Bob, It’s not so much the ML550, but the W164. It’s a major improvement over the W163s, far more car-like while still retaining a lot of the truck qualities that made the W163 useful.
I’m not sure the smaller displacement W164s do much better economy-wise, so having the ML550 does provide some advantages when it comes to power and towing. Amazingly, my ML550 got better mileage while towing a UHaul car carrier with the CL600 on it than running empty. Go figure! I love mine, despite the crappy mileage. If I’m just tooling around town I’ll be lucky to hit 16 mpg, but on the highway, depending on load, I’ll easily hit the mid and upper teens. I don’t drive that much anyway, so the difference doesn’t really matter a whole lot to me. It’s a far more comfortable ride, I think, far less truck-like than the W163, and has more creature comforts, too. Mine is approaching 200k without any real issues to speak of. I bought it with 175k on the clock two years ago for $6500, so the one you’ve posted isn’t far off based on price and mileage. Provenance is important on these, and while there’s no major issues with the W164s that I know of, good maintenance is always important. This one is really loaded up, with pneumatic suspension, Parktronic (which is pretty rare on these) as well as the rear seat entertainment system (DVD player.) Nice example. I would definitely consider this one if I was looking for another W164. -D > On Jul 18, 2024, at 9:28 AM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > Low miles. In spite of it being straight up realtor spec, I wonder what > comparable ones have been going for? > > https://www.facebook.com/share/rSf3ZGikZ8uSNAv6/ > > Since it's still running just fine and my garage is 110 degress typically > during the day, I am not enthused to do the CP on my ML. I did just replace > the driver's rear window regulator > I think I want to move on from this W163 and maybe get something like this. > Many of you dig ML550s. > > AZBob > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://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://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
