The transmission in my car was replaced with a rebuilt one in 2003 at 188K by the PO. The first owner was a real estate sales firm and the second a little old lady (she got stuck with the bill, over $2000. No idea whether anyone was physically abusive to the transmission. Others here have suggested that 200K is about where many M-B trannys require a rebuild.

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"Buster" in the '95

Our all-Diesel family
1996 E300D (W210) . .343,000 miles Wife's car
2005 E320 CDI . . 148,000 miles My car
Santa Rosa population 177,300 (2026 projected)
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . 668,300
"Oh lord won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz."
-- Janis Joplin, October 1, 1970