I have one customer who has a 1996 210 body diesel. It has over 160,000 miles and not problem 1!! The materials used in the interior are not indicative of the quality of the engine/driveline build are they/ I will agree that the interiors are more Modern as Hondaish if you will but the German engineering is still there from a mechanical perspective...

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