Yeah it's like these 210s (or even 163s) I have bought for $500 or $600
-- nice cars with some issues, nothing particularly challenging to fix
unless you are paying some jackleg mechanic to diagnose and throw parts
at it, in which case your costs will rapidly exceed the value of the car
because of the reputations and nobody wanting to fool with them. So
these folks buy them figuring they are going to get a deal then some
nanny or $100 part craps out, they don't want to deal with it so the car
sits and goes to hell and becomes near-scrap.
I guess Merkun and Jap cars are easier to deal with, or more reliable or
something, or at least that is the perception. It works to our
advantage if we want to fool with them.
--FT
On 7/21/20 2:11 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote:
On Tue, July 21, 2020 1:34 pm, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote:
What is it about Mercedes models of the early 2000s?
W210: Rust, spring perches.
W211: Brake controller.
W220: Airmatic and various electronics.
W203: Cheap and abused.
All: 722.6 transmission electronics.
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