After 2001 they are no longer W140 models. I don’t recall the model number off the top of my head, but I would steer very, very far away from these.
These are Chrysler cars, and the fit, finish and engineering reflect their standards or lack thereof. They are surprisingly cheap, at least you think so, until you do some research and find things like the obscenely expensive and unreliable self leveling systems they have, for one thing. Jaime also warned me off these because their telematics are “all in one” units that are difficult and expensive to repair, if I recall his comments. I will say that I have heard the later models, such as the years you suggested are supposed to be better, but I’m not sure if that’s relative or not. I had a guy who wanted to swap me a 2002-3 S600 for my R129. It had about 120k on the clock and had service records. Black sedan, in good shape all around. I read about the issues, especially those regarding the suspension systems, and promptly thanked him and politely refused. I would suggest that you look around the corresponding forum on Benzworld and see what people are saying. My experiences are minimal and only relate to the particular car I was considering. I would really like to have a four door sedan, but from what I saw with the later (post 2000) models I will stick with the W140. Dan > On Dec 13, 2014, at 4:48 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Other than Dan and Kaleb, anyone else fit this category (owners of an > S-class 140 model or newer? I'm sure there is someone else whose name > escapes me at the moment. > > I'm sorely tempted to get a 2005 or 2006 S class for SWMBO's daily driver. > Would like to hear from some owners of second-hand examples. > > Max Dillon, > Charleston SC > _______________________________________ > http://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 > > All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those > individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has > no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. _______________________________________ http://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 All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
