That might be true. It seemed that no sooner after 0-ing the odometer while driving one time, the odometer stopped working for me. It was just a little after 222K.

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84 300D Turbodiesel 190K with 4 speed manual sold in 03/2012

My 88 300E stopped at 154k miles. It cost me $140 to fix includes removing and reinstall.

Sam

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1989 300E, 152k miles
1988 300E, 172k miles


"There is nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes-Benz" -unknown

122 and change for me. just noticed it went out and guessing about 10 miles later it started working again, OK since.
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83 300sd
3 Fords

231K in a 380SE. And, I've heard the same... don't zero when driving.

277,580 on the '81 300SD
314,000 on the '82 240D I am looking at

Both still working

Stopped working at around 130,000 miles.
I replaced the worn plastic gear with a new one from www.odometergears.com.

Been working fine ever since.

Danny

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1984 300SD Turbo Diesel 150,000 miles

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Mine made it to 87,300 died Dec. of 1985 according to the last mileage recording at oil change in the maintenance log - previous owner go burned on e-bay by this, thought it was original.