Now at 169K with my 1995 E300D.
Monthly cost to operate (service and repairs) short of $54. Just checked my Excel list yesterday night. Not a single problem yet, except for one leaking water pump. Everything else is standard service, oil, filters, brake pads, etc.

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Bernard
www.californiaclassix.com

My personal Diesel fleet:
1995 Mercedes E300D SE (24-valve, DOHC, 6-cylinder EDS Diesel--> 134hp)
1992 Dodge Ram (intercooled Cummins 6-cylinder turbodiesel--> 160hp)
1985 Mercedes 300CD (5-cylinder turbodiesel--> 120hp)
1978 Mercedes 240D (teenage daughter's first car--> 62hp . . . supposedly)