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Originally Posted by Jim B.
It's been recently reported (on the w124 Mercedes section of Benzworld,) tha while the old Mercedes Benzes, were engineered and built to be very mechanic-friendly, by specific design of the Mercedes Benz engineers, who bback then had free reign, to build them right and to a cost no object standard, are considered to this day, a joy to work on and repair by Mercedes Benz mechanics,
BUT,
Modern "Merkin" cars are designed to be worked on by 2' 3" mechanics with very very long, skinny fingers.
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I can't believe you guys are comparing 80s RWD mercedes sedans to a FWD transaxle minivan. I haven't encountered a single minivan from any manufacturer that was particularly easy to work on. Why? Cramming 7 passenger seating into a space barely longer than a sedan.
These are apples and oranges
Some things are easier and harder on different vehicles, the 02 sensor may be a pain, but changing out the oil pan on a 96 caravan is easy, and so on and so forth. Did one on the side of the road in no time after bashing it in. Was amazed at the access to the entirety of the oil pan.
In limited defense of the chrysler vans, my family had one as well, and (apart from a couple transmissions
) the thing had been run up to 295k before I gifted it to a friend, who is still driving it all the time up over 300k. They can last a long time if taken care of. That one, a 96 still looked pretty good, had a very comfortable mint interior with minimal care (occasional vacuuming and cleaning over a 15 year period), and engine didn't burn a drop of oil.