While I think the W211 is better than the W210 in every respect, I will reiterate, in defense of the W210, that virtually all of my issues were to be expected given age, miles, and location. The cracked exhaust manifold is the only glaring exception.

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14 E250 Bluetec 4Matic "Sinclair", Palladium Silver on Black, 159k miles
06 E320 CDI "Rutherford", Black on Tan, 179k mi, Stage 1 tune, tuned TCU
91 300D "Otis", Smoke Silver on Tan, 145k mi, wastegate conversion, ALDA delete

19 Honda CR-V EX 77k mi
Fourteen other MB's owned and sold
1961 Very Tolerant Wife