1.) If you find a decent W110 or W111, please let me know. I'm sort of in the very, very beginning stages of looking for one.
2.) If you're looking for something more modern and you still want the solid, living room comfort of a W126, I would highly recommend that you check out the very last of the W140 chassis cars, which I believe are MY 98 and 99. By this point they had worked out all the deficiencies and the cars were very reliable and relatively trouble free. The W140 can be worked on by a decent DIY person for a great deal of the systems, and there are plenty of great resources out there like BenzWorld.org where you can find lots of help and DIY information. If I had to buy another daily driver I would be looking at these cars. They're solid, have the panache of the older MB chassis, and prices have settled to a point where you can find some nice examples with a lot of life left in them. Dan On Jul 11, 2013, at 4:40 PM, Dieselhead wrote: >> I am not sure I made a great choice in getting the w220. It is a very nice >> example that gets praise from the people at shops I have taken her to. That >> said, the thing is overly complex and bound to be very expensive to >> maintain. Selection of design parts is rather substandard compared to >> previous E class models. Very oriental in and cheapo carpet, dash as well >> as headliner >> >> >> clay >> >> 2002 s430 - Victor, a Stately & well tailored chap >> 1974 450sl - Frosch - Two tone green >> 1972 220D - Gump - She was green, simple and ran >> 1995 E300D - Gave her life to save me against a Dame in a SUV >> POS 1987 SDL - Beware Nigerian Scammers > > Yes, exactly why I can't see buying any post 124/126 MB. A 126 is SO much > better, simpler (even though it is complex) and easier/cheaper to maintain. > > Maybe by an off lease new one and then sell/buy another every year IF you can > afford it. But they are no longer the low cost per mile vehicle that the 110 > through 126 are/were. > > So I think newish stuff will be frods, dogdes or maybe even an Imp. for me. > > The beauty of the 110 through 123 Diesels is that they are simply the lowest > cost per mile vehicle available. now deetriot iron gets 250 to 350k miles > routinely, and better mileage than the 70s and 80s stuff except diesels and a > lot less money to get into. $3k will buy you a decent car with under 100k > miles IF you shop around. > > _______________________________________ > 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
