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cjlipps 07-22-2009 12:30 PM

Advice on possible purchase needed.
 
1999 E320 wagon. AWD. 127K.

http://tulsa.craigslist.org/ctd/1283010001.html

Any advice appreciated.

Thanks.

gmercoleza 07-22-2009 02:09 PM

Check the harmonic balancer and spring perches, also make sure the 722.6 has been serviced at least once (none of this "filled for life" stuff). Otherwise that seems like a pretty good deal. These are pretty bulletproof models.

Ed Richardson 07-23-2009 01:00 PM

I got mine at 70k, straight drive, now has 105k. I replaced the crank position sensor as a precaution.
In your area, checking the spring perch is a good idea.
The harmonic balance should have been replaced by now, but check it also.
Make sure Mobil 1 oil has been used. MB was slow changing to this in the first two years of this engine and had some troubles.
I plan this to be my "forever" car, comfortable and economical.
Ed

cjlipps 07-23-2009 04:25 PM

Thanks for the advice but it looks like the car already sold. Or at least the post was deleted by it's author.
Must've been a decent buy.

gmercoleza 07-23-2009 04:31 PM

That price may have been the reason - it was pretty cheap...


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