There are 2 great end of year deals in my Saturday Autos section of the paper.

A 1990 300e for 5900.00 (I dont have the mileage yet)

and

A 1994 C220 for 9995.00 (I'll be calling on mileage)

I was wondering what if any trouble spots these may have. Or general opinions on either model. I am a bit of a driveway mechanic. Which model is going to be easier to work on?

These are located in the Northeast (snowbelt).

Thanks,

Don

Although you may have to do some work on it, my money would go on the 300e. I like the 124 chasis. I think the 6cyl engine is a better one than that of the c220.

Let us know how it goes.

I just got off the phone,

The 300e does have the 3.0 engine and is not diesel, however it has 203,000 on the clock!

The C220 has 105,000 but I think that is a 4 cy,inder.

The 300E would need more work, but it would be a more enjoyable car (bigger, faster, smoother, better feel) - I love mine. There's a lot of information in the archives about this specific model to search for.

203k miles in 10 years? wow.

anthony
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1987 300E 198k

I would opt for the 300E. I had a 190E with a 2.0 ltr, 4 cylinder petrol engine and althought it was a fine car, the engine was just not up to it. I recently bought a 300 CE, 124 chassis with the M103 engine and although it has 200.000 kms on the block, a service every 10000 kms with regular oil and filter changes has kept it in fine fettle. It drives and sounds just like a new car. Go for the 6 cylinder if you have the chance. I think anyway !