A black car in Tampa? Or are you pulling up stakes and heading up to Alaska to start your New Life detailing Arctic Cats?
On Mon, Jul 10, 2017 at 3:20 PM, Dan--- via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I looked around for diesel W210s but as we discussed I had a hard time > finding the later diesel model. Seems like the non-turbo (97) versions were > around, but the turbo versions were scarce for the most part. > > I did learn that 1997 was a transitional year for the chassis and had some > weird things going on that would suggest it was best to avoid this model > year. > > The steering wheel buttons are nice, but take some getting used to. As > with the W220 models of the same vintage, the buttons have issues with the > coating breaking down on them, rendering the plastic like a LaBrea tar pit > for one's fingers. The replacements are stupid expensive (+$200 for the > pair) yet finding a way to strip the nasty molasses-like coating on them is > difficult at best, and often results in the paint and therefore the icons > being damaged or destroyed in the process. > > As this car has minimal needs I may break down and just buy a new set of > buttons for it. Some of the paint is already worn off as well, make me more > prone to go for replacement. We'll see. > > -D > > > On Jul 10, 2017, at 3:04 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > I sure wish they offered diesel 210s after 99, but if you have the > chance to get a 98-99 diesel, do it. The bumper, grille, and taillights are > a little different and it does not have the steering wheel buttons but > otherwise they are the same. > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > _______________________________________ > 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
