Unlike the pre-computerized cars, the 2000 MY and later MBs nearly all require the ability to access systems using the Xentry or DAS software and MUX. Sure, you can fix some things, but get much past 2003 or so and without it you're pretty much left swinging in the wind.
As for buying a car that's much cheaper than others in the same range, run away. It's most likely priced like that for a reason. Finding nice cars isn't like looking under rocks - it takes time, research, and a willingness to go head to head with a seller while being fair and willing to walk away. Like the W210 wagon I just bought - I knew it had been for sale for a month at the asking price, I knew what it was worth, I made an offer and told the seller I wouldn't budge. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. And it's a used car, so no matter how hard you try to avoid any surprises, you'll still be likely to get them on occasion. Always buy the best example you can afford. It's cheaper in the long run. -D > On Oct 2, 2017, at 9:44 AM, Larry Turner via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > Thanks gang! > re Kaleb, - where do you find your cars? I've been looking for a while and > this one is cheap compared to others I looked at. This one is supposed to be > $1000+ below book value and this one is much lower priced than most diesels I > have found. I am to the point I will start to consider gas engined MBs. I > guess i don't look under the rocks like you do ? ;-) > > Thanks again, > LarryT > > >> On 09/29/2017 6:10 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes wrote: >> That sounds way way way too expensive. It's likely going to need oil cooler >> seals which is a MAJOR job, which I am going to need to do on the wife's >> r320 which is the same engine. That engine is OK but is WAY more difficult >> to work on than the old 61x or 60x engines. You will certainly need the >> laptop to do just about anything. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Sep 29, 2017, at 1:37 PM, Larry Turner via Mercedes >>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> Hi All, >>> Does anyone have good/bad news about subject car? Found one w/211K miles >>> for less than $8K >>> >>> How does that sound? Did MB get their QC problems fixed by then? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> LarryT >>> 91 300D >>> _______________________________________ >>> 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 > _______________________________________ 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
