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Originally Posted by cdanschwartz
...Are you saying that the only cars that get totalled are cars with the original harness?...
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Good point! But it would seem like a daunting task to find what you're looking for. You'd need to locate cars with the exact wiring harness such as yours, then find one of those that has the replacement unit. Plus, there were two different engine wiring harnesses used for the 94-95 E320s. There was a change made during the 95 production.
Also, I wouldn't trust a salvage yard to determine if the wiring harness is a replacement unit or an original harness. You'd have to inspect it yourself.
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Originally Posted by cdanschwartz
...the cost of repairs can quickly meet or exceed the value of the vehicle. If you add up the cost to repair the evaporator, head gasket, throttle acuator, and wiring harness you could be looking at $10,000 from the dealer. That exceeds the value of many 94-95 E320s. The end result will be a loss in value to the owners of these cars because of the high cost to repair known problems...
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True.... for some people. If this were true for everybody, we wouldn't be seeing cars on the road over 8 years old and with over 80,000 miles. This is a personal decision, not always an economic decision. Unfortunately, the trend with repair costs for modern automobiles is making this a reality where virtually nobody will be able to afford to keep a car beyond warranty.