Roger, you gotta be kiddin'! You mean to say that all them 500 engined MB's have "engine guts" problems? Oh those poor folks in their SL500's and E500's...
Are you also saying that there are no MB's out there over 10 years old that haven't had an A/C problem? Just read on this List a few days ago that a new compressor was around 800.00 for a 201. Front suspension issues were addressed early on according to my MB printout with an upgrade as a "goodwill" fix. The offical "fix" was more than just a rebate on a new car purchase. And regarding the door suckers, big deal. It's a 500 dollar repair and you can fix it if you want, no big deal. Sure beats the heck out of the 3,000.00 leaking head gaskets on the 6 cylinder gas E class MB's from that era. And, BTW, most MB's of that era had lousy wiring harness's and weak evaporators. I may be whistling in the dark but I refuse to have a battle of wits with the unarmed. OTOH, these old wife's tales are great for us that see the need to obtain the last great MB built for a reasonable price. On 8/16/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > <<Repairs are VERY expensive (because the car is complex).>> > > That IS NOT the reason why this particular car is best forgotten. An F-18 is > "complex." The Space Shuttle is "complex." > > The fact is that the W140 has many underdesigned components that crap out > time and again and WAAY before comparable bits in the rest of the product > line do. Such as the front suspension, the AC components (the biggie), the > engine guts, the door closers and pumps and on and on. > > Owners of these cars will defend them to the death, of course, whistling in > the dark the whole time. > > Run away. > > RLE > _______________________________________ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For new parts see www.buymbparts.com > For repairs see www.oldworldauto.com > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > > > -- John Freer Palm Springs, CA 1992 500 SEL 1985 380SL
