (THAT´S the only big issue on this model), do it.

OK, i am biased.... but not without a reason....