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Originally Posted by jcciem
You've got over 500,000 on your '91 350SD, I've got 512,000 on my '91 350SD. We're probably in the top five of the highest mileage vehicles on this forum. Isn't it ironic, you so much as mention any 350SD or 350SDL and you see an immediate negative response, rod bender, worst diesel engine ever made by Mercedes, Mercedes loses class action lawsuit, response, and here we are with a couple 500,000 mile vehicles! Not that I'm disputing, any of the claims against the 350 engine. I am not! I just think it ironic, if not funny that the most maligned engine in Mercedes Benz history has two of them making it to 500,000 mile mark.
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CONGRATULATIONS! This is reassuring news although my car seldom experiences the problems discussed on the forum. Obviously, maintenance is the key and accepting that mechanical parts do have a lifecycle. I acquired my car from an auction neglected and barely running at 200,000 miles. It took some work and some investment to bring it back to life but now at 246,000 miles I have been more than repaid and the car continues to run strong. Incidentally, if your car is black/black, I'm told there was only a few hundred brought into the country with that combo in 90-91.
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2001 E320
1991 350SD 265,000 - SOLD
2000 VW Beetle 1.8Turbo - restored
1997 E320 - SOLD
1988 190E - SOLD
1969 Mustang - SOLD
