Ours is at about 340kmi, IIRC. Total maintenance so far during its time with
us:
Idler pulley, and belt
Front brake pads
CPS
Thermostat
Water pump
Both front axles. (Torn boots.)
Front shock absorbers.
LR window regulator
-- Jim
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I'll fly down and drive it home.
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>> Rick
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>> Subject: [MBZ] W210 Danger
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> Subject: [MBZ] W210 Danger Will Robinson?
>
> A friend of mine is considering a W210. His elderly neighbor has it. Spotless
> but hasn’t been driven much. 10 year old gas in it. He asked me if it was
> worth it. The only th
fly down and drive it home.
Rick
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Sent: September 8, 2023 9:57 AM
To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
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Subject: [MBZ] W210 Danger Will Robinson?
A friend of mine is considering a W210. His elderly neighbor has it. Spotless
Donald,
The W210 is the “Camry” of the Mercedes line. They’re very reliable and
reasonable to operate and maintain. I’ve had at least one in my fleet at any
given time for at least 7 years.
The most important thing is where the car has lived, as they are extremely
prone to rusting if they
Depends on how much the seller wants for it. 210s are very reliable
cars and that will do 28mpg all day long in reasonable comfort. More
reliable than a 211 I think, or least fewer things to go wrong, but not
as comfortable. If the price is good, and here I would say sub $2k if
it has been
Yeah, weird issues like the suspension mounts rusting out. Have your
friend get a thorough PPI.
On Fri, Sep 8, 2023 at 9:57 AM Donald Snook via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> A friend of mine is considering a W210. His elderly neighbor has it.
> Spotless but hasn’t been driven much.
A friend of mine is considering a W210. His elderly neighbor has it. Spotless
but hasn’t been driven much. 10 year old gas in it. He asked me if it was
worth it. The only things I remember is most people like the 124 and they skip
right over to the 211.
The 210 has all the weird rust
