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Originally Posted by pawoSD
It really depends on upkeep. My dad's 300SD has 190k on the engine and 342k on the body, and its still in great condition and drives nice. My 300SD has 322k on it and the engine/trans are great and it drives fine, but the 32 winters its been through have taken their toll on the body.  It really is amazing how long these cars last, even in brutal conditions. |
My 85 300D engine has only 110k km on it (68k miles) since major rebuild. But everything else has 430k km (267k miles). Even this is not really a lot, but it did see those brutal winter conditions for first 20 years and it is no longer as pristine as I always tried to keep it.
A lot of suspension and drive train parts are original. Front fenders replaced once on body and new paint once. Lots of body and chassis rust repairs done.
But still lots of life left if the maintenance is kept up.
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Graham
85 300D
,72 350SL, 98 E320, Outback 2.5