A neighbor is offering to sell me his 1995 E320 Cabriolet.

The car has only 8,544 miles on it, has never been driven under the rain nor damage in an accident. Everything works and looks better than new.

The question is: how reliable is the power operated roof?

Any other concerns I should be aware of this particular model?

I know that the automatic 5-speed transmission was changed under warranty when the car had about 600 miles on it. It just failed suddenly. Besides that there are no major repairs on the car.

I have plenty of experience with the W124 chassis as I had owned already three T wagons, but I am not familiar with how realiable the cabriolets are.

Any comments would be appreciated.

A. Rosich
S320, 1998
E320T, 1995