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1988 300TE with 156K Miles
I am looking at this car and it looks like it has been well maintained with service records etc. I am unaware of any major services that have been done and I am wondering what items I should look at. The price is right and the body and interirior look flawless so I don't mind putting some money into this car over the years. I do plan on owning the car for awhile. I am aware of rear suspension issues, radiator neck failures and I have heard (and experienced) early transmission failures. How about top ends, timing chains, front end steering issues and those kinds of things? I can handle minor repairs, brakes and the like but want to be carefull. Any advice is appreciated.
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Please respond to my post someone
Just hoping to get a response from the experts on this car before I decide to buy it. Is 1988 a problem year? Thanks !!!
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Good car! If you like, you should go for it. They are subject to the same issues as the 300e is. The car is a Mercedes-Benz, after all, so you can count on it being well built, but will need average expensive maintenance from time to time. Now if you are a junky and start to do rebuilds….there is a thread here about someone who but a C36 engine & related tweaks to their '88 TE wagon plus a few adders. See 360TE AMG project completed (PICS!)
There is also Renntech and a few other builders out there, so if you are into it, the sky is the limit! Otherwise, enjoy!!!!
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Thanks for the reply. I am buying the car remotely so I am having a third party inspector checkout the car. Just want to be sure. That is a beautiful 300TE you referenced. Don't think mine will ever look like that but we can dream!
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