I have at least 4 140 diesels that come to mind off hand Sent from my iPhone
> On Jan 20, 2022, at 2:41 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > >> >> What is the general consensus on the W140 cars? > > Newer is better. > >> how are they as far as reliabilty, and feasibilty of doit-yourself >> maintenance and repairs? > > Depending on your mechanical abilities, and penchant for purchasing tools, > probably not much harder than any other car in your stable. You were going to > rebuild a Honda transmission, IIRC, so.... > >> How easy (or not) is it to find a diesel model? > > They are out there, but rare. Kaleb has at least one in the back forty. His > bride was driving it and the air cleaner caught on fire. They are noted for > bending rods. Speculation is if it was going to bend a rod, it would be bent > by now, 25 years later. > >> I like how they look, but Is the OM606 is preferable to the OM603? > > OM606 was never imported. > > Take all my advice with a grain of salt, I have never owned one. Kaleb, > Mitch, Dan, and Jaime are the resident experts. > > Rick > _______________________________________ > 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
