my 2000 model year E320 has been great to me. Its the facelifted model so it has the stronger transmission (bearing in front planet set rather than bushing)

the M112 engine is pretty elastic and has very good tractable power - lots of mid range torque.

It looks pretty decent too once when its washed and shined up. I just give it regular servicing and keep up with preventive maintenance rather than wait for it to break down. It keeps on humming smoothly. Its diagnostics are a bit more involved and will require some extra tooling to sort out.

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2012 BMW X5 (Beef + Granite suspension model)

1995 E300D - The original humming machine (consumed by Flood 2017)
2000 E320 - The evolution (consumed by flood 2017)