Originally Posted by 190E-Bpy

I'm a current and past owner (1991 190E and 1996 E300) who appreciates the MB for what it is (was??) but I'm a little cold on MB as my fender, antenna cut away and trunk lock cut away are all rusting along with other parts on my 1996 E300. My '91 190E had a spot of rust that never grew over the lifetime of the car?? My friends 1995 E320 had a spring perch rust off while driving -thankfully very slowly.
I love the ride, I love the +300K miles I'm getting plus the overall feeling of driving my MB but I'm a little hesitant to hop into another used (doesn't make economical sense for me to buy new with a 40-50K mile per year driving habit) MB as I remember all the issues drivers were having in the late 90's early 2000's.
Anyone feel free to chime in and tell me different or when they think MB sorted out their demons and got it right again - focus on quality not bean counting driving quality (through the floor).

I'm thinking of either a newer diesel or a C300.

Thoughts??

Thanks in advance