Oh yeah! I love this W124 diesel. I kind of thought the $6K was a lot but now that I think about it might have been a fair deal for this car. But I have done all the maintenance myself. If I had to pay for labor costs I might not be as enthusiastic. Overall I have found this model MB to be joy to work on. Most of the work has been minor to my way of thinking. Fan clutch, brake pads and hoses, drag link, all fluids, vac hoses, stuff like that. The interior was very clean, engine compartment wasn’t as clean as I like so I spent some time removing leaves, pine straw, etc. I’ve spent a lot of hours on it, not too much money in parts I don’t think.
What I have left to do are, tie rods, instrument cluster rebuild, cruise control and head light doors (my wife thinks the doors are OK).
Plus I am averaging 34 mpg and I commute 72 miles per day in it. Taxes and insurance are low too.
Here are some pics the dealer had:
