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Originally Posted by daddi
I would hang on to the 400E, in 1992 Mercedes was at the top of it's technical reliability and the 400E will be a cheaper car to run. The front drive axles are a weak point in the E430.
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Except for the biodegradable wiring
The E430 should be a very reliable car. I've owned an E420 for about 10 years and it's needed very little work. Reliability wise, the E430 with the M113 should be more reliable then the E420 it replaced. Although the engine in some ways is less sophisticated.