You are saying a 220 is the lesser of 2 evils of a w210 diesel? I hate to say it but you must have had a long night of hookers and blow. I have own a 97 diesel that is pushing close to 400k miles, and 98 turbo that is at about 220k. Yes they are not as high quality as a 124 but they are still very good cars, much better than the troublesome 220 chassis. All of the issues listed below are things that could happen. A list of things that could happen to a 124 is probably longer. A list of things that could happen on a 220 is probably a mile long.
Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 29, 2017, at 2:56 PM, clay via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > I only test drove a bunch of these, never owned. I wanted a replacement for > the E300D (w124) and this just was not going to fit the bill. Ended up with > a POS w220. Lesser of two evils. > > Based on what I see at PnP, the cars are of a lesser quality build wise than > the W124 and have few catastrophic failures to put them in the yard. Mostly > they are just beat to hell and worn out. Much like the MTBF of the W220, it > is far shorter than in the older cars. I would not expect to see many > survive 25 let alone 30 years. Not a car for a bottom feeder. Purchase the > Very Best you can afford > > clay > > >> On Apr 29, 2017, at 12:26 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> This model suffers from front spring perch rust, and poor quality >> electronics. However, if they are still on the road now, I'll bet most of >> the electronics issues have been addressed. >> >> They also have the OM606 engine with the really long glow plugs that can >> break off during removal. >> >> After that, normal wear items. Tires, brakes, battery, starter, alternator, >> etc. >> >> Do these cars also have the transmission conductor plate issue? >> -- >> Max Dillon >> Charleston SC >> '87 300TD >> '95 E300 >> >>> On April 29, 2017 2:15:42 PM EDT, Craig via Mercedes >>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> On Sat, 29 Apr 2017 08:17:29 -0400 Daniel Penoff via Mercedes >>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>>> For someone who wants a later model diesel, I guess: >>>> >>>> https://tampa.craigslist.org/pnl/cto/6109374167.html >>>> <https://tampa.craigslist.org/pnl/cto/6109374167.html> >>> >>> >>> Are there any problems with this model? >>> >>> What items would one expect to need to repair on this model? >>> > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
