Actually yes...my engine was replaced at 100K when the car was 8 years old....depending on what you consider relatively young.
and yes the evap was done on my vehicle

My particular car was under warranty when these issues happened so as many of you would agree you react differently when its not your money...that being said was there another alternative to the two most expensive repairs that my car had...maybe....but I didn't care ....as far I was concerned the MB dealer could have replaced every part in the car as long as it was not on my dime

As for the 140 and problems...yes there were some...BUT there was a class action lawsuit on the newer cars with the Flex engine service system...so would you tell everyone not to buy any of the 1998-2000 cars period?

As for the evap...the 140 is not the only car that can have evap issues......there are some here( I am sure) with a 124 car that has had that issue...or perhaps the wiring harness issue with the gasoline cars of the early to mid 90's...both repairs are over $2000 a piece...based on the value of some 124's right now...those repairs could be very hard to justify...so do you tell someone not to touch a 124?
As for updating parts on a regular basis I think that is an MB regular way of operation...I have seen many times where the genuine MB part from the dealer has been updated ...for example the 3 sets of winshield wipers that have been put on my car(all bought from the dealer) have each been different
Always making it better with each iteration...I think thats why its a Benz
As far as seeing one for sale...it is true...they are rare...why is that?...they didn't sell them in the numbers that the other cars were sold in...you can apply that same principal to the 98-99 E300 Turbodiesel...they didn't sell many..so you don't see many for sale...does that make it a bad car?..if I see one for sale should I run?
Not sure how many 126 350's they sold...but as I recall they only sold about 4500 140 diesels in the US...so not a car you see on the street regular...but actually a good thing for resale value..:-)


Warren
1992 300SD 174K
Columbus Ohio