And you want one with a 722.6 transmission
i sent this guy an email saying he should put on an new crank position
sensor, maybe $100 to do that. he says his mech doesn't know anything
about the car and his scanner wouldn't connect to the engine or
something. I sent him a youtuber vid of a
I agree with Floyd.
There’s no avoiding the tinworm on W210, the thing to do is find a nice
rust-free example and plan on driving it until it expires. You could probably
be proactive and have it rustproofed or use one of those DIY kits just to slow
things down, but it’s pretty much inevitable
>I guess the real question is, which models hold up best in areas that have
>snow, ice, and salt in the winter?
W211. 2003-2005, 4matic if your city/county/state is inept at plowing snow and
understaffed.
Dwight has one. Perhaps he can comment.
I found an average snowfall map of the US a
There are plenty of cheaper southern cars that aren’t rusted, buy one and drive
it until you don’t want to drive it anymore and then unload it to some bottom
feeder. I’ve got a decent 99E320 I’ll sell you, no rust, looks pretty good
-FT
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> On Aug 18, 2021, at 10:41 AM, Allan
For those of us living where salt is used in the winter, is the W210 just best
avoided, even if one is sourced from a more rust-free area?
My W123 and W116 were pretty much rust free when I got them but preventing rust
while also using them in the wintertime seems to be a lost cause.
I guess
Rust on a W210 is a reason to run away as if your hair was on fire.
-D
> On Aug 18, 2021, at 7:31 AM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> “Rust spots as they appear”
>
> $2k at most
>
> —FT
>
> Sent from my iPad
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>> On Aug 18, 2021, at 12:32 AM, Allan Streib via Mercedes
>>
“Rust spots as they appear”
$2k at most
—FT
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> On Aug 18, 2021, at 12:32 AM, Allan Streib via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Seems in pretty nice shape for the miles but that's quite an ask...
>
>
Yeah. About $5k too much.
Rick
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Subject: [MBZ] 2001 E320 4Matic - 181k miles - $6,250
Seems in pretty nice shape for the miles but that's quite an ask
Seems in pretty nice shape for the miles but that's quite an ask...
https://indianapolis.craigslist.org/cto/d/atlanta-2001-mercedes-benz-e320-4matic/7367077870.html
Allan
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