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Originally Posted by 240diowa
I always hear about how the diesel mercedes engines run a very long time but I have yet to find any Mercedes diesel for sale on cars.com or e-bay or the local paper that have 300K miles with out the motor being rebuilt. My guess is that with proper oil changes etc the expected life of a 240 or 300D motor is around 250K miles. A chevy 350 can do the same....
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I don't believe there is a difference between the engines made for the german market and the ones for export. I used to run my own taxi and limousine business before I came to the US. Guess why 90% of german taxis are Mercedes-Diesel? Yes, you're right! There is NO OTHER CAR on this planet that could outlast a Mercedes Diesel. And no, I'm not getting paid for this statement. I drove my cars without rebuilding the engine on average up to 1,000,000 km which equals approx. 600,000 miles. These cars were still running when I sold them. I did one single experiment and bought a Renault Diesel. After 230,000 km (not even 150,000miles) the engine blew. Never again anything else but MB Diesel! (I should get paid for that, shouldn't I?)