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Originally Posted by barry12345
These cars are for people that in general do at least their own mechanical work. Or do not mind spending the money. Otherwise usually they will be very expensive to maintain. There will be some exceptions to the rule of course.
There was a guy interested in purchasing a 123d with over 500k or he purchased it. His first questions where along the lines of where is the best place to get it repaired.
Maybe I should have not said it might be better to pass on it if you use only paid for services. Can you imagine the bills if the car was pretty run out? Unless the previous owner was totally on top of everything.
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I remember years ago that we had a member on this forum who had just purchased a well-worn R107 SL, and took it to his local friendly import car repair shop every time that he needed air in the tires. As he bled out financially, he moaned and groaned and complained that Mercedes just didn't build a dependable car.
I recall commenting that it probably was a little more dependable 20 years prior, when it was sitting on the showroom floor. He left the forum in a bit of a snit, if I recall.
Buy the new Civic, get the warranty, and drive with fewer headaches. Dump the E300, or make it a hobby car to vacuum up any cash burning a hole in your pocket.