A gas engine will last as long as a diesel as long as you keep up on maintenance. More so with MB because they build good engines.

Most MB diesels will need to be rebuilt somewhere between 300k-500k miles, although their are a few exceptions. I have no doubt that say an M104 or an M119 can't reach similer mileage figures.


The trick to getting a million mile MB is to buy it new or nearly so, and drive it 50k-100k miles a year with an open checkbook maintenance policy.

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

Well I'm not close to that Gasser's Mileage, but Both my 380SE and MY SEC have their first High mileage badges. 1984 380SE = 187,000 and counting. 1989 560 SEC = 175,000 and counting. And their badges or on the grilles. (Not on the SEC in the avatar at the time picture was taken)

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1986 Euro 500SEC "RUF" 9:1CR, "Rose"
1985 Euro 500SEC Cabriolet AMG Widebody
1982 Euro 500SEL "Blue"
2001 Texas Heeler (Aussie/Queensland X) "Sulphie",
2012 Queensland Red Heeler "Squeak"
Best dogs I've ever had.