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Originally Posted by Randy
Sounds pretty normal for a Mercedes of that age. A lot of little things that can be repaired individually, by the interested and capable hobbyist; will drive the typical motorist crazy and bankrupt if you are having it done in a shop. Nothing I read here says "lemon", just a higher-level European car 20 years old. I have fixed most of these or similar items on my '86 S-klasse: previous owner was a non-technical (i.e. typical) owner who parked it in the garage. I took it home on a flatbed and fixed it. Most cheap cars are tossed away before they get this far and there is not much wrong with them except they are not wanted anymore.
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Exactly.
Stuff like taking it to the shop to have the windows repaired and stuff....thats just a guaranteed wallet torching! You have to work on these yourself to keep them going reasonably. I will occasionally take mine in if it needs something I cannot do. (suspension stuff....steering....ect...)....but I try to do all else myself. This weekend our 300E gets a new belt and pulley.  ...and a couple exhaust hangers fixed.
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