Thank you Randy. SWMBA will be purchasing an new to her car in about a year. She needs something to drive in Anchorage. I do not need a car for snow, as I intend to remain parked in my home in the lower 48. She is making a career move that requires (?) a car for snow.
I do like the cars I have. There is going to come a time for the E300 to require massive infusions of dollars to bring it back to a reasonably safe condition. That time is not now, but maybe when the bushings die, the suspension sags, the engine leaks and burns coolant, and the seats and carpet are all broken springs and threadbare tufting. In my mind, that is in another 400k miles. clay On Jun 6, 2013, at 8:40 AM, Randy Bennell wrote: > On 06/06/2013 12:45 AM, clay wrote: >> At the moment I am doing battle with SWMBA over the replacement for the >> E300. I would prefer it just get fixed and life go on, but she has a bug up >> her ... bonnet, that a more reliable car be found. These fit my taste. >> What should I be aware of, and which should be avoided? >> >> >> clay >> >> > Cannot recall what is wrong with the one you have. > Have to suggest that, if the cost of repair is reasonable and the rest of the > one you have is good, then you are likely better off keeping it. > My truck is in that category. It is an 02 with 170K miles on it and is > developing a bit of rust on the driver's side rocker panel. Runs good, AC > works etc. Should consider moving on but cannot see anything I want more > unless I buy new and I rarely do. Last new one was in 1977. Too much $$. > > So, I would be fearful of getting into something that has more issues than > what I already have. > > Now, having said that, if your good wife has just come to a point in time > where she wants, or thinks she wants a different vehicle, then you are not > going to win this one. Even if she agrees to fix and keep, you will likely > end up changing vehicles for her in the near future. > > So, having said that, I think my advice would be to buy newer and probably > the newest you think you can afford. Newer vehicles do tend to have some > advantages - usually safer - and hopefully a lower likelyhood of issues. For > example, my 02 F150 was 5 years old when I got it and I have had it almost 7 > years. I have done very little work on it in that time. It has thus been very > easy to own and that contributes to my willingness to keep it for the > foreseeable future. > > My 2 cents for whatever that is worth. > > Randy > > _______________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________ 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
