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Old 11-02-2003, 07:14 PM
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Originally posted by suginami
Yeah, the engineers mis-engineered crankshaft balancers on M112 and M113 engines, and struggled with head gaskets on M103's and M104's, but at the end of the day, all of the "quality" arguments fall to the wayside if you get to survive a crash and live the rest of your life.
That's what the OM617's for

Seriously, John, thank goodness your dad was in an M-B and, most importantly, that he's safe now. I wasn't even thinking about safety when I purchased my car, but in retrospect, for that reason alone buying this car is probably one of the best decisions I ever made...
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