I can only speak to the 2011 W164 ML diesel. bought one for my wife at
the time, it was a nice car, very entertaining what with a very large
torque rating. She is still driving it as of a few months ago so from
that standpoint it seems to have held up OK. I think I managed to
instill in her the idea of ongoing maintenance, oil changes and such, so
I presume she is sticking to some routine in that regard.
The 164 is more civilized than the 163 but might be a bit less capable
in terms of "truckish" behavior -- the 163 is very solid in that regard,
off-road and towing, and the 722.6 trans is a solid unit. The newer
722.9 version seems more problematic and more finicky but regular fluid
changes will probably help it behave. I know nothing about the newer
models you are looking at, other than seeing them around.
--FT
On 1/5/22 8:47 PM, Robert Massmann via Mercedes wrote:
I am starting to look for my next Mercedes as I had sold my 1995 E300D because
is was getting harder to maintain and had close to 500,000 miles. I am looking
at the ML series 2014-2015. I would like to get back to a diesel car but it is
not necessary. Just wondering what the better option would be? I do like to
camp so it currently am towing small popup camper, but may upgrade to larger
enclosed trailer at some point. I only looked at one vehicle thus far a 2015
ML350, it has less than 100,000 miles and has most of the options. They are
asking 19,700 for it.
So if anyone have opinions on my search, please chime in. Not in a real big
hurry, but would like to do something sooner than later.
I would trade or sell the 2004 BMW X3 that I am currently driving.
Regards,
Bob Massmann
Southwestern Ohio
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