How problematic is the pneumatic suspension? Also, I wonder why the badging is removed? Do people think it makes it somehow look better?
AZBob Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 18, 2024, at 9:58 AM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > 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 > _______________________________________ 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
