nice looking car! I guess that E300D seller liked his car a lot more than he needed money. Its true though, cdi's are coming down in price but I for one am content with the OM606 in my '99 turbodiesel. Have already changed glow plugs and that was a job I don't want to go through again. And you hold your breath to see if one is stuck in the head!
I bought my E300D turbo for $6000 from a Forum member who had replaced all the suspension parts, Koni shocks, poly bushings (not something I would recommend!) and kept it up really well despite over 200K it was just a fine car and I was in need of replacing the '87 300D my wife wrecked (she was T-boned and walked away with out a scratch, wow glad I don't drive Hondas or a smart car!)
I like the way the 210 handles, It takes corners and parks really well, tight steering and a pleasure to drive (and all that torque on tap in case you need it!)
I suppose the rack and pinion is partially responsible for the way my '99 handles or maybe part of that is thanks to the H&R springs he installed in it, it doesn't seem to sit too low but when parking you really have to watch out for high curbs with the plastic bumpers! don't ask me how I know.
The only other 210 I've been in was a friend's 2000 E320 wagon, its very quiet and a comfy "soft" ride. Thats sorta what I needed in a wagon, to make long distance trips. My 123 wagon tends to beat the passengers on long trips, as I was told by my wife and its noisy and a little cranky with the diesel as I discovered one cold (15 degree) morning in West Texas.
Someday I may be inclined to get rid of the noisy poly bushings in my '99 but heck it is mainly my wife's car anyhow and she doesn't understand or even recognize the squeaks they make.
I guess I need to start a thread on my new gasser !
I finally found a really nice 124 wagon, a '95 in incredibly fine condition.
Now I can search for what spark plugs to use (preferred NGK in my '72 220 gasser) so I am not entirely new to gassers but heck, there were no diesel wagons made in 95 so that is my first rational for buying the E320. And frankly, after only a 200 mile trip in it so far, I have to admit I really like it especially at the lower gas prices we currently have.
The other rational is I wanted a collector quality wagon that needed just a little work and, after over a year of searching I found one!
At the prices some used Mercedes are going for its hard to pass up a good one but for every good one there are maybe 20 or 50 or 100 bad ones!
DDH (do you suppose I should change that moniker now?