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At least you've looked for the right things.
Reliability, RWD. I'm biased, though, which is why I see only a few "true" competitors for your criteria.
Well... obviously there are some tremendous RWD cars out there. Mercedes, BMW, etc. The 3-series, 5-speed Bimmer is a blast. But not a very big car.
Now when you look at BIG cars, you look at big mouths to feed. And a big M-B is a big mouth to feed. The W124 is a nice car, good, rather simple (as far as M-B cars go) and fairly durable. It did get increasingly complex and expensive towards the later years, but not awfully complex. The suspension and brakes were, as I recall, fairly straightfoward. Good powertrain.
But if you want reliability AND luxury AND something with room...
The Lexus LS400 is a great choice. They are expensive to MAINTAIN... but they don't break much. So therefore the repair cost is very low. Routine things are expected for any car, and the Lexus LS is not awfully expensive, at least for a luxury car. The 1UZ-FE engine is top notch, lives for a LONG time, and is not hungry for constant attention. It has a solid powertrain, drives well, in a Japanese sort of way. Loads of power.
Stay away from the adjustable suspension, because Lexus or not, the air suspension sucks to maintain. And it always breaks at some point.
I've worked quite a bit on the LS and they are not the worst to work on. But if you're looking for ease of parts, and ease overall, of maintenance, the M-B 300 series (W124 models) seem to be easier. More Volvo-like, if anything. The LExus doesn't share a lot of Toyota parts with domestic models (it does overseas) so the parts tend to be rather pricey. But not the worst.
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