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01-21-2005, 06:24 PM
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1992 300SE - 203,000
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04-04-2008, 07:06 AM
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92 300ce
89000 miles and running very well .... Ben Carter
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Ben Harrison Carter 1999 Mercedes ML320 87K 1992 Mercedes 300CE 89K 1995 Corvette 29K -- Sold Dec 09 1989 Mercedes 420SEL 99K -- (Sold 4/08) 1968 Mercedes 230S (106K) (Sold 9/06)) 1976 Mercedes 450SEL 130K (Just sold - 06) 1961 Mercedes 220Sb (sold years ago)
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08-23-2010, 01:57 PM
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The 95 S320 I inherited has 137k miles on it and needs TLC. Dad passed away 3-ish years ago and the car's been sitting.
Drove it from VA to Denver and it ran like a top. Now? Not charging below 3k rpm and even then, its not charging much. I'm gonna post a thread on 'WTHeck is wrong with my S320' in a few min. M
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01-27-2005, 12:52 PM
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123k on my 1997 S500 Sedan.
Funny though....soon as it hit 120k my tranny took a massive dump. This was back in November '04...I decided to take it to an indipendent "shop" instead of a reputible mechanic....needless to say $4300, 2weeks waiting on a valve-body to be delivered and now 2 months later, I still do NOT have my 140 back and I'm thoroughly pissed. They have completely rebuilt my tranny and the latest is that I now need to replace my TCU (tranny control unit) which is $1200 including dealer reprogramming... For anyone out there having trouble with their 722.6...do yourself a HUGE favor and GO TO THE DEALER!!!! Sure you'll spend more $$$, but it'll be worth it
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01-27-2005, 02:50 PM
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Just to add some perspective - I also had my tranny fail on my 92 500sel. It started skipping second at 145k miles, then stopped finding fourth at 158k, and then started finding false neutrals at 160k, which was the end of trying to live with it.
I was quoted about $4500 from the dealer, $2500 from a good indie shop, $1800 from a large trans only rebuilder, and $1300 from a small shop that does Mercedes trannys only. While I too had to wait for a valve body swap to make it perfect, overall I'm pretty happy. It shifts a little bit more aggressive than it probably "should" (running to higher rpms before shifting, firm positive shifts), but I drive aggressively so it works for me. If I had to do it again, I would seriously consider the $1800 deal - primary reason being that they have a tranny dyno, so the trans can be fully test run after rebuild, but PRIOR to re-installing into car (which I think would avoid some possible problems). (They also offered a very thorough warranty (including towing, etc.), although the dealer did offer the best warranty (at a cost of only $2000+ (for the warranty)) -David
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01-27-2005, 06:05 PM
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THanx David!
I feel royally screwed @ $4300 (which I was originally quoted $3400 from this indie shop that is doing the work). Downtown L.A. Mercedes quoted me $5900 for a factory reconditioned unit all inclusive (tranny, TCU computer, torque converter, fluids & 2yr/unlimited mileage warranty). well, after I soiled my underwear, I promptly started searcing for a good indie shop in the Los Angeles area. and with no success I ended up at this "shop". Their initial quote was for $2200...after he dug into the tranny, the price jumped to $3400. Last week he said he was finished then discovered that there's a 1-2second delay when going from Park to Drive....after that it shifts fine. evidentally the dealer told him that the TCU was bad and that anyime you replace the valvebody, you need to replace the TCU computer as well. So after I *****ed and complained about their shoddy work and the add'l cost, they agreed to let me only pay an additional $900 for the TCU and they would absorb any additional cost This has been a very very expensive lesson, especially since I now have to come up with $900 for the TCU
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01-28-2005, 01:02 PM
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In regards to having to swap TCUs when replacing valve bodies, I can't offer specific knowledge but can offer my experiences.
We have swapped 3 different valve bodies, installing one unit 3 times and the two other units one time each, and the mechanic didn't say anything about having to reset or swap the TCU, but that I might have to drive it a few days for everything to settle in and work properly. While they offered different shifting characteristics, they all worked "properly" (smooth, positive shifts, nothing weird). The reason that we have done this is that although my tranny seems to be working 98%+ perfectly, it will sometimes shift a little "too" hard when kicking down from 2nd to 1st. The best way to duplicate the problem is idle at 20mph for a few feet and then floor it - it will often have more of a "clunck" then I think is correct. ?!?!? However, this is the ONLY problem, the mechanic/shop owner has agreed to continue to work with my to solve this problem (and has shown some serious good faith in rounding up parts and swapping them around without charge). Since I only paid $1300 (total, including R&R) for the tranny rebuild (under $1500 including new rear main seal and several other minor fixes), I am pretty happy. -David
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01-25-2008, 09:41 PM
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Update: Now at 233 k.
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04-21-2008, 03:42 PM
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Just turned over 90k on my S420 and 43k on the S320
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08-23-2010, 01:45 PM
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264,800 mi today on the '95 S500.
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