What do I need to look out for? Thanks.

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1974 450SL White/Navy Blue

1983 300SD White/Parchment, VDO Boost Guage, 215/60R15 Bridgestone Potenza RE960AS Pole Positions on 15X7 15 Hole Wheels, Straight Piped, 298K?

2004 Ford Excursion XLT 4X4, 5.4L V8, 285/65R16 BFG AT KO

Search this forum. The question had been answered 100 times over.

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CENSORED due to not family friendly words

Main thing is indications car has been in a flood.

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Jim

So it won't be hard to be nice and point him in the right direction then.....will it?

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2012 Mercedes ML350 Bluetec 102K (hers)
2005 Corvette 55K (fun car)
2002 VW Jetta TDI 238K (mine)
1998 Volvo S70 T5 Turbo 211K (kids)
1994 Ford F150 4WD 246K (firewood hauler)
1983 Mercedes 300D 384K (diesel commuter)

Has anybody put this motor in a W126?

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1974 450SL White/Navy Blue

1983 300SD White/Parchment, VDO Boost Guage, 215/60R15 Bridgestone Potenza RE960AS Pole Positions on 15X7 15 Hole Wheels, Straight Piped, 298K?

2004 Ford Excursion XLT 4X4, 5.4L V8, 285/65R16 BFG AT KO

It's a great inline iron block six engine. Powerful, dependable, efficient.

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'06 E320 CDI
'17 Corvette Stingray Vert

would be the best of both worlds

don't know how practical it would be

Read some have gone the om606TD in the w126 - and/or Upgrade the IP on the om606td/or om603 and make some silly HP

seems like a much easier/cheaper way to do things

I posed this question around 2 years ago...

Look out for limp modes... weird shifting... Good record of Trans maint.

car has serious torque and efficiency. Love the power... had to fix a few limp issues. EGR delete and fuel pressure regulator.

Always- take off the plastic motor cover to inspect injectors- to see no leaks/Black Death!!!!!!!!!!!!!

well priced ones sell in less than few days!!!

I have 2 of them and they are the best Mercedes that I've ever owned and I've had of 30 Mercedes in my life!

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Currently Driving
2006 E320 CDI
1999 E300 Turbo Diesl
2002 ML500
1995 E320 Station Wagon


MBs I've owned
1997 E320 Assassinated by Pine Tree
1987 300E Wife Killed Engine
1981 300D Stretch Limo Total Loss
1970 250 Coupe 212,000 mi.
1974 450sel 184,000 mi.
1974 240D 377,000 mi.
1977 300D 204, 000 mi.
1979 280se God Only Knows!
1983 240D 130,000 mi.
1972 220D 280,000 mi.
1983 300SD 244,000 mi.

That sounds like a VERY good endorsement from quite an experienced MB owner! 30, of any car, sounds amazing to me. No doubt you know your MB's.
I was wondering what a "ballpark" figure for an average value, in your opinion, might be? From what you said in your post, they sure don't seem to be very troublesome.
After reading a couple reviews, they sound like great cars. Easy to just plug in "E320 CDI for sale" but that leads all over the place....dealers, private parties, etc. I must admit, this thread has "piqued" my interest.
After a little online searching the prices vary a lot, as usual. Mileage is a big factor, of course. Many have well over 100k (200-300) miles and seem to be in the 5-8K$ range. Nice examples with <100k miles, >10k$. Does that seem about right?
Naturally, it can vary wildly with a few other factors considered. Great time to be selling, no doubt.

Pricing also depends on what area of the country you are located.

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70's Southern Pacific #5608 Fairmont A-4 MOW car

13 VW JSW 2.0 TDI 193K, Tuned with DPF and EGR Delete.

99 W210 E300 Turbo Diesel, chipped, DPF/Converter Delete. Still needs EGR Delete, 232K

90 Dodge D250 5.9 Cummins/5 speed. 400K

Gone and still missed...1982 w123 300D, 1991 w124 300D

You have to decide on your budget for commensurate mileage and condition. If you find a cheap high mileage example, you can bet on it needing a lot of parts and labor costs to get it up to snuff in tip top working condition. Think $5K to $10K, after the purchase price. It's nothing to drop $3K to $5K on em annually. The purchase price, is just the beginning of $$. Many that claim they cost little or nothing to drive em, are usually those that either purposely neglect them, or, have no idea of the true maintenance $ that the car needs. These aren't cheap cars to drive.



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'06 E320 CDI
'17 Corvette Stingray Vert

Location is always a purchase price/value factor, for sure. I would steer clear of high mileage examples, though. Surprised to learn that annual costs could be so high. Thanks for the "sober analysis". Really an "eye opener". 3k to 5k annually, on basic maintenance, sounds like a "money pit", to me. Then again, I ain't loaded, with money to burn. Even if I were, don't think I'd drive something that would pull that much money out of my pocket, every month, just for maintenance. It goes against my frugal nature....

Are you installing gold plated parts? My experience is that it is reasonably cheap to maintain a CDI if you do your own wrenching. My CDI has 282k and I spent, may be $100 on oil change, or less on the car on maintenance last year. Granted, I spent $$$ on battery, new tires, glow plug controller, GP, engine mounts, conductor plate etc when I first got the car. But those are known issues from seller so the purchase price was adjusted accordingly. After that I spent peanuts. It has been super reliable.

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Not MBZ nor A/C trained professional but a die-hard DIY and green engineer. Use the info at your own peril. Picked up 2 Infractions because of disagreements. NOW reversed.

W124 Keyless remote, PM for details. http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/mercedes-used-parts-sale-wanted/334620-fs-w124-chasis-keyless-remote-%2450-shipped.html

1 X 2006 CDI
1 x 87 300SDL
1 x 87 300D
1 x 87 300TDT wagon
1 x 83 300D
1 x 84 190D ( 5 sp ) - All R134 converted + keyless entry.

My initial impression of "$3K to $5K" annually for maintenance was, "that's crazy!". Interesting to hear another side/angle of the same topic. Of course, when purchased, money always needs to be spent on a used car in order to "bring it up to snuff". As you stated, once that's done, expenditures should taper off quite a bit. It'll be interesting to hear other opinions/experiences....