I just drove my 82SD 138 miles today at between 73 and 85mph the whole way, ran like a clock, with nearly 235,000 on it. 166,000 seems very very early for a 617 death. Our 83 has 100,000 more than that on it and it runs like a beast....

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'15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800)
'17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k)
'09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k)
'13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k)
'01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km)
'16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)