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A friend has a '90 or '91 300E. Has been a good car,
Posted by Noel (more from Noel) on Thu, 13 Jul 2006 13:35:44
In Reply to: Mercedes-Benz, W.S., Wed, 12 Jul 2006 14:25:17
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but repair costs drive him nuts. Everytime he takes it to his indy (he uses a very good indy that he's gone to for 20 years) it seems to cost him at least $1K. He has about 185K on the car and it looks and works fine, but he says it's no comparison in performance to my '96 9K. He has to run premium gas and has never cracked 28 mpg, even just going 70. His wife's E300 wagon (maybe a '95 or '96) is the same.
There is a cache to a Benz that is very nice (if you care about what people think), and they are great cars, but I don't think they are any better in practical terms than a Saab (or an Audi or BMW for that matter). But they have image, are very durable and have excellent build quality. You just keep having to pay for all that every time you go in for parts or service.
I would stay away from a 4-matic. The newer models with that system are not bad but the older ones (years you mention) were reportedly troublesome. As for the 190E, have only been in one, not driven it, but thought it was a real yawn. It's just a small sedan with a Mercedes star on it--nothing to get excited about. Not fast, mediocre handling, small.
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Posts in this Thread:
- Mercedes-Benz, W.S., Wed, 12 Jul 2006 14:25:17
- 93 300e since May 05, patm, Tue, 18 Jul 2006 05:07:55
- A friend has a '90 or '91 300E. Has been a good car,, Noel, Thu, 13 Jul 2006 13:35:44 <-- Viewing This Message
- A good resource for relability information..., Siegrisd, Thu, 13 Jul 2006 09:02:26
- Re: Mercedes-Benz, Sam (Merc Mechanic), Thu, 13 Jul 2006 04:40:41
- Re: Mercedes-Benz, turrbo
, Wed, 12 Jul 2006 17:46:47
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