I just had my daughter celebrate her 16th birthday by lugging a bunch of her friends in my mini-van with my wife and me in my 90 300te. Of course they all negotiated for who would sit in the rear facing seats of the TE. When I saw how the rear was sitting so low that the rear wheels looked like they would be rubbing, even though I've had TE's for almost 10 years now, even I expected to hear and smell rubber burning. After about two blocks, I pulled over just to see for myself and sure enough, the levelers had kicked in and the car was perfectly level with a very full load of seven riders! Without the self-leveling system, I just don't see how the loading could be handled without using springs that would be anything but a kidney-rattling ride. Just two weeks ago, I had the original accumulators changed (198,000 miles) for $300 parts and labor. It was worth every penny!

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03 CLK430 Cabrio 211K Pweter Silver/ Oyster Leather
90 300SEL 214k Pearl Black/ Alto Grey/Black Leather

Prior: 85 190E, 88 300TE, 89 300TE, 90 300E 2.6, 90 300TE, 92 300E 2.6, 91 and 93 300SL, 87 Ferrari Mondial Cabrio