One more thing: rust is the enemy if you are the northeast. If you are located there, no matter what the car looks like from the outside, raise or crawl underneath with something to poke the floor and chassis outriggers with. Particularly prone to driver footwell rot.
They are about the equivalent of a w116/early w123 in terms of rust susceptibility, so beware. Mac on 8/6/08 1:11, Steve MacSween at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > They are basically good cars that by 1990 had been pretty well sorted out > (about time, seeing as they made their debut in Europe in late 1974). > > You will find trim pieces (both interior and exterior) break easily and are > generally way inferior to Mercedes. Exterior trim bits are insanely > expensive from dealers. Look on eVilBay. > > Drivetrain is excellent. Not that slow at all, that reputation is a leftover > from some of the 1980s models that were imported with an anemic 2.1 liter > motor with a weak cam profile. If the car is sluggish you may want to gently > put it through some Italian-tuneup workouts, as some Volvo owners are > chronic slugs and the motor may be full of gunk. > > Unfortunately all Bosch injection parts are now very expensive. Other than > that the only major OUCH is replacement of the blower motor, which was > apparently the first thing bolted to the chassis on the assembly line. Not > hard in terms of competence, just requires removal of most of the dash. > > Not a hard car to work on but you will find things are not quite as well > thought out as on a Mercedes. > > Cheers _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
