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04-19-2004, 04:38 PM
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Thoughts on 96 E320 / W210?
Going back and forth 2 years ago was entertaining an E300, got tons of info... ended up with a 2000 E320... loved it... "minimal problems" (I sound like I am accepting the problems, LOL...).. actually one problem only, neither here nor there at this point..
Back in the market now... I wanted a 96-98 E320 with <60-70K miles, but $$ ... Thinking of just jumping a a 96 with 100K or so , as long as it has maintainance records, and passes a PPI... I have have read so much about the 300E (my favorite model on the outside!) and know all the good and bad about them... unfortunately, I can' t get over "yesterday's" center dash... I want something more modern looking. Plus to pay $8K-$10K for a car like that, I might as well jump into a more modern C280 or E320.... Anyway... reading , as I usually do, the archives... it seems that even maintained one needs to "expect" to have to replace the tranny once you reach 150K miles or have even read closse to 100K on some instances (depending on prior maintainance of course)..... so there goes $1.5K or $2K  ....What other "flaws" in this model? Should I feel as comfortable in buying a 96-97 E320 with 100-120K miles as I would feel buying a 95 or older 300E? The 300E had the a/c issue and valve cover / wiring harness issues, depending on year. What other issues does the e320 have? $12K for 90-120K miles sounds very tempting... Thinking of something like attached... granted we are "assuming" as I haven't seen this car in person nor executed a ppi, of course Last edited by yosshimura; 04-20-2004 at 09:54 AM. 
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