I am contemplating selling our 94 E320 sedan with 81K and buy an E320 wagon to replace it. I love the sedan but a wagon would be more functional for us. I need something for the trips to home depot and such. I have an 88 Ranger but for what I can sell it for plus the $70 a month insurance on the truck I can roll that savings into a nice wagon.

I looked at a used Lincoln Aviator this evening....nice vehicle but the wife wants another MB.

Any issues on newer MB wagons to watch out for? I'll probably end up with a 2001 or older to fit my pricr range of $25k or less.

Any suggestions?

I can give you my opinions... I have a 1991 300TE, and I love driving it, but am beginning to not like the gas mileage. My car is listed as a gas guzzler on a website I found a while back.. forget the url sorry.
Last tank I got 15.3 mpg.
Also the range on the wagons seems low.
255 miles and the reserve light comes on.
I can get 20-23 mpg highway, but most of my driving is flat out, 3.8 mile ... 0-30-0-30-0-70-0-75-0 mph and I'm at work. (Two stop signs, one traffic light.)
I've heard that the M104 engine does better. (1993-1995). Some of these cars had wire harness issues, I think 1993 and 1994. So, a 1995 would be the latest wagon I'd consider, at least until the new E320/E500's are affordable to me.
(Hoping that MB will bring over an E320 CDI wagon, or an E55 wagon ... grrrr....)
I also like the 1987 300TD for the mileage and power, and all of the turbo 123's, especially the 1985.
Also I have a feeling (never compared them) that the 123 wagon is roomier than the 124.
I'm not really crazy about the 1997-2003 wagons, but they do look cool in certain colors...
Just my opinions, like I said.

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Bob Roe
Lehigh Valley PA USA
1973 Olds 88, 1972 MB 280SE, 1978 Datsun 280Z, 1971 Ford T-Bird, 1972 Olds 88, 1983 Nissan Sentra, 1985 Sentra, 1973 230.6, 1990 Acura Integra, 1991 Volvo 940GLE wagon, 1983 300SD, 1984 300SD, 1995 Subaru Legacy L wagon, 2002 Mountaineer, 1991 300TE wagon, 2008 Murano, 2007 R320CDI 4Matic 52K, some Hyundai, 2008 BMW 535xi wagon, all gone... currently
2007 Honda Odyssey Touring, 2014 E350 4matic

My wife wanted an SUV, so she's driving a 2002 Mountaineer.
I won't drive it unless I absolutely have to.
My wagon has been to Home Depot several times, bringing home about a dozen bags of mulch the one time, if I recall.
The plastic protector tray is key to keep the carpeting from getting totally trashed (the bags were wet and leaking.)

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Bob Roe
Lehigh Valley PA USA
1973 Olds 88, 1972 MB 280SE, 1978 Datsun 280Z, 1971 Ford T-Bird, 1972 Olds 88, 1983 Nissan Sentra, 1985 Sentra, 1973 230.6, 1990 Acura Integra, 1991 Volvo 940GLE wagon, 1983 300SD, 1984 300SD, 1995 Subaru Legacy L wagon, 2002 Mountaineer, 1991 300TE wagon, 2008 Murano, 2007 R320CDI 4Matic 52K, some Hyundai, 2008 BMW 535xi wagon, all gone... currently
2007 Honda Odyssey Touring, 2014 E350 4matic

IMHO, get a 94-95 W124 wagon. The larger M104 engine has more torque and lower diff for both better pickup and better gas mileage.

If you need more power, you can drop a C36 engine into these year wagons fairly easily for about $5K.

I'm in Jax if you want to see my wagon conversion.

With my setup and a 2.87 rear diff, I get about 16 MPG city with a heavy foot, 25 mpg on the highway with a light foot.

:-) neil
1988 E36T AMG
1993 500E

I've heard that the W210 wagon 96-2002 are very solid. They look kind of bulky at the rear though.

Many wagons are bought bc owners have either kids or dogs to transport. Neither is a good thing.

I personally would get a new W211 or at least a 2000 or newer model to get the newer sportier look.

I bought my wagon because I occasionally need to carry something large, and I'd rather drive a wagon than an SUV or a pickup truck.

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Bob Roe
Lehigh Valley PA USA
1973 Olds 88, 1972 MB 280SE, 1978 Datsun 280Z, 1971 Ford T-Bird, 1972 Olds 88, 1983 Nissan Sentra, 1985 Sentra, 1973 230.6, 1990 Acura Integra, 1991 Volvo 940GLE wagon, 1983 300SD, 1984 300SD, 1995 Subaru Legacy L wagon, 2002 Mountaineer, 1991 300TE wagon, 2008 Murano, 2007 R320CDI 4Matic 52K, some Hyundai, 2008 BMW 535xi wagon, all gone... currently
2007 Honda Odyssey Touring, 2014 E350 4matic