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Originally Posted by OM617YOTA
Man, you guys say "what a pleasure to own" and I think "holy hell what a pain."
How much experience do you guys have wrenching on American and Japanese marques? I know all of these parts are built to a high quality standard. I know I've had issues with my particular engine that are outside the ordinary experience for most owners.
That said, there's so much on here that makes me go "WHY do I have to tear apart half the engine to replace that part!? A three year old could have designed this better!" that I've been seriously soured on Mercedes.
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Part of that is the 30yrs with no maintenance, and part of that is a 30yr old design, the last part is us(&you) being picky.
That being said, I've enjoyed the reliability of my domestic 4cyl gasser. It knocks when cold, is slow, has no ac, etc. but I don't worry about it too much. If I blow it up another engine is $250 away.
Stick it out with the 617 but don't sweat it too much if it isn't perfect.