Much the same as the W210. There are a couple of things unique to them, like supercharger bearings and folding top microswitch boots, as with the yellow example, but they’re all minor.
Probably the worst thing with the R170 is the crappy plastic they used for the center consoles, in which the color fades in fairly short order. Painting consoles is getting to be pretty common, but it’s a cosmetic thing, not functional. -D > On Feb 1, 2018, at 11:22 AM, archer75--- via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > What are the red and yellow sports cars lineage and potential problems? Any > new info on them? > Gerry > > > Dan wrote: > >> I have a first gen (1998) W210 wagon and a second gen (2002) sedan. >> >> No problems on these of any significance. Purely “gas and go” cars that >> require a minimal amount of maintenance and repairs. I got both of my cars >> last year and haven’t had to do anything to speak of on either outside of >> normal maintenance. >> >> My 1998 wagon has 175k on it, my 2002 sedan in the high 90k range. >> >> I’m doing the first real “repair” on my wagon this week, which wasn’t >> necessarily needed, but I’m doing it anyway - new front shocks to replace >> the original shocks that are on it (but still working OK). >> >> I did put motor mounts and spark plugs on the sedan when I got it, but they >> weren’t to the point of absolutely needing replacement. I let my inner >> Martha get the better of me. Under $300 in OE parts to do it all. >> >> I loves my W210s so much that I’m looking for something else that I can >> tinker with, because they need nothing.... >> >> -D >> >>> On Feb 1, 2018, at 9:57 AM, Donald Snook via Mercedes >>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> Wow. That looks pretty nice. I wish the pictures were better. So, what >>> are the problems on these? >>> >>> Don Snook >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Kaleb C. Striplin [mailto:ka...@striplin.net] >>> Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2018 6:30 PM >>> To: mercedes@okiebenz.com >>> Subject: [MBZ] Facelift 210 wagon >>> >>> 2001 Mercedes Benz E320 >>> >>> https://springfield.craigslist.org/cto/d/2001-mercedes-benz-e320/6477873866.html >>> >>> >>> 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 >> > > > -- > arche...@embarqmail.com <arche...@embarqmail.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
