Driving to work today I saw the odo turn to 200,000 on my CDI.
The only MB I bought new from the dealer. I use it every day for my 100 mile per day commute and I must say I have been very satisfied. I bought a base model with 17 inch wheels and happy I did that.
Two failures occured. The crank shaft position sensor and the transmission control module-something ( both common faults) were both fixed under warranty.
One defect that cost me a bit was a leaking rear hatch door that leaked water into car and fried some relays back there and disabled the auto rear hatch.
Other then that it has been great. I think it drives better then new. The car is still a rocketship.
I think I will keep driving it till 250 K then pass on to the kids. It has little dollar value anymore.
For me the vee-six CDI engine has been bullitproof. I think early predictions of it's poor longivity has proven false.
When this car retires I will buy the same diesel ML again as long as it has a spare ( temp) and NO runflats.
I read now that the Blutec with the urea set up is better then the trap filters because it doesn't inhibit flow out. It just sprays the exhaust and a few more horsepower is gotten out of the newer MLs.
( I guess I should have titled this thread- ode to my ML !)
thanks
Great forum gentlemen.
jz