I meant no aspersions toward your cars Kaleb, just what I have been exposed to leads me to the opinion expressed. At the time the purchase was needing to be made, the available W210 cars were horrid examples of the marque. The W220 examples were much nice for the cash spent. This in no way meant that the one was going to be any more a steaming pile of shite than the other down the road, just that in the moment, the S was better than an E on the market. The S turned out to be fatal diarrhea as a means of transport
clay > On Apr 29, 2017, at 1:05 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > You are saying a 220 is the lesser of 2 evils of a w210 diesel? I hate to say > it but you must have had a long night of hookers and blow. I have own a 97 > diesel that is pushing close to 400k miles, and 98 turbo that is at about > 220k. Yes they are not as high quality as a 124 but they are still very good > cars, much better than the troublesome 220 chassis. All of the issues listed > below are things that could happen. A list of things that could happen to a > 124 is probably longer. A list of things that could happen on a 220 is > probably a mile long. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Apr 29, 2017, at 2:56 PM, clay via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> I only test drove a bunch of these, never owned. I wanted a replacement for >> the E300D (w124) and this just was not going to fit the bill. Ended up with >> a POS w220. Lesser of two evils. >> >> Based on what I see at PnP, the cars are of a lesser quality build wise than >> the W124 and have few catastrophic failures to put them in the yard. Mostly >> they are just beat to hell and worn out. Much like the MTBF of the W220, it >> is far shorter than in the older cars. I would not expect to see many >> survive 25 let alone 30 years. Not a car for a bottom feeder. Purchase the >> Very Best you can afford >> >> clay >> >> >>> On Apr 29, 2017, at 12:26 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes >>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> This model suffers from front spring perch rust, and poor quality >>> electronics. However, if they are still on the road now, I'll bet most of >>> the electronics issues have been addressed. >>> >>> They also have the OM606 engine with the really long glow plugs that can >>> break off during removal. >>> >>> After that, normal wear items. Tires, brakes, battery, starter, >>> alternator, etc. >>> >>> Do these cars also have the transmission conductor plate issue? >>> -- >>> Max Dillon >>> Charleston SC >>> '87 300TD >>> '95 E300 >>> >>>> On April 29, 2017 2:15:42 PM EDT, Craig via Mercedes >>>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>> On Sat, 29 Apr 2017 08:17:29 -0400 Daniel Penoff via Mercedes >>>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> For someone who wants a later model diesel, I guess: >>>>> >>>>> https://tampa.craigslist.org/pnl/cto/6109374167.html >>>>> <https://tampa.craigslist.org/pnl/cto/6109374167.html> >>>> >>>> >>>> Are there any problems with this model? >>>> >>>> What items would one expect to need to repair on this model? >>>> >> >> _______________________________________ >> 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 >> > > > _______________________________________ > 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 > _______________________________________ 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
