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Originally Posted by Mark DiSilvestro
And if we are to compare durability of recent Mercedes, to those of 30 or 40 years ago, perhaps we should hear from people that owned those past Mercedes when they were new.
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I know three people who bought W126 diesels new. One was a cop, who hated it to death, because it never would start when it was cold. For example he went out to dinner in the winter and the car would leave them stuck in the parking lot..this was a brand spankin new 300SD. Dealer couldn't figure it out, kept it for only a year and traded for a 300E.
Another was an attorney, he liked his. Bought a 1984 300SD. Drove it for three years and about 40k miles never popping the hood.
It started to knock, traded it in.
Lastly was an owner of a trucking company. Bought it for his wife, wife hated, drove it for a couple of years and sold it to a dentist. Dentist sold it to me a couple of years ago, and now its gone.
The lesson is? The original owners couldn't care less they were just cars and dumped them quickly. Not all thats different from what they are doing today.