Wierd. My 99 has a drain plug

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01 Ford Excursion Powerstroke
99 E300 Turbodiesel
91 Vette with 383 motor
05 Polaris Sportsman 800 EFI
06 Polaris Sportsman 500 EFI
03 SeaDoo GTX SC Red
03 SeaDoo GTX SC Yellow
04 Tailgator 21 ft Toy Hauler
11 Harley Davidson 883 SuperLow

My 99 has one as well. Build date was 7/98. They were eliminated part way through 99 model year production.

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Terry Allison
N. Calif. & Boca Chica, Panama

09' E320 Bluetec 77k (USA)
09' Hyundai Santa Fe Diesel 48k (S.A.)

The 99's are the last and best of the breed:

These include the inclusion of a LED third brake light on the rear hat rack

Fiber Optic Radio System

More Airbags

Also my 99 has the drain plug as well...build date 05/99 (Which would mean one of the last diesels built?)

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2005 SL65
1999 E300
1995 E300
1994 SL320
1988 560SL
1987 300TD
1982 300D
1955 300SL

Additional Note.... if you like the w124 OM606 with the 4spd, you will LOVE the w210 with the OM606 and the 5 speed.... It's butter smooth. If you don't care about the speed then then a well maintained NA OM606 will do the trick.

There was recently a nice '97 E300 on eBay well loaded that went for $10,500 or so. Leather, heated seats, etc...

Best is to have one of each though

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'97 E300
'99 E300

Mine has a build date of 6/99 (serial # 940019) Don't know about the drain plug. I'll check next time I have the encapsulation panels off.

WOW 6/99 yours might be the last one built , I was under the impression that May was the last month and June was the cross-over year. I have chassis number 931815.

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2005 SL65
1999 E300
1995 E300
1994 SL320
1988 560SL
1987 300TD
1982 300D
1955 300SL