Yes Wilton, I loved my 124-I had it for 11 years and it had 270k miles with original engine & tranny. A friend is still driving it. Jury is out on my 211- I have had it 14 months. 159K. Had issue with 4 matic transfer case but dealer fixed it for fluid change and doing figure 8's.
Dwight Giles Wickford RI Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Sun, Jan 21, 2018 at 2:44 PM, WILTON via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Overall, I liked my 124 (totaled at 29+ years & 148kmi) better than my 211 > (11 years & 82kmi). > > W > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes" < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Cc: "Kaleb C. Striplin" <ka...@striplin.net> > Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2018 11:56 AM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Major disappointment > > > Just from working on some of the newer cars I would guess they will not >> last as long. Some of the 10 year old cars now I see priced at about half >> or a 3rd or what a similarly model would have been when the 123 124 126 and >> 140s were at the same 10 year mark in their life cycle. If that makes >> sense. They seem cheaper to buy. >> >> The 210 seems ok but is not built as tough as the 124 or older. While I >> like driving the 210, every time I get back into a 124 I really think I >> like them better even though the 210 has some nice modern features. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Jan 21, 2018, at 9:24 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> That would be my concerns as well. Do modern MBs have the longevity of >>> their legacies, or are they commodities like other marques? >>> >>> -D >>> >>> >>> On Jan 21, 2018, at 10:13 AM, tyee165 via Mercedes < >>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> The quality was built in 40 years ago. Not so sure about the new MB. >>>> Will be many years before we will be certain, and I may be gone by then. >>>> Many people who buy new do not keep a car long enough to care. They >>>> move on. I suspect that is why car companies do not much worry about the >>>> long term. >>>> >>>> >>>> Sent from my Galaxy Tab® A >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> 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
