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dang, bro.
$1600 for new shocks, motor/trans mounts, motor/trans/diff fluids, etc. not having to get all greazzy & cuss a lot for once = priceless
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I have spent big $$ on our 85 300D several times.
In 2001, spent $7000 on a replacement rebuilt engine. About 4 years later, spent $3k on a new paint job Last fall and still continuing after winter break, have spent close to $3k on hidden rust repairs. But the car is one we have had since 1990 and is hard to part with! On the other hand, we have a 2006 smart ForTwo CDI. Low mileage. In the last 6 weeks we have spent $3100 (it would have been more if MB had not helped out) and it still needs new front springs and brakes (which I will do myself). This is a car I do not love, and I think I have convinced the wife, it has to go soon! Looking at GLK diesel as main LD car. Over C$50k so even with 0.9% financing, $900/month payments! That could pay for a lot of repairs for our old cars!
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Just spent ~$260 for a compressor/dryer for the 310k mile E300.
Just spent ~$1500 for the 198k mile '05 E320 wagon that I picked up for $4k. I have finally rolled it into the shop and will be swapping the engine out over the next couple weeks.
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Someone had dropped a case of toilet tissue on G. Bush Taxway I hit one of them doing 75 MPG & even with the splash shield it dented the left sideframe around radiator & cause a leak. New BEHR around $300+transmission fluid+coolant =$450.Car has 270k+ miles.
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06 MB E320 CDI 123k miles 14 Sienna (wife's DD) 36k miles 11 GL350 Bluetec 136k (Sold) 96 E300; 292k+ miles (Donated) 11 Sprinter 22K+ miles (Sold) |
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So far sounds like I'm in good company!
As long as tranny stays healthy I think I'm in good shape. Chain, etc. looked good when head gasket was replaced. Injectors are original....maybe that's next.
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14 E250 Bluetec 4Matic "Sinclair", Palladium Silver on Black, 154k miles 06 E320 CDI "Rutherford", Black on Tan, 172k mi, Stage 1 tune, tuned TCU 91 300D "Otis", Smoke Silver on Tan, 142k mi, wastegate conversion, ALDA delete 19 Honda CR-V EX 61k mi Fourteen other MB's owned and sold 1961 Very Tolerant Wife |
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Sorry for $900 a month I want to see either a nice backyard or a wharf when I look out the back door....
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Mac 2002 e320 4matic estate│1985 300d│1980 300td Previous: 1979 & 1982 & 1983 300sd │ 1982 240d “Let's take a drive into the middle of nowhere with a packet of Marlboro lights and talk about our lives.” ― Joseph Heller, Catch-22 |
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Well, do i get to play the game ... I've spent about $29,000 since last July, but then again, I was doing a restoration...
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1985 300TD - "Panzer Wagen" - undergoing full restoration (resto - mod) 2014 GLK250 Bluetec - Wife's car Mercedes-Benz Master Certified Technician. http://www.flickr.com/photos/joshuajeeper/ |
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It is hard to know what to buy. We need space to carry stuff on long trips and want something that is covered by warranty because modern cars just cost too much to repair. MB does have good warranty and it can be extended out to 7 years. We want a 10+ yr car. Our '98 E320 still runs well, but mileage is getting up there. Ideally, I would buy a 1989 or thereabout 300SDL with under 50k miles. That would probably still be about $200/month if spread over 5 years
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Graham 85 300D,72 350SL, 98 E320, Outback 2.5 |
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I say 2006-2010 because the engine in those cars (3.6 L V6) is nicer than the earlier one used 2004-2005 (3.3 L V6), although the 3.3 is by no means bad or anything.
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"Senior Luna, your sense of humor is still loco... but we love it, anyway." -rickymay ____ "Your sense of humor is still loco... " -MBeige ____ "Señor Luna, your sense of humor is quite järjetön" -Delibes 1982 300SD -- 211k, Texas car, tranny issues ____ 1979 240D 4-speed 234k -- turbo and tuned IP, third world taxi hot rod 2 Samuel 12:13: "David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die." |
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14 E250 Bluetec 4Matic "Sinclair", Palladium Silver on Black, 154k miles 06 E320 CDI "Rutherford", Black on Tan, 172k mi, Stage 1 tune, tuned TCU 91 300D "Otis", Smoke Silver on Tan, 142k mi, wastegate conversion, ALDA delete 19 Honda CR-V EX 61k mi Fourteen other MB's owned and sold 1961 Very Tolerant Wife |
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