Sure there will be issues with any car, but I'm saying the complexity and the very high cost of parts on the w124 makes them much more expensive than some other older car. People on this board are a little protective of their Mercedes, so they'll always say MB is better than something else, but hey, I own two myself, and I'm not saying the w124 is total junk, but I will just honestly tell you that if you intend to buy a w124, you better have a pretty good salary.

Case in point: I was quoted $1,000 for a new airpump for my car. A part, mind you, that most other cars don't have, and that only operates for about 1 minute during cold startup. $1,000. I can think of lots of other things I would rather do with $1,000 than sink it into a worthless part. Chew on that.

GregS
'84 300D
'90 300CE