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Originally Posted by tobybul
I am looking at a 1999 & 2000 E320 being sold by a private party. The '99
has 98k miles while the 00 has 48k miles. the '99 has a new MB
transmission. Went out at around 96k.
Haven't owned an E320 (just a C220 now with 278k miles). Am sure all the
MBs are great cars if you take care of them. Any advise/opinions y'all
might share with me in chkg out the cars and your experience in owning one
would be appreciated.
Is the E320 serviceable by a weekend mechanic like myself. I mean just the
basic stuff (oil change, brake pads/rotors, shocks, sway bar links. How
about tie rod ends? Does it have ball joints?
Thanks in advance.
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Hmmm
Never been much of a fan of E class cars. Mercedes seems to go out of their way to let you know your not driving their top of the line car in an E with the styling and options. Have you considered an S class? For a little bit more money you get a lot nicer car thats way more comfortable with a much better ride quality.
I also do service work on my S320 and my 300SD. The newer Mercedes cars are WAY more complicated than the older ones and do require a lot of research before approaching a project. With the correct tools and knowledge though they are quite easy to work on. Its also a great way to see how well made the cars really are. I don't know about the new cars but on the older cars Mercedes should have had partially dissasembled cars or did more selling out of the service department so you could see the quality of construction.