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Originally Posted by TimFreeh
IMHO anybody that buys a 17 year old car with 188k on the clock for 3K and then hopes it will go another 60K miles without needing any major work is looking at the world through rose colored glasses.
I sure hope you are right but I'm betting your "gut" feeling ain't going to pan out.
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Well that feeling was in part elicited by my knowledge of the outrageously reliable OM617 and extensibly, being an engine produced by MB during the glory days (imho) of the W126 and over-engineering the heck out of their motors and chassis, I expected "comparable" (for a gasser) performance out of the M103.
I failed to consider my prior experience with aluminium heads and aluminium engines in general. I was hesitant to buy this car and instead hold out for a comparably well kept W126 with either an OM617 or OM602, but I'm really in need of reliable (and stylish!) transportation immediately so I gave in.
Hopefully some of the MB mechanical noteriety I was expecting will shine through with this particular M103 block...at least for another 20k or so...