Agreed. OM617 is pretty bulletproof too, though not as great in very cold weather, and you have the manual valve adjustments which are a bit of a nuisance but a good chance to get under the hood and give everything else a once-over.
On Fri, Nov 19, 2021, at 11:30 AM, Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes wrote: > Get a w124 with OM 602, 603 or 606 and be done. Minimal nonsense to deal with > and better looking. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Nov 19, 2021, at 9:56 AM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes > > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > I think we’ve had this conversation before, but I don’t remember what the > > consensus was. I’m down with the DEF nonsense since I’m still driving the > > Passat TDI. I just was curious if there’s any one thing that puts one or > > the other head and shoulders on top. > > As I continue mulling over what to get as my retirement vehicle, I can’t > > get over the fact that everybody on the planet has an SUV. Now I’m leaning > > more towards a diesel W211. > > > > AZBob > > > > 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 > > _______________________________________ 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
