My father had one and put 288,000 miles on it. Overall, it was excellent. He changed the oil with Mobil One every 7500 miles and the result was an engine that still performed liked new and didn't consume oil at that high mileage. Biggest expensive repairs were transmission replacement, and a major tuneup including coil packs. If he had serviced the trans like he did the engine, it would have lasted much longer... make sure this is done.
Also, watch out for rust... its still a huge problems with these cars, much more so than earlier models. Peel back the door seals, look all over the body for bubbling, and check the front suspension spring perches if its a 2WD model. All in all, despite the W210 being one of my least favorite modern Mercedes, its a good reliable car. Jaime On Sat, Jan 5, 2013 at 4:46 PM, Robert Koziak <rkmerce...@aol.com> wrote: > Hi Guys, > > > I am looking to purchase a 1999 Mercedes Benz 320E 4matic wagon > with 97K. The asking price is $6,500 but I think I can get it for $5,000. > Clean car fax no accidents. It was an estate car garaged kept according > to the seller who worked for the wealthy owner. He said it was dealer > serviced by the original owner but has no history or records. He is > selling because his wife wants a new car and was going to trade it in but > the dealer is offering wasn't offering him much. Second owner it has a > quite a few door dings and dents but nothing too bad. Everything works. > New A/C compressor. There is condensation in one of the headlights so > that might have to be replaced. > > > I would appreciate any opinions Was there any major issues with > that year and model car? Is there anything I should be checking before > making a deal? Any feedback would be greatly appreciated asap. He is not > doing a hard sell at all but is trading it in two days if it is not sold. > > > Sincerely, > > > Bob K > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > -- Jaime Kopchinski http://www.jaimekop.com/ _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
