Ooh, AWD. How easy is it to find AWD 164s with the 24v and a clutch pedal in the US? I'm guessing about as easy as it is to find a w116 350SE with a 4spd manual?

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Past: '67 250SE, '86 & '87 560SELs
Projects: '73 Buick Riviera, '75 350SE (grey market, stick shift)
Cars that actually run under their own power:'87 300D Turbo, '03 Corvette Z06, '07 Subaru Impreza WRX STI Limited

If anyone here is still looking for a 1992 400E LH module as discussed above, I have one (014 545 15 32) from a car being parted out. $75 delivered to your door in the 48USA.

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'79 6.9 Sold (after 27 years)
'83 280SL, 5 spd.
'94 E320 Sdn. 5 spd conversion
'02 E320 Sdn.(on loan to mom!)
'87 300E (5 spd. conversion) Sold
'05 E500 Wagon

That's a steal... someone better jump on it!

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I am interested. Can anyone confirm that this is a drop-in replacement on my 1995 E420?

Is paypal OK?

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1984 300D---Sold
1995 E420 - 106K - Brilliant Silver Metallic/Orion Gray --- Sold
1984 300SD - 151K Manganese Brown Metallic/Mostly Black --- Sold
1982 240D - 79K - Manila Beige/Palomino---Sold

No rust to worry about here. Frozen water falling from the sky is but a myth in this area.

The 210s were solid cars with very few issues, and what few issues they have are consistent and predictable. Transmission fluid and filter (I'd recommend every 60k) as you mentioned, diff fluid (nobody remembers that it's there), the diff breather tube can get plugged up and they'll start to leak out the axle seals, the crank position sensors fail, usually without fair warning, and 100% without fail they WILL leave you stuck (which is why you replace it at 70k and keep a spare in the glove box). Valve cover gasket leaks, oil leaks at the little cover plate on the front timing cover below the oil filter housing, and occasional upper & lower pan gasket leaks. They occasionally blower motor regulators (although not that often, in my experience), the intake seals @ the airflow meter and the airflow meter itself typically need to be done around 100k, and of course it's a good idea to make sure that the harmonic balancer recall has been taken care of it it applies to the car. Occasional instrument cluster issues, fan clutches wear out on the cars that have mechanical fans... *shrug* that's about it. Mostly wear and tear stuff, none of it is a big deal. I was a service adviser for a MB/BMW/VAG shop for 3 years, I saw about 10-20 210s a week, so I'm pretty familiar with their quirks. Nice thing about the W210 is that it's still all more-or-less stuff you can DIY, the later cars are a pain to deal with in your garage at home.

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-Kevin
Past: '67 250SE, '86 & '87 560SELs
Projects: '73 Buick Riviera, '75 350SE (grey market, stick shift)
Cars that actually run under their own power:'87 300D Turbo, '03 Corvette Z06, '07 Subaru Impreza WRX STI Limited