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Originally Posted by husk
The w210 E300's will deplete your wallet faster than your current car...These cars cost money to maintain, the 98-99's will cost even more to maintain.
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In what way? My friends 99 E55 AMG hasnt needed much. Overall repair cost and maintenance is low as the car is newer.
For the OP, after spending well over $10K in repairs on my 87 300D i threw in the towel. A 22 year old car is not worth the headache, dont get me wrong i love the car to death but i bought the car as well as my other past old MB diesels because they were cheap to buy.
But even after all that money, the car is still far from perfect or reliable enough where i can trust it to go anywhere. In my opinion, the later model W210 offers up a more reliable car with less money needed to be invested as it isnt as old as your W124 and it has more updated components that make it more reliable, easier to maintain, and repair (OBDII, FSS system, etc)
I replaced my 300D with a C32 AMG because i needed to get my speed fix
but i also did it to get out of my money pit and have not looked back since. I still drive the 300D every once in awhile but again i cant trust the car for my long distance journey's nor do i want to drain my wallet anymore then i already have. Id rather be putting that money towards mods for my C32 or in my savings account rather then in the 300D.