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View Poll Results: To buy or not to buy!? | |||
Sounds great on the face of it | 1 | 8.33% | |
If it checks out, sounds good | 7 | 58.33% | |
Probably too good to be true | 0 | 0% | |
Meh. I wouldn't. (price/mileage) | 3 | 25.00% | |
This model is the worst of all possible worlds | 1 | 8.33% | |
Voters: 12. You may not vote on this poll |
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I hate to suggest it but with your budget and your future requirements it sounds like a Honda might be a better bet...
...after my escapades with a W201 a Ford Ranger was recommended! So perhaps something American that is cheap to repair would also be better?
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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver 1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone 1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy! 1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits! |
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You might want to also consider a '95 W124 E300 or 300D from early 90's. These are very reliable cars. Try to find one down south and bring back to CT/NJ.
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-- Chris '95 E300, 216k miles, Silver Surfer '05 E320 CDI, 138k miles '07 S550 4matic, 69k miles Gone but not forgotten: '76 300D, 350k miles?, SOLD in 1995 '75 240D, 300k miles, SOLD in 1991 |
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You have wounded me in my very soul, sir. ...he currently drives an '02 Ford Explorer that is rusted out. I have waited for him to switch to a Benz for soooo looooooong (and to stop driving my sedan like all get out!). Will talk with him about the possibility of an earlier car rather than a later one though. Also, Stretch, point taken—albeit reluctantly. I'd just love to see him driving a sweet diesel Benz is all.
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Or a 96/97 non turbo w210 e300 if its substantially cheaper. Just don't buy one that has wintered in the rust belt.
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The non-turbos are dogs. Driven both non-turbo and turbo, I'd never get a non-turbo model. They are cheaper though which I'd assume is because the turbo model is more desirable. If the non-turbo had a 6-speed, I'd buy one then.
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Non-turbos with properly working resonance system has plenty of pick-up for almost all normal driving conditions. I've cruised at 100mph out west.
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-- Chris '95 E300, 216k miles, Silver Surfer '05 E320 CDI, 138k miles '07 S550 4matic, 69k miles Gone but not forgotten: '76 300D, 350k miles?, SOLD in 1995 '75 240D, 300k miles, SOLD in 1991 |
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Still faster than any stock w123 diesel and most w124 diesels which people around here don't seem to complain about. Unfortunately most of the om606 non turbos of this age have the intake stuffed full of soot and oil and the ecu is smart enough to cut fuel proportionaly so it doesn't smoke. Clean out the intake, block off the EGR and they come back to life. The 5spd auto is a nice touch as well. Mine was $2k and despite needing some work it turned out to be an excellent car.
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Here is a 98 that is available in Hazlehurst, JawJa. A friend of mine stopped by to look at and stated it started up and drove out well. Price looks in line.
You will have to scroll down to find it in the ad. 98 E300 Our 98 E300 is the wifes DD.
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A more helpful Diesel Mercedes option (given the requirements of use)
Mercedes Benz E Class W211 2006 Facelift Road Test | Road Tests | Honest John The problem probably is the cost of the damn thing - they are expensive for a reason. Must get a post 2006 uprated W211 not the early ones - this is important so make sure you know what you're getting especially if car loans are involved!
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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver 1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone 1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy! 1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits! |
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In the U.S. the 2006-2007 W211 transition is major even though the cars look the same from the outside.
2005, 2006 W211 is the E320 CDI, equipped with the inline 6 cylinder OM648. The downside of these models is they have the SBS electronic time bomb brakes. 2007 and later W211 are known as E320 Bluetec although I believe they did not start the (idiotic) urea injection until 2008. These have the V-6 OM642 that is not as near easy to work on (I have one in the ML). However they went back to traditional ABS brakes on these models. Both engines have their issues - OM642 gets the infamous oil cooler leak (stupid $15 seal leaks that takes dozens of hours to change) and the OM648 gets the injector "Black Death" (injector seals leak, carbon blows out, covers the injector assembly in black tar). The good side of the 211 vs the 210 is the fact that only the first gen 210 is available in the U.S. with a Diesel - the 1996 to 1999 models. There are no 2nd gen 210 U.S. models available with Diesel between 2000 and 2004. The major first gen 210 issue has to do with the new water based paint process causing body rust. The spring perch issue is also major. By the time they got to the 2nd gen 210s (2000-2004) they had figured out the problems, but there are no Diesels available in the U.S. for these years.
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The OM 642/722.9 powered family Still going strong 2014 ML350 Bluetec (wife's DD) 2013 E350 Bluetec (my DD) both my kids cars went to junkyard in 2023 2008 ML320 CDI (Older son痴 DD) fatal transmission failure, water soaked/fried rear SAM, numerous other issues, just too far gone to save (165k miles) 2008 E320 Bluetec (Younger son's DD) injector failed open and diluted oil with diesel, spun main bearings (240k miles) 1998 E300DT sold to TimFreeh 1987 300TD sold to vstech |
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Had a 99e300 and was very happy with it, drove nice, good pickup and good mpg
Sold it to my best friend and i now have an 06cdi Think they are both good cars Both older vehicles at this point and will require work here and there Would think they are both pretty easy to self repair Much easier than my v6 08 They both have their particular issues which i think is probably an issue on mostcars on the roads Good luck and hope you find a good one and like it
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Thanks and thanks for all the suggestions.
Those are all beautiful cars, but yes, much too expensive for us for now. We both firmly believe in buying cars outright with no car loans, so he may just wait a few years with the e300 (if he buys it) and then upgrade. He decided on a firm budget and he's sticking to it. I think his plan now is to go away and learn a lot more about the model and schedule a time to see the car again. My plan now is to find a tacky joke-gift in case he buys it. EDIT: I just got off the phone with him and he got a job offer down there (we were moving for my job) so maybe something else is a real option depending on the salary offer (tbd). I dunno though, I think he may have already fallen for the e300. He opened it up on the highway and sympathy for the devil came on the radio and I think that might have been it. He was beaming.
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1983 300TD 240k Thistle Green Auto (Euro) [sold] 1984 300D 240k Petrol Green Auto 覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧 "You know, times are changing. Ladies can do stuff now and you're going to have to learn how to deal with it." "What? Were you saying something? Look, I don't speak Spanish." |
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Oh good - another direction
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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver 1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone 1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy! 1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits! |
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The cheese ones are calling to me...
Was also thinking neon pink rim tape, the car is white.
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1983 300TD 240k Thistle Green Auto (Euro) [sold] 1984 300D 240k Petrol Green Auto 覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧 "You know, times are changing. Ladies can do stuff now and you're going to have to learn how to deal with it." "What? Were you saying something? Look, I don't speak Spanish." |
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Quote:
...so I've been told (I mean I'm of course not into such things)
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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver 1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone 1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy! 1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits! |
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