I bought a cheap Mercedes-Benz E500 with high milage and ended up being a disaster (W211 w/ M113 V8)

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@TheGunsmithingMusician 3 ай бұрын

Yeah, that's a shame you didn't keep it. With a suspension swap to coils, you could have had a fantastic ride. I have 3 cars with this engine, including a W211 E500 Same spec and exterior color.

@1n2333 5 ай бұрын

Don't buy facelift if you want reliability. M113 is better. You can find an e500 without the airmatic option or you can always switch over to coils

@yellowjoe.2000 8 ай бұрын

w210 is the last lower cost maintenance E class

@bestopinion9257 8 ай бұрын

So, Scotty is right after all.

@r78jxules19 8 ай бұрын

Endlesss money pits (with the hand gestures)

@neolion8150 5 ай бұрын

Only if you pay the Mercedes tax to a mechanic . Cheap fix ($400 for 2 struts) otherwise. But I suppose you’d need to actually know how to use a spanner then. Lol

@bestopinion9257 5 ай бұрын

@@neolion8150 If you know hot to repair it (and have time), you can buy any car.

@JamesTheRealSpeaker3.0_ Ай бұрын

I recently got a 2003 W211 E500. I have airmatic fault, but luckily I have my own scanner and have traced it to the compressor nust filling a second or two too long. If you have Benz (I have a few) a scanner will save you so much money and guessing. I figure I'll get as much life out of the compressor that it has left, then either replace it or switch to coilovers.

@MrXnwa95 8 ай бұрын

Sorry you had to let it go. It's a wonderful sleeper when air springs work. I can say that when I drive my E55 with the M113K with a big smile!

@Slowwvqs 5 ай бұрын

I guess everyone just has a different experience with them.

@Vontharau47 8 ай бұрын

These cars are great, if they've been well maintained. If they've been owned by a poor idiot who never did maintenance due to financial struggles, DONT buy it from them.

@bestopinion9257 8 ай бұрын

If it is dirt cheap, there is a reason for that...

@jimbobfisher8904 2 ай бұрын

Dang man sorry that happened I’m in the states and I had a clk that was clean that was in an accident and I wanted to replace it with the same thing because I also love clks I have nothing against e500 but I wanted to avoid getting mine because this exact reason but 5 months into owning mine the suspension gave out and that was the only problem it has given me luckily I had just enough money and a decent mechanic that wasn’t going to kill my wallet, that’s the only problem Ive had the year I’ve had it so far,there’s something about the Mercedes v8 that’s amazing 😅 but the e500 is the best car I’ve owned and still low miles best of all.

@Amuro89 8 ай бұрын

You look pretty young and a hard lesson for you to learn. Cheap to buy but money pits. Never touch with high mileage European cars unless you are loaded with cash

@1995RangeRover 4 ай бұрын

Liked and sub'd!!

@JustinTyler111 6 ай бұрын

You need to be able to fix cars yourself if you buy one of these.

@neolion8150 5 ай бұрын

$200 a strut and usually just replace fronts or rears (leak) easy job (2-3hrs) unless you buy any 290k car and have no idea. Mercedes are the same to work on as any car. Buying a 290,000 car and saying it was a disaster because you obviously have no mechanical ability is a bit rich. $400 and you would of had a Fn great car but you sold at a loss. That’s on you not the car. Shit. A jack, a socket set and a few spanners was all you needed to do the job.