Hi everyone.

Help us choose:

I'm shopping for an e320 wagon for my wife (to replace an aging Eurovan).

We've narrowed it down to an '02 W210 (72 K Mi) or an '04 W211 (84K mi). Both are roughly the same price, give or take $1K. Both 4matics (which we don't really need, living in the South). Both have lots of options.

I have read forum archives (mostly W210 - these are great). I am a DIY'er, and will do service and repairs myself. I am a litttle concerned about whether the W211 woud be reliable (the '03 sedan W211 apparently is not, according to Consumer Reports).

What say you?