"Transmission wicking".  Whazzat?

On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 8:43 PM, clay via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
wrote:

> They are not as robustly built or appointed as the W140.  A very korean
> car feel to them.   I put 10k on mine.   They have the 96-05 transmission
> wicking problems.  Door and trunk assist have failed.   There are error
> codes that lie about what is really going on.  My signals really do work,
> but the computer does not believe it.  Bound to get more wrong codes.
>
> My opinion would be to stay away from any V12.  The engines will bankrupt
> you.  The standard options in that car will tend to fail, expensively, and
> unless you can fix on your own, or drive it busted, will suck on the
> wallet.  Owning a Grosser will be more fulfilling
>
> clay
>
>
> On Aug 26, 2014, at 4:15 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote:
>
> > I am really intrigued by the W220 cars after looking at a 2001 S600 a
> couple of weeks ago.  My biggest concern is that they are frighteningly
> inexpensive, which, like the earlier W140 S600 models, makes me fear that
> they're unreliable and expensive to repair.
> >
> > Anyone here have any experience with the W220 chassis cars?
> >
> > Dan
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Aug 25, 2014, at 5:38 PM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >
> >>
> http://carbuying.jalopnik.com/how-to-make-a-used-mercedes-s-class-more-luxurious-than-1626571145/1626623484/+travis
> >>
> >> --R
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