Re: [MBZ] Comments about Possible Purchase

2016-11-11 Thread Larry T via Mercedes
t; Sent: Friday, November 11, 2016 12:04:38 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Comments about Possible Purchase On Thu, 10 Nov 2016 21:32:18 -0500 Max Dillon via Mercedes wrote: > Larry, buy the youngest car you can, avoid the 90's C & E class. > Quality, especially electronics, hit a lo

Re: [MBZ] Comments about Possible Purchase

2016-11-11 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
I have never had a problem with the wiring on a 2.5. Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 11, 2016, at 8:22 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes > wrote: > > >> On November 11, 2016 at 12:04 AM Craig via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> >> On Thu, 10 Nov 2016 21:32:18 -0500 Max Dillon via Mercedes >> wrote: >>

Re: [MBZ] Comments about Possible Purchase

2016-11-11 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
> On November 11, 2016 at 12:04 AM Craig via Mercedes > wrote: > > > On Thu, 10 Nov 2016 21:32:18 -0500 Max Dillon via Mercedes > wrote: > > > Larry, buy the youngest car you can, avoid the 90's C & E class. > > Quality, especially electronics, hit a low point. > > But you also include many

Re: [MBZ] Comments about Possible Purchase

2016-11-11 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Oh, and as with S123/124, the wagons have rear SLS. And the 210 SLS fluid is pretty much unique to the 210, you don't use 123 fluid in it. When these cars were new, MBZ had figured out that more transmission failures during the warranty period were caused by people getting dirt on the dipstick th

Re: [MBZ] Comments about Possible Purchase

2016-11-11 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
W210s have their upper spring mounts on the body, lower mount in the middle of the lower control arm. 4matic puts a drive shaft right through the middle of the spring, so the spring had to be moved. They put the 4matic springs around the shocks, making the shocks more expensive but getting rid o

Re: [MBZ] Comments about Possible Purchase

2016-11-11 Thread Max Dillon via Mercedes
I should have said the W210 E class, the W202 C class. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On November 11, 2016 12:04:38 AM EST, Craig via Mercedes wrote: >On Thu, 10 Nov 2016 21:32:18 -0500 Max Dillon via Mercedes > wrote: > >> Larry, buy the youngest car you can, avoid the 90's C &

Re: [MBZ] Comments about Possible Purchase

2016-11-10 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Thu, 10 Nov 2016 21:32:18 -0500 Max Dillon via Mercedes wrote: > Larry, buy the youngest car you can, avoid the 90's C & E class. > Quality, especially electronics, hit a low point. But you also include many W124s in the avoid area that way. Craig ___ ht

Re: [MBZ] Comments about Possible Purchase

2016-11-10 Thread Max Dillon via Mercedes
Larry, buy the youngest car you can, avoid the 90's C & E class. Quality, especially electronics, hit a low point. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscr

Re: [MBZ] Comments about Possible Purchase

2016-11-10 Thread Larry T via Mercedes
edes" To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: "Larry T" Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2016 5:47:15 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Comments about Possible Purchase Thanks Mitch - Exactly the kind of reply I hoped for. Sincerely, LarryT - Original Message - From: "Mitch Haley

Re: [MBZ] Comments about Possible Purchase

2016-11-10 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
quot;Mitch Haley via Mercedes" > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" > Cc: "Mitch Haley" > Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2016 5:34:03 PM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Comments about Possible Purchase > > Facelifted 2000-2003 S210. Lower ground clearance than the 1998-1999. &g

Re: [MBZ] Comments about Possible Purchase

2016-11-10 Thread Larry T via Mercedes
Thanks Mitch - Exactly the kind of reply I hoped for. Sincerely, LarryT - Original Message - From: "Mitch Haley via Mercedes" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Cc: "Mitch Haley" Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2016 5:34:03 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Co

Re: [MBZ] Comments about Possible Purchase

2016-11-10 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Facelifted 2000-2003 S210. Lower ground clearance than the 1998-1999. Figure the conductor plate in the transmission won't last much longer if it's still original, and IIRC you can't buy them for $175 any more. Just about anything that puts it in a limp home mode (like any transmission electrical

[MBZ] Comments about Possible Purchase

2016-11-10 Thread Larry Turner via Mercedes
Howdy. After searching for more than a year for a Diesel powered MB newer than what we have and I hoping to get the group thoughts on a 2001 MB Wagon E320 with 114K miles for $4500. listed as a "Slow Seller" so perhaps I can get it for less. It looks perfect cosmetically and the engine com