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Old 08-03-2019, 01:32 PM
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Opinions: 2014-2016 W212 w/ OM651

Hi. I've briefly searched the forum and, as expected, there isn't much discussion on this newer model diesel. I've had my first ever diesel for 2 years now. Bought the 1997 E300 with 91,000 miles on it with a small stack of dealership receipts in Aug 2017. Now it somehow has 120,000 miles on it and is much improved.

Yet, the wife keeps prodding me to sell the 'old car' and get something 'new and reliable'. Only 'reliability' issue I had was waiting too long to replace the old weak batter last winter. It's a pretty simple car and easy to work on. I bought it with plans to keep it many years and miles, trying to achieve an overall low total cost of ownership.

So, if I were to get something new-ish, it would probably be a W212 E250 with the OM651 2.1 liter twin turbo.

What are your thoughts, opinions, rants, etc. on this vehicle?
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